In computer networks, a proxy server is a server (a computer system or an application) that acts as an intermediary for requests from clients seeking resources from other servers. A client connects to the proxy server, requesting some service, such as a file, connection, web page, or other resource available from a different server and the proxy server evaluates the request as a way to simplify and control its complexity.
At enlyft, we use sophisticated, patent-pending algorithms to track the use of various Proxy Servers products and technologies. We track 5 products in the Proxy Servers category, and have found 967,560 companies using these products.
Product |
Install base
# of companies we found using this product |
Market Share |
---|---|---|
Varnish Software | 827,017 | 85% |
Apache Traffic Server | 129,468 | 13% |
HAProxy | 9,253 | < 5% |
Blue Coat NetCache | 1,382 | < 5% |
IBM Sterling Secure Proxy | 440 | < 5% |