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 833,862 companies using these products.
| Product |
Install base
# of companies we found using this product |
Market Share |
|---|---|---|
| Varnish Software | 788,673 | 94% |
| Apache Traffic Server | 31,340 | < 5% |
| HAProxy | 12,252 | < 5% |
| Blue Coat NetCache | 1,108 | < 5% |
| IBM Sterling Secure Proxy | 489 | < 5% |