Dev Ops Technical Lead at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
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Top 5
Aug 3, 2026
My experience with Squid Proxy Cache Server regarding pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that it is an open-source product. There is no pricing, setup cost, or licensing cost. You use it and if you do not want it, you shut it down. It is as easy as that. Using Squid Proxy Cache Server is as easy as using Linux.
Works at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
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Top 10
Jul 13, 2026
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing involves using an open-source Squid Proxy product, so the costs are low because it is open-source software.
Senior Software Engineer at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
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Top 10
Jul 12, 2026
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that mostly the cost was around setting up the virtual machine because the software is open-source.
The setup cost for us with Squid Proxy Cache Server was only the matter of the deployment and resources which were used for running Squid Proxy Cache Server. We did not have any issues with licensing and pricing at all, so Squid Proxy Cache Server is open-source and exists in the repositories of all Linux distributions.
Squid Proxy Cache Server is a widely-used caching proxy that improves web performance and reduces bandwidth by caching frequently accessed content. It supports HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP protocols, making it a flexible and reliable solution for efficient data management and website acceleration.
Squid Proxy Cache Server provides a robust, high-performance caching solution that optimizes data flow and enhances user experiences by reducing redundant data transmission. It offers advanced caching...
My experience with Squid Proxy Cache Server regarding pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that it is an open-source product. There is no pricing, setup cost, or licensing cost. You use it and if you do not want it, you shut it down. It is as easy as that. Using Squid Proxy Cache Server is as easy as using Linux.
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing involves using an open-source Squid Proxy product, so the costs are low because it is open-source software.
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that mostly the cost was around setting up the virtual machine because the software is open-source.
The setup cost for us with Squid Proxy Cache Server was only the matter of the deployment and resources which were used for running Squid Proxy Cache Server. We did not have any issues with licensing and pricing at all, so Squid Proxy Cache Server is open-source and exists in the repositories of all Linux distributions.