Squid
Squid is an open-source caching proxy server that is most commonly used as a forward proxy to cache outbound internet requests, reduce bandwidth, and improve access times.
It supports proxy hierarchies and mesh caching using the Internet Cache Protocol, DNS caching, negative caching of failed requests, access control lists for traffic filtering, transparent proxying, and full request logging.
According to our data, Squid ranks 27th among the caching solutions we track.
It has 0.02% of the caching market share and is detected on 0.008% of all websites.
It is especially popular in Japan, appearing on 0.04% of all websites in the country.
- π Website
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πΈ Pricing
Squid is available for free.
π Rankings and Market Share
- Caching
- Rank: 27
- Market share: 0.02%
- Load Balancers
- Rank: 21
- Market share: 0.1%
π Squid Awards
- π₯ 11st most popular in Japan in the Load Balancers category.
- π₯ 15th most popular in Japan in the Caching category.
β‘ Sites Using Squid
We have data on 314 websites that use the Squid caching solution. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using Squid is p-world.co.jp.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #3,395 | Japan | Japanese | |
| 2 | #10,647 | Iceland | Icelandic | |
| 3 | #10,829 | Canada | English | |
| 4 | #12,480 | United Kingdom | English | |
| 5 | #21,806 | Slovakia | Slovak | |
| 6 | #28,013 | Argentina | Spanish | |
| 7 | #30,620 | English | ||
| 8 | #68,330 | English | ||
| 9 | #71,385 | English | ||
| 10 | #75,974 | English | ||
| 11 | #76,023 | Belarus | English | |
| 12 | #79,198 | United States | English | |
| 13 | United Kingdom | English | ||
| 14 | #116,626 | United States | English | |
| 15 | #123,311 | United States | English | |
| 16 | #136,173 | Hungary | Hungarian | |
| 17 | #144,557 | United States | English | |
| 18 | China | Chinese | ||
| 19 | #163,266 | Turkey | Turkish | |
| 20 | #236,922 | Czech Republic | Czech |
π Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use Squid:
- are located in Japan
- have content in Japanese
- use the .com domain extension
- fall into the Marketing/Merchandising category.
Most of the sites using Squid are from Japan, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
- Japan 31%
- Germany 14.6%
- United Kingdom 7.1%
- United States 6.1%
- China 4.8%
- France 4.1%
- Italy 4.1%
- Sweden 3.4%
- Romania 2.7%
- Other 22.1%
Most Squid users speak Japanese, English, or German.
- Japanese 30.8%
- English 28.1%
- German 14.2%
- Chinese 8.5%
- French 4.1%
- Spanish 3.4%
- Romanian 2%
- Italian 2%
- Polish 1.4%
- Other 5.5%
The Squid caching solution is especially popular on .com, .de, and .net top-level domains.
- .com 32.5%
- .de 11.8%
- .net 7%
- .jp 6.1%
- .org 5.7%
- .co.uk 3.2%
- .info 2.5%
- .fr 2.5%
- .se 2.2%
- Other 26.5%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing Squid include marketing and merchandising, business, and Internet services.
- Marketing/Merchandising 13%
- Business 10.9%
- Internet Services 8.7%
- Portal Sites 8.7%
- Education/Reference 6.5%
- Forum/Bulletin Boards 6.5%
- Public Information 4.3%
- Games 4.3%
- Blogs/Wiki 4.3%
- Other 32.8%
π’ Squid Versions
The most common version of Squid is 2.7, used by 34.1% of sites where versions were detected. In addition, 24.2% of sites use Squid 4.15, and 16.9% use Squid 3.5.
- 2.7 34.1%
- 4.15 24.2%
- 3.5 16.9%
- 3.1 4.1%
- 4.10 4.1%
- 5.7 2.9%
- 7.2 2.2%
- 6.6 1.6%
- 2.6 1.3%
- Other 8.6%
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π¬ Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Squid from?
Squid is from Westminster, Colorado, United States.
Can I use Squid for free?
Yes, it is a free caching solution.
It is also open source, and you can find its code on 
GitHub.
Which country uses Squid the most?
The majority of Squid users are from Japan.
Who uses Squid?
According to our data, Squid is used on hundreds of sites, including such established ones as vedur.is,
imslp.org, and
launchpad.net.
Do academic institutions use Squid?
Yes. The most prominent of these are bbs.pku.edu.cn and
thk.edu.tr.
What are the alternatives to Squid?
Alternatives and possible competitors to Squid may include 
Varnish, 
Apache Traffic Server, and 
Envoy.
ποΈ About This Data
- We evaluate the popularity of technologies based on the number of websites where we detect their usage.
- Technologies without a detectable web footprint, and those we do not track, are not reflected in the calculated market share.
- This report is based on the analysis of 4,009,087 websites.
- Statistics were last calculated on .
- For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.