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Varnish Pro is a high-performance, cloud-native caching solution designed for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs). It bridges the gap between open-source Varnish Cache and the feature-rich Varnish Enterprise by delivering the optimal balance of scalability, security, and simplicity at an affordable price.
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Overview
Varnish Pro is a high-performance, cloud-native caching solution designed for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs). It bridges the gap between open-source Varnish Cache and the feature-rich Varnish Enterprise by delivering the optimal balance of scalability, security, and simplicity at an affordable price.
Built specifically for modern cloud environments, Varnish Pro accelerates web and application delivery by caching content in memory, significantly reducing load times and minimizing backend server strain, even during traffic spikes. With pre-defined templates and a simplified configuration process, it allows SMEs to enhance their digital presence without requiring advanced technical expertise. Full support is also available through an additional subscription, with the Varnish team helping you deliver web services with high performance, reliability, security, and scale.
HTTPS Proxy: Securely handle encrypted traffic with out-of-the-box support.
Dynamic Backends: Adapt to changing environments, including Kubernetes setups, with automatic backend discovery.
Memory Governor: Prevent server crashes by managing memory effectively during traffic spikes.
Stale-If-Error: Serve cached content during server downtime to maintain reliability.
Rate Limiting: Protect against excessive or malicious traffic to safeguard performance.
Prometheus Metrics: Integrate seamlessly with monitoring systems for real-time visibility.
Affordable Support Options: Access expert assistance when needed, ensuring peace of mind.
Visit us at https://www.varnish-software.com/support/ to purchase support as an add-on.
Highlights
- Fast and Scalable Web Performance: Improve website, API, and application delivery with reduced latency and faster load times, ensuring a seamless digital experience.
- Cost-Effective Solution: Designed for SMEs, Varnish Pro provides enterprise-grade performance at a fraction of the cost.
- Cloud-Native Deployment: Rapid setup via AWS Marketplace using an Amazon Machine Image (AMI), with auto-scaling capabilities for dynamic environments.
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64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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Operating system
Ubuntu 22.04
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Financing for AWS Marketplace purchases
AWS Marketplace now accepts line of credit payments through the PNC Vendor Finance program. This program is available to select AWS customers in the US, excluding NV, NC, ND, TN, & VT.
Pricing
Pricing is based on actual usage, with charges varying according to how much you consume. Subscriptions have no end date and may be canceled any time.
Additional AWS infrastructure costs may apply. Use the AWS Pricing Calculator to estimate your infrastructure costs.
If you are an AWS Free Tier customer with a free plan, you are eligible to subscribe to this offer. You can use free credits to cover the cost of eligible AWS infrastructure. See AWS Free Tier for more details. If you created an AWS account before July 15th, 2025, and qualify for the Legacy AWS Free Tier, Amazon EC2 charges for Micro instances are free for up to 750 hours per month. See Legacy AWS Free Tier for more details.
Dimension | Description | Cost/hour |
|---|---|---|
t3.xlarge Recommended | t3.xlarge | $0.80 |
t3.micro | Dimension for t3.micro instance type. | $0.20 |
t3a.2xlarge | t3a.2xlarge | $0.80 |
t3a.xlarge | t3a.xlarge | $0.80 |
t3a.large | t3a.large | $0.80 |
t3.large | Dimension for t3.large instance type. | $0.80 |
t3.nano | t3.nano | $0.20 |
t3a.medium | t3a.medium | $0.40 |
t3a.nano | t3a.nano | $0.20 |
t3.2xlarge | t3.2xlarge | $0.80 |
Dimensions summary
You pay by the hour for Varnish Pro, with billing tied to the AWS EC2 instance type you run. The 14 dimensions map to two instance families: t3 and t3a. Within each family, sizes range from nano up to 2xlarge. Larger instance sizes carry more compute and memory, so the hourly rate rises as you move up in size. This pay-as-you-go model charges only for the hours each instance runs, with no upfront license purchase. You choose the instance size that fits your workload and add standard AWS infrastructure charges separately.
Top-of-mind questions for buyers
Each unit is one running EC2 instance of the chosen type, billed per hour. A t3.large instance running one hour equals one hour of charges at that size's rate. Instance size determines compute and memory, which sets the hourly rate you pay.
Hourly software charges apply only while an instance runs. Stopped or powered-off instances do not accrue software fees. You may still see separate AWS charges for attached storage or reserved resources, but the software license meters running hours only.
You pay for Varnish Enterprise on an hourly basis with no upfront license purchase. Charges accrue only for the hours each instance runs. You scale by launching or stopping instances or by moving to a size with more compute, and your bill adjusts accordingly.
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Vendor refund policy
Varnish Pro can be cancelled at any time. You will only be billed for time and transfer that is actually used while an AWS instance running Varnish Pro is active.
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Delivery details
64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
An AMI is a virtual image that provides the information required to launch an instance. Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) instances are virtual servers on which you can run your applications and workloads, offering varying combinations of CPU, memory, storage, and networking resources. You can launch as many instances from as many different AMIs as you need.
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Usage instructions
In your image, you will see two "varnishd" processes running one is the master process and the other is a child process. Varnish Pro listens by default on TCP port 80 where it expects to receive HTTP requests.
The easiest way to administer the varnish node is to use the Varnish Controller which provides a single point of control for all Varnish server administration. To add a varnish node to the Varnish Controller "varnish-controller-agent" needs to be configured. The "varnish-agent" is used by the Varnish Custom Statistics (VCS) which enables real-time statistics allowing you to aggregate, display and analyze user traffic.
Connect to your ec2 instance with ssh using username "ubuntu", more detailed usage instructions please view: [ https://docs.varnish-software.com/varnish-cloud/get-started/aws/ ]
Support
Vendor support
Varnish Software offers a free getting started online-session that includes an introduction to the software, best practices and tips. sales@varnish-software.com
AWS infrastructure support
AWS Support is a one-on-one, fast-response support channel that is staffed 24x7x365 with experienced and technical support engineers. The service helps customers of all sizes and technical abilities to successfully utilize the products and features provided by Amazon Web Services.
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Customer reviews
Goksbsu .
Ease and speed in website design
Reviewed on Mar 11, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
I love the speed of Varnish Software in designing multiple websites in a short time, in addition to creating beautiful backgrounds. The price is reasonable compared to other sites I have used. Also, the setup process was simple and understandable, unlike other platforms.
What do you dislike about the product?
Some countries do not allow my websites to work quickly. I don't know the exact reason.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Varnish Software helps me design multiple websites in a short time. It also allows me to create beautiful backgrounds easily.
Said .
Easy browsing and great support
Reviewed on Mar 06, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
I love that Varnish Software makes running my site more comfortable and easy to browse. Their quick and active support is impressive, as they professionally helped me when I was struggling to understand some plugins. The registration, login, and installation process was very simple and smooth.
What do you dislike about the product?
Sometimes, waiting for support requires a certain period to transfer me to human support instead of a robot. This is the bad thing, but it is understandable due to the existing pressure, and there is no problem with it even though they helped me with the issue and it was resolved.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Varnish Software provides flexibility in browsing my site and facilitates quick access to the required pages. Additionally, their fast and professional support solved my problem easily.
Aditya Y.
Varnish Delivers Lightning-Fast Web Acceleration Across Platforms
Reviewed on Dec 20, 2025
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
Varnish is a well-known frontend caching technology that is cross-platform, making it a significant accelerator for web applications. Customer Support is great and it can be easily integrated with systems to serve on top of our servers and serve the HTTP needs.
What do you dislike about the product?
At the moment, I can't think of anything specific. However, having an AI agent available to assist with navigation and provide quick answers would be helpful.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Content Delivery network latency and accelerators.
Sharath J.
Great Caching Performance, But Debugging Needs Improvement
Reviewed on Nov 06, 2025
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
deliver faster reliable web content through advance caching
What do you dislike about the product?
debugging is tricky some require manual fine tuning
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
requires manual fine tuning instead user friendly
Covenant L.
Great
Reviewed on Apr 30, 2025
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
I like that they are building tools to help organizations
What do you dislike about the product?
They need to pay more attention to their developers
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Increased scalability and reduced server load