nginx Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to nginx for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is Apache HTTP Server, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to nginx and many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to nginx are Caddy, Træfik Proxy, Haproxy and Ferron.

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  1. Open-source HTTP server featuring modular architecture, cross-platform support for Linux and Windows, secure configuration options, robust performance, support for dynamic and static content, authentication, URL rewriting, and comprehensive community-driven development.

    57 Apache HTTP Server alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  2. Caddy icon
     64 likes

    Caddy is a web server like Apache, nginx, or lighttpd, but with different goals, features, and advantages.

    29 Caddy alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenBSD
     
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  3. Træfik Proxy icon
     30 likes

    The Cloud Native Application Proxy Simplify networking complexity while designing, deploying, and operating applications.

    20 Træfik Proxy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Kubernetes
    • Docker
    • Docker Hub
     
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  4. Haproxy icon
     19 likes

    HAProxy is free, open source software that provides a high availability load balancer and proxy server for TCP and HTTP-based applications that spreads requests across multiple servers.

    36 Haproxy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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  5. Ferron icon
     10 likes

    Ferron is a web server optimized for speed, security, and efficiency. Written in Rust, it offers memory safety and performance, making it ideal for modern websites.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • Windows
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
     
  6. lighttpd icon
     59 likes

    lighttpd (pronounced "lighty") is a web server designed to be secure, fast, standards-compliant, and flexible while being optimized for speed-critical environments.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. LiteSpeed Web Server (LSWS) is a high-performance Apache drop-in replacement. LSWS is the 4th most popular web server on the internet and the #1 commercial web server. Upgrading your web server to LiteSpeed Web Server will improve your performance and lower operating...

    53 LiteSpeed Web Server (LSWS) alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  8. OpenLiteSpeed icon
     7 likes

    OpenLiteSpeed is a high-performance, lightweight, open source HTTP server developed and copyrighted by LiteSpeed Technologies. Users are free to download, use, distribute, and modify OpenLiteSpeed.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  9. ZEVENET icon
     4 likes

    Our products are based under the unique terms of no limitations and no vendor lock-in technology in order to provide the best performance, high support level directly from the vendor, development agility in order to be integrated with any application or infrastructure and...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  10. Angie icon
     1 like

    Angie is an efficient, powerful and scalable web server, that was forked from nginx by some of its former core devs, with intention to extend functionality far beyond original version.

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
     
  11. gobetween icon
     7 likes

    Modern & minimalistic load balancer and router for the Cloud era.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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  12. Tornado is an open source version of the scalable, non-blocking web server. The framework is distinct from most mainstream web server frameworks (and certainly most Python frameworks) because it is non-blocking and reasonably fast.

    34 Tornado Web Server alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
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