Apache HTTP Server Alternatives

Apache HTTP Server is described as 'Apache, is a web server notable for playing a key role in the initial growth of the World Wide Web and in 2009 became the first web server to surpass the 100 million web site milestone. Apache was the first viable alternative to the Netscape Communications Corporation web' and is a very popular Web Server in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Apache HTTP Server for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, Self-Hosted and BSD apps. The best Apache HTTP Server alternative is nginx, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Apache HTTP Server are Caddy, Ferron, lighttpd and HFS 2 (HTTP File Server).

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Apache HTTP Server alternatives page was last updated Jun 16, 2025
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  1. Tornado Web Server icon

    Tornado Web Server

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux

    Tornado Web Server Features

    1.  HTTP server

    Tornado Web Server VS Apache HTTP Server

     
    Comments about Tornado Web Server as an Alternative to Apache HTTP Server
    Michal D.
    Negative Jan 15, 2022
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    programming library containng a web server functionality

    Apache HTTP Server Icon
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    • Tornado Web Server is Free and Open SourceApache HTTP Server is also Free and Open Source

  2. Lwan

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    Lwan is a high-performance web server with a low disk and memory footprint. It can serve both static content and dynamic content generated by C or Lua code.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • BR flagBrazil

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Lwan Features

    1.  HTTP server

    Lwan VS Apache HTTP Server

     

  4. httpd

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    Project Goals

    The efforts emphasize portability, standardization, correctness, proactive security and integrated cryptography.

    • Lean: Provide a small and monolithic architecture that supports the main standards and most important features of the web. Extensibility will never be.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • BSD
    • OpenBSD

    httpd Features

    1.  HTTP server

    httpd VS Apache HTTP Server

     
  5. Algernon icon

    Algernon

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    Small self-contained pure-Go web server with built-in support for Lua scripting, Markdown pages, Sass/GCSS, HTTP/2, QUIC, and accessing Redis and PostgreSQL.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • NO flagNorway

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Running Algernon (screenshot from an earlier version).

    Algernon Features

    1.  HTTP server

    Algernon VS Apache HTTP Server

     
  6. Mongoose icon

    Mongoose

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    Mongoose is easy to use web server. It also can be used as embedded web server library to provide web interface to applications.

    30 Mongoose alternatives

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • IE flagIreland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    Mongoose screenshot 1

    Mongoose Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  HTTP server
    3.  SSL

    Mongoose VS Apache HTTP Server

     
  7. TrustLeap G-WAN Web Server icon

    TrustLeap G-WAN Web Server

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    G-WAN is the fastest available Web server on Windows and Linux.

    G-WAN is a small-footprint (under 200 KB) Web server with full ANSI-C scripts (that you just 'edit & play') which are as fast as static pages and which scale orders of magnitude better than ASP.Net C#, J.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Linux and Windows Benchmarks

    TrustLeap G-WAN Web Server Features

    1.  Support for scripting

    TrustLeap G-WAN Web Server VS Apache HTTP Server

     

  9. devd

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    Devd is a single statically compiled binary with no external dependencies, and is released for OSX, Linux and Windows. Don't want to install Node or Python in that light-weight Docker instance you're hacking in? Just copy over the devd binary and be done with it.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    devd screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Command line interface

    devd VS Apache HTTP Server

     
  10. Wt icon

    Wt

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    Wt (pronounced as witty) is a C++ library for developing web applications.

    The API is widget-centric and uses well-tested patterns of desktop GUI development tailored to the web. To the developer, it offers abstraction of many web-specific implementation details, including clien.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Wt Features

    1.  HTTP server
    2.  SSL
    3.  C++
    4.  Clojure

    Wt VS Apache HTTP Server

     
  11. Serva 32/64 icon

    Serva 32/64

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    Serva is an Automated PXE Server Solution Accelerator based on an all-in-one portable multi-server engine including BINL(RIS/WDS), HTTP, FTP, TFTP, DHCP, proxyDHCP, DNS, SNTP and SYSLOG protocols.

    22 Serva 32/64 alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Serva 32/64 screenshot 1

    Serva 32/64 Features

    1.  PXE
    2.  PXE boot
    3.  DHCP Server
    4.  TFTP
    5.  HTTP server
    6.  Support for FTP
    7.  DNS Server

    Serva 32/64 VS Apache HTTP Server

     
  12. Abyss Webserver icon

    Abyss Webserver

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    Abyss Web Server is a compact web server available for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and FreeBSD operating systems.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Abyss Webserver screenshot 1

    Abyss Webserver Features

    1.  HTTP server
    2.  SSL

    Abyss Webserver VS Apache HTTP Server

     
    Comments about Abyss Webserver as an Alternative to Apache HTTP Server
    Michal D.
    Negative Jan 15, 2022
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    To get all similiar features to Apache, a Premium (paid) version is required

    Guest
    Positive May 31, 2018
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    Small self-contained fast and with support to virtually every scripting language and web framework available today

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    • Abyss Webserver is Freemium and ProprietaryApache HTTP Server is Free and Open Source
  13. Winginx icon

    Winginx

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    Winginx is a complex of local web server on Windows (Vista and higher) to develop in PHP and Node.js using databases MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, memcached.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Winginx screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Last updated May 27, 2017

    Winginx Features

    1.  Nginx
    2. Redis icon  Redis Compatible
    3.  Apache Monitoring
    4.  MongoDB
    5.  PhpMyAdmin
    6.  Sits in the System Tray
    7. MySQL Community Edition icon  MySQL Support
    8.  Memcached
    9. Node.js icon  Support for Node.js
    10.  Database Publishing

    Winginx VS Apache HTTP Server

     
  14. WPN-XM icon

    WPN-XM

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    WPN-XM - is a free and open-source web server solution stack for professional PHP development on the Windows platform.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    WPN-XM screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The last update is from June 2019, and the last release (0.8.6) is from August 2015.

    WPN-XM Features

    1.  Supports RAR files
    2.  Portable
    3.  Xdebug
    4.  Nginx
    5.  Memcached
    6. MariaDB icon  Support for MariaDB
    7.  MongoDB
    8.  OpenSSL

    WPN-XM VS Apache HTTP Server

     
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