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 Jul 12, 2025
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  1. Osgood icon

    Osgood

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    Osgood is a secure, fast, and simple platform for running JavaScript HTTP servers. It is written using Rust and V8 as an attempt to build a platform from the ground up, one which applies the Principle of Least Privilege at its very core.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    Osgood screenshot 1

    Osgood Features

    1.  HTTP server

    Osgood VS Apache HTTP Server

     
  2. SecureWAMP icon

    SecureWAMP

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    With SecureWAMP you can set up a complete and safe WAMP-System in a few minutes, which you can administrate completely via a GUI.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    SecureWAMP screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Last update on 2012 (version 0.90)

    SecureWAMP Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  SQLite

    SecureWAMP VS Apache HTTP Server

     
  4. Appweb icon

    Appweb

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    Embedthis Appweb is a fast, compact embedded Web server. It is unmatched in efficiency and serves pages at native speed, using an event-driven, non-blocking core to serve multiple requests using minimal resources. It has integrated caching and the ESP "C" Web framework.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    Appweb screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The last commit to the GitHub repo was made on June 3rd, 2016.

    Appweb Features

    1.  HTTP server

    Appweb VS Apache HTTP Server

     
  5. TinyWeb icon

    TinyWeb

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    TinyWeb is an extremely small (< 100K), simple (no configuration other than through the command line) and lightweight (consumes a minimum of system resources) Web server for Windows. It supports CGI.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    TinyWeb Features

    1.  HTTP server

    TinyWeb VS Apache HTTP Server

     
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    ShimmerCat

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    A web server for web developers. It enables HTTPS and HTTP/2 from minute five!.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • SE flagSweden
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux

    ShimmerCat VS Apache HTTP Server

     
  7. WnMp icon

    WnMp

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    Windows+Nginx+MariaDB+PHP

    WnMp can serve as an up to date LAMP(Linux,Apache,MySQL,PHP) like server with more focus on Current technologies and also a great clean training Environment for Web Development and Maybe in the future it can be picked and some person develop a Web 2.0.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted
    WnMp screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The last update is from January 2018.

    WnMp Features

    1.  PhpMyAdmin
    2.  LAMP
    3. MariaDB icon  Support for MariaDB
    4.  Nginx

    WnMp VS Apache HTTP Server

     
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    freenginx

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    freenginx is an effort to preserve free and open development of nginx, an HTTP and reverse proxy server, a mail proxy server, and a generic TCP/UDP proxy server, originally written by Igor Sysoev.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    freenginx Features

    1.  HTTP server

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  10. HFS 3 (HTTP File Server) icon

    HFS 3 (HTTP File Server)

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    HFS is a web file server to run on your computer. Share folders or even a single file thanks to the virtual file system. HFS is the best way via web to access or share files from your disk. You be the server, share files fresh from your disk, with unlimited space and bandwidth.

    48 HFS 3 (HTTP File Server) alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux

    HFS 3 (HTTP File Server) Features

    1.  HTTP server

    HFS 3 (HTTP File Server) VS Apache HTTP Server

     
  11. thttpd icon

    thttpd

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    thttpd is a simple, small, portable, fast, and secure HTTP server.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    thttpd Features

    1.  HTTP server

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    UltiDev

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    UltiDev Web Server Pro (UWS), also known as UltiDev Cassini Pro, is an an advanced, redistributable web server that can be use as a regular web server to host web sites and ASP.NET applications, or packaged with your web application and installed on your customers' systems...

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

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  13. WEBrick

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    WEBrick is a Ruby library providing simple HTTP web server services.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    WEBrick Features

    1.  HTTP server

    WEBrick VS Apache HTTP Server

     
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    mongrel2

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    Mongrel2 is an application, language, and network architecture agnostic web server that focuses on web applications using modern browser technologies.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    mongrel2 Features

    1.  HTTP server

    mongrel2 VS Apache HTTP Server

     
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