Apache HTTP Server Alternatives

Apache HTTP Server is described as 'Open-source HTTP server offering cross-platform support, modular architecture, secure configuration, robust content delivery, and extensive authentication features' 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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  1. Uvicorn icon

    Uvicorn

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    An ASGI web server, for Python. 🦄.

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    • Linux
    • Python
     
  2. UltiDev icon

    UltiDev

     2 likes

    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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. Gunicorn icon

    Gunicorn

     1 like

    Gunicorn 'Green Unicorn' is a Python WSGI HTTP Server for UNIX. It's a pre-fork worker model ported from Ruby's Unicorn project. The Gunicorn server is broadly compatible with various web frameworks, simply implemented, light on server resource usage, and fairly...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
     
  5. W

    WEBrick

     4 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. mongrel2 icon

    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.

    25 mongrel2 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  8. mini_httpd icon

    mini_httpd

     1 like

    A small HTTP server with SSL, directory listings, virtual hosting and CGI. It is available in Debian's and Ubuntu's repositories as package "mini-httpd" and on Alpine Linux as package "mini_httpd".

    42 mini_httpd alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  9. weborf icon

    weborf

     4 likes

    Weborf is a lightweight webserver designed to rapidly share directories. Runs on POSIX systems.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  10. Tntnet icon

    Tntnet

     1 like

    Fast web server for high performance C++ web applications.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  11. WinNMP icon

    WinNMP

     24 likes

    Nginx MariaDB Redis Php development stack for Windows, with Composer, Adminer, LetsEncrypt certificates, WinSCP, multiple PHP versions, projects and virtual servers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    WTServer Manager
     
  12. HFS 3 (HTTP File Server) icon

    HFS 3 (HTTP File Server)

     4 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  13. nanoweb icon

    nanoweb

     4 likes

    Nanoweb is an HTTP server written in PHP, designed to be small, secure, and extensible.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  14. M

    mongrel

     7 likes

    A small fast HTTP library and server that runs Rails, Camping, Nitro and Iowa apps.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
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