Apache HTTP Server Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to Apache HTTP Server for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is nginx, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Apache HTTP Server and many of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Apache HTTP Server are Caddy, lighttpd, Abyss Webserver and OpenLiteSpeed.

Apache HTTP Server alternatives are mainly Web Servers but may also be Reverse Proxy Servers or FTP Servers. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Apache HTTP Server.

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nginx
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Free • Open Source
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54 nginx alternatives
nginx [engine x] is a HTTP and reverse proxy server, as well as a mail proxy server written by Igor Sysoev. It has been running for more than five years on many heavily loaded Russian sites including Rambler (RamblerMedia.com).
- - nginx is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Apache HTTP Server.
- - nginx is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Apache HTTP Server.
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1. Lightweightnginx consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. Portablenginx can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Low memory usage
Load balancing
HTTPS Support
HTTP server
Modules
Configurable
Modular System
Multicast RTP streaming
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Almost everyone thinks nginx is a great Apache HTTP Server alternative.
Gamliel Fishkin
Nginx as highly configurable as Apache, but Nginx consumes less resources.
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alexprange
nginx is a great alternative if using as reverse proxy, or hosting pages that strictly use html/css/javascript for content, but if you have php, python, or any other server side languages in your code i would recommend using Apache
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Caddy
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Free Personal • Open Source
Web Server
Reverse Proxy Server
Mac
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BSD
FreeBSD
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21 Caddy alternatives
Caddy is a web server like Apache, nginx, or lighttpd, but with different goals, features, and advantages.
- - Caddy is the most popular Windows alternative to Apache HTTP Server.
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Caddy Features
1. LightweightCaddy consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. PortableCaddy can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
3. Support for MarkDownCaddy supports MarkDown for document formatting.
Simple installation
HTTPS Support
Support for Let's Encrypt
HTTP Proxy
Modular System
HTTP server
Content Management
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Most users think Caddy is a great Apache HTTP Server alternative.
lighttpd
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Free • Open Source
Web Server
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Windows
Linux
38 lighttpd alternatives
lighttpd (pronounced "lighty") is a web server designed to be secure, fast, standards-compliant, and flexible while being optimized for speed-critical environments.
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lighttpd Features
HTTP server
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Almost everyone thinks lighttpd is a great Apache HTTP Server alternative.
Abyss Webserver
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Freemium • Proprietary
Web Server
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40 Abyss Webserver alternatives
Abyss Web Server is a compact web server available for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and FreeBSD operating systems.
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Abyss Webserver Features
HTTP server
SSL
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Michal D.
To get all similiar features to Apache, a Premium (paid) version is required
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Guest
Small self-contained fast and with support to virtually every scripting language and web framework available today
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OpenLiteSpeed
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Free • Open Source
Web Server
Mac
Linux
7 OpenLiteSpeed alternatives
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.
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Michal D.
To get similiar funciotnality, a paid version is needed
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Cherokee
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Free • Open Source
Web Server
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BSD
43 Cherokee alternatives
Cherokee is a flexible, very fast, lightweight Web server. It is implemented entirely in C, and has no dependencies beyond a standard C library. It is embeddable and extensible with plug-ins. It supports on-the-fly configuration by reading files or strings, TLS/SSL (via GNUTLS...
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HTTP server
devd
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Free • Open Source
Web Server
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Linux
12 devd alternatives
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.
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mongrel
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Free • Open Source
Web Server
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Self-Hosted
25 mongrel alternatives
A small fast HTTP library and server that runs Rails, Camping, Nitro and Iowa apps.
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Tornado Web Server
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Linux
30 Tornado Web Server alternatives
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.
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Michal D.
programming library containng a web server functionality
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weborf
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Free • Open Source
Web Server
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Self-Hosted
80 weborf alternatives
Weborf is a lightweight webserver designed to rapidly share directories. Runs on POSIX systems.
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SimpleHTTPServer
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Free • Open Source
Web Server
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Windows
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Self-Hosted
27 SimpleHTTPServer alternatives
Serve a single directory over HTTP.
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Michal D.
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webfs
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Free • Open Source
Web Server
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Self-Hosted
22 webfs alternatives
webfs is a simple HTTP server for mostly static content. You can use it to serve the content of a FTP server via HTTP for example. It is also nice to export some files the quick way by starting a HTTP server in a few seconds, without editing some config file first.
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Discontinued
The last snapshot is from 2008. See http://dl.bytesex.org/cvs-snapshots/
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