Caddy AlternativesWeb Servers and other similar apps like Caddy

Caddy is described as 'Web server like Apache, nginx, or lighttpd, but with different goals, features, and advantages' and is a popular Web Server in the network & admin category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Caddy for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Self-Hosted, Mac and BSD apps. The best Caddy alternative is nginx, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Caddy are Apache HTTP Server, Ferron, Træfik Proxy and BunkerWeb.

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  1. nginx icon
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    nginx ("engine x") is an HTTP web server, reverse proxy, content cache, load balancer, TCP/UDP proxy server, and mail proxy server.

    61 nginx alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
    • nginx is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Caddy.

    • nginx is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Caddy.

    • nginx is Free and Open SourceCaddy is also Free and Open Source
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    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...

    56 Apache HTTP Server alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
    • Apache HTTP Server is the most popular Windows alternative to Caddy.

    • Apache HTTP Server is Free and Open SourceCaddy is also Free and Open Source
    • Apache HTTP Server is CustomizableCaddy is not according to our users
  3. Ferron icon
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    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.

    27 Ferron alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • Windows
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
     
    • Ferron is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Caddy.

    • Ferron is Free and Open SourceCaddy is also Free and Open Source
    • Ferron is Customizable and Security-focusedCaddy is not according to our users
  4. Microsoft IIS icon
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    Internet Information Services (IIS) for Windows® Server is a flexible, secure and easy-to-manage Web server for hosting anything on the Web. From media streaming to web application hosting, IIS’s scalable and open architecture is ready to handle the most demanding tasks.

    42 Microsoft IIS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • Microsoft IIS is the most popular commercial alternative to Caddy.

    • Microsoft IIS is Paid and ProprietaryCaddy is Free and Open Source
  5. lighttpd icon
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    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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    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...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  7. Cherokee icon
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    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...

    48 Cherokee alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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    An optimized HTTP server / library implementation that can be used either as a standalone server or a library. Supported Protocols:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  9. Mongoose icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  10. Angie icon
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
     
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