freenginx AlternativesWeb Servers and other similar apps like freenginx

freenginx is described as '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' and is a Web Server in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to freenginx for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, Self-Hosted and BSD apps. The best freenginx alternative is nginx, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like freenginx are Apache HTTP Server, Caddy, Ferron and Træfik Proxy.

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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

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

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

    • nginx is Free and Open Sourcefreenginx is also Free and Open Source
    • nginx is Lightweightfreenginx is not according to our users
  2. Open-source HTTP server featuring modular architecture, cross-platform support for Linux and Windows, secure configuration options, robust performance, support for dynamic and static content, authentication, URL rewriting, and comprehensive community-driven development.

    56 Apache HTTP Server alternatives

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    • Apache HTTP Server is the most popular Windows alternative to freenginx.

    • Apache HTTP Server is Free and Open Sourcefreenginx is also Free and Open Source
    • Apache HTTP Server is Customizablefreenginx is not according to our users
  3. Caddy icon
     62 likes

    Caddy is a web server like Apache, nginx, or lighttpd, but with different goals, features, and advantages.

    29 Caddy alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenBSD
     
  4. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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

    • Ferron is Free and Open Sourcefreenginx is also Free and Open Source
    • Ferron is Customizable and Security-focusedfreenginx is not according to our users
  5. Haproxy icon
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    HAProxy is free, open source software that provides a high availability load balancer and proxy server for TCP and HTTP-based applications that spreads requests across multiple servers.

    32 Haproxy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  6. lighttpd icon
     59 likes

    lighttpd (pronounced "lighty") is a web server designed to be secure, fast, standards-compliant, and flexible while being optimized for speed-critical environments.

    47 lighttpd alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. Serva 32/64 icon
     103 likes

    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

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  8.  7 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. Varnish icon
     24 likes

    Varnish Cache is an open source, state of the art HTTP application accelerator.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  10. Microsoft IIS icon
     27 likes

    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

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

    • Microsoft IIS is Paid and Proprietaryfreenginx is Free and Open Source
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