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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freenginx alternatives page was last updated Jul 12, 2025
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  1. nginx icon

    nginx

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    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).

    57 nginx alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Manual page

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Configurable

    Features

    1.  Reverse Proxy
    2.  Low memory usage
    3.  Load balancing
    4.  HTTPS Support
    5.  HTTP server
    6.  Modular System
    7.  Portable
    8.  Modules
    9.  Multicast RTP streaming

    nginx VS freenginx

     

    • 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
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    Apache HTTP Server

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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...

    53 Apache HTTP Server alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Configuration

    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Configurable

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  HTTP server
    3.  Modules

    Apache HTTP Server VS freenginx

     

    • 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
  4. Caddy icon

    Caddy

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

    25 Caddy alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenBSD
    Homepage

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Simple installation
    2.  HTTPS Support
    3.  Support for Let's Encrypt
    4.  HTTP Proxy
    5.  Portable
    6.  Modular System
    7.  Support for MarkDown
    8.  HTTP server
    9.  Content Management

    Caddy VS freenginx

     
  5. Ferron icon

    Ferron

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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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • Windows
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    Ferron screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Security-focused
    2.  Customizable
    3.  Optimal performance

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Supports SSL Certificates
    5.  Modular System

    Ferron VS freenginx

     

    • Ferron is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to freenginx.

    • Ferron is Free and Open Sourcefreenginx is also Free and Open Source
  6. Træfik Proxy icon

    Træfik Proxy

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    The Cloud Native Application Proxy Simplify networking complexity while designing, deploying, and operating applications.

    15 Træfik Proxy alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Kubernetes
    • Docker
    • Docker Hub
    Træfik Proxy screenshot 1

    Træfik Proxy Features

    1.  Load balancing
    2.  SSL
    3. Docker icon  Support for Docker
    4.  High Availability

    Træfik Proxy VS freenginx

     
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    Haproxy

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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.

    30 Haproxy alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    Live demo

    Haproxy Features

    1.  Load balancing
    2.  HTTPS Support
    3.  High Availability
    4.  Continuous Configuration

    Haproxy VS freenginx

     
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    lighttpd

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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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    lighttpd screenshot 1

    lighttpd Features

    1.  HTTP server

    lighttpd VS freenginx

     
  10. Serva 32/64 icon

    Serva 32/64

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    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

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Serva 32/64 screenshot 1

    Serva 32/64 Features

    1.  PXE
    2.  PXE boot
    3.  DHCP Server
    4.  TFTP
    5.  HTTP server
    6.  Support for FTP
    7.  DNS Server

    Serva 32/64 VS freenginx

     

  11. devd

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    devd screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Command line interface

    devd VS freenginx

     
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    BunkerWeb

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    BunkerWeb is a next-generation and open-source Web Application Firewall (WAF).

    53 BunkerWeb alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    BunkerWeb Features

    1.  Kubernetes
    2. Docker icon  Support for Docker
    3.  Nginx

    BunkerWeb VS freenginx

     
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    Varnish

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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • SE flagSweden
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Varnish Features

    1.  Load balancing

    Varnish VS freenginx

     
  14. 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 freenginx

     
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