Jetty AlternativesWeb Servers and other similar apps like Jetty

Jetty is described as 'The Jetty Web Server provides a HTTP server and Servlet container capable of serving static and dynamic contend either from a standalone or embedded instantiations' and is a Web Server in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Jetty for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Self-Hosted and Docker apps. The best Jetty alternative is TrailBase, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Jetty are Socket.io, NGINX Unit, Apache Tomcat and JBoss.

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The Jetty Web Server provides a HTTP server and Servlet container capable of serving static and dynamic contend either from a standalone or embedded instantiations.

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Jetty alternatives page was last updated Jan 15, 2025
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  1. TrailBase icon
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    TrailBase

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    TrailBase offers a blazingly fast, open-source application server featuring type-safe APIs and real-time data. Built on Rust, with JS/ES6/TS runtime, it provides built-in authentication, admin UI, and low-latency responses. Supports mobile, web, and desktop, eliminating the need for dedicated caches.

    16 TrailBase alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker

    TrailBase Features

    1.  SQLite
    2.  Admin panel
    3.  Low Latency
    4.  REST API
    5.  Support for Typescript
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    • TrailBase is the most popular Windows, Mac, Linux & Self-Hosted alternative to Jetty.

    • TrailBase is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Jetty.

    • TrailBase is Free and Open SourceJetty is also Free and Open Source
  2. Socket.io icon
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    Socket.io

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    Socket.IO aims to make real-time apps possible in every browser and mobile device, blurring the differences between the different transport mechanisms.

    27 Socket.io alternatives
    Admin UI

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • JavaScript
    • C++
    • Java
    • Node.JS

    Socket.io Features

    1.  C++
    2.  Broadcasting messages
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    Socket.io VS Jetty

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    • Socket.io is the most popular Web-based alternative to Jetty.

    • Socket.io is Free and Open SourceJetty is also Free and Open Source
  4. NGINX Unit icon
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    NGINX Unit

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    A lightweight and versatile open source server that simplifies the application stack by natively executing application code across eight different programming language runtimes.

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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Docker
    • Self-Hosted

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  Configured in JSON
    4. Docker icon  Support for Docker
    5.  Nginx
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  5. Apache Tomcat icon
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    Apache Tomcat

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    Apache Tomcat is an open source software implementation of the Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages technologies. Apache Tomcat powers numerous large-scale, mission-critical web applications across a diverse range of industries and organizations.

    10 Apache Tomcat alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
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    JBoss

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    JBoss is Red Hats Java EE 5-compliant (soon Java EE 6-compliant) application server. It is, as with Red Hat itself, dual-licensed either as open source (community edition) or commercially (enterprise edition).

    16 JBoss alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    JBoss Features

    1.  Java based
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    Mako Server

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    The Mako Server is an application server with an API that loosely resembles the Java Servlet API, but where server side web applications are designed in the Lua scripting language. The Mako Server is capable of delivering dynamically generated content faster than Apache can...

    15 Mako Server alternatives
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    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Mako Server Features

    1.  Portable
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    simperium

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    Simperium is a service for developers to move data everywhere it's needed, instantly and automatically.

    11 simperium alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    Pusher

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    Pusher is a hosted API for quickly, easily and securely adding scalable realtime functionality to web and mobile apps.

    41 Pusher alternatives
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    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Pusher Features

    1.  Websocket streams
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    • Pusher is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Jetty.

    • Pusher is the most popular commercial alternative to Jetty.

    • Pusher is Paid and ProprietaryJetty is Free and Open Source
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    ActiveJ

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    Alternative Java platform built from the ground up. It is minimalistic, boilerplate-free, and lightning-fast. ActiveJ has minimum third-party dependencies, yet features a full stack of technologies with an async programming model and powerful DI.

    7 ActiveJ alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Core features
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    DataKernel

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    Lightweight asynchronous framework for efficient and scalable web, network and big data solutions. Has its own lightning-fast I/O core and DI.

    9 DataKernel alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Asynchronous HTTP server in 10 lines of code. 185K+ requests per second on a single core, 700KB JAR file.
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    Payara Server

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    Payara Server is an open source, cloud-native middleware platform supporting reliable and secure deployments of Java EE (Jakarta EE) applications on premise, in the cloud or hybrid environments.

    10 Payara Server alternatives
    Payara Server Administration Console

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Java

    Payara Server Features

    1.  Backend
    2.  MicroProfile compatible
    3.  Clustering
    4.  REST API
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  14. Socketioxide

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    A socket.io server implementation in Rust that integrates with the Tower ecosystem and the Tokio stack. It integrates with any server framework based on tower like Axum, Warp, Salvo or Hyper. Add any other tower based middleware on top of socketioxide such as CORS...

    25 Socketioxide alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    Socketioxide Features

    1.  Rust
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