Microsoft IIS AlternativesWeb Servers and other similar apps like Microsoft IIS

Microsoft IIS is described as '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' and is a Web Server in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Microsoft IIS for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, BSD and Self-Hosted apps. The best Microsoft IIS alternative is nginx, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Microsoft IIS are Apache HTTP Server, Caddy, Ferron and FileZilla Server.

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  1. nginx icon

    nginx

     336 likes

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

    63 nginx alternatives

    Cost / License

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    Manual page
     
  2. Apache HTTP Server icon

    Apache HTTP Server

     470 likes

    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.

    58 Apache HTTP Server alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Configuration
     
  4. Caddy icon

    Caddy

     66 likes

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

    30 Caddy alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenBSD
    Homepage
     
  5. Ferron icon

    Ferron

     10 likes

    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)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • Windows
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    Ferron screenshot 1
     
  7. FileZilla Server icon

    FileZilla Server

     97 likes

    FileZilla Server, sister product to FileZilla Client, is an FTP server that supports FTP and FTP over SSL/TLS (FTPS). FTP over SSL/TLS provides secure encrypted connections to the server.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    FileZilla Server screenshot 1
     
  9. lighttpd icon

    lighttpd

     61 likes

    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
    lighttpd screenshot 1
     
  10. CivetWeb icon

    CivetWeb

     2 likes

    CivetWeb is an easy to use, powerful, C/C++ embeddable web server with optional CGI, SSL and Lua support.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  11. freenginx icon

    freenginx

     2 likes

    freenginx is an 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  12. DevBind icon

    DevBind

     1 like

    High-performance local development reverse proxy in Rust with automatic HTTPS. Map .test domains to dev ports instantly. Zero-config SSL for a friction-less workflow.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
    DevBind screenshot 1
     
  13. D

    devd

     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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    devd screenshot 1
     
  14. qaws icon

    qaws

     1 like

    qaws (Quick Arm Webserver) is a tiny, open-source, zero-dependency static file server written in Zig. It serves finished websites and assets at high throughput using native event backends, worker-local caching, keep-alive, pipelining, byte ranges, ETags, sendfile, and...

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Docker
    • BSD
    • Termux
    qaws screenshot 1
     
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