mongrel Alternatives

mongrel is described as 'A small fast HTTP library and server that runs Rails, Camping, Nitro and Iowa apps' and is a Web Server in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to mongrel for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, Self-Hosted and BSD apps. The best mongrel alternative is nginx, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like mongrel are Apache HTTP Server, CivetWeb, lighttpd and Serva 32/64.

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  1. Wt icon
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    Wt (pronounced as witty) is a C++ library for developing web applications.

    The API is widget-centric and uses well-tested patterns of desktop GUI development tailored to the web. To the developer, it offers abstraction of many web-specific implementation details, including clien.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  2. Tornado is an open source version of the scalable, non-blocking web server. The framework is distinct from most mainstream web server frameworks (and certainly most Python frameworks) because it is non-blocking and reasonably fast.

    34 Tornado Web Server alternatives

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    • Mac
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  3. Serve a single directory over HTTP.

    42 SimpleHTTPServer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • Self-Hosted
     
  4.  6 likes

    webfs is a simple HTTP server for mostly static content. You can use it to serve the content of a FTP server via HTTP for example. It is also nice to export some files the quick way by starting a HTTP server in a few seconds, without editing some config file first.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
     
  5.  5 likes

    A high performance web server. Small! (125k static Linux-x86 binary with HTTP, FTP and SMB support). Fast! (measure for yourself, please) Scalable!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
  6. weborf icon
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    Weborf is a lightweight webserver designed to rapidly share directories. Runs on POSIX systems.

    84 weborf alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • Self-Hosted
     
  7.  4 likes

    WEBrick is a Ruby library providing simple HTTP web server services.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  8. nanoweb icon
     4 likes

    Nanoweb is an HTTP server written in PHP, designed to be small, secure, and extensible.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  9. Appweb icon
     8 likes

    Embedthis Appweb is a fast, compact embedded Web server. It is unmatched in efficiency and serves pages at native speed, using an event-driven, non-blocking core to serve multiple requests using minimal resources. It has integrated caching and the ESP "C" Web framework.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  10. Ever wanted to set up a webserver so that you could have your friends check out a new page you're working on? Or maybe you'd just like to play around with HTML, and need to have a local webserver to get a good feel...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted
     
  11. VBServer icon
     6 likes

    Create a personal web server with simplicity, reliability, and ease using VBServer. Features include PHP, HTTP, and more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  12. Tntnet icon
     1 like

    Fast web server for high performance C++ web applications.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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