nginx Alternatives

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

nginx iconnginx
  315
  • ...

nginx [engine x] is a HTTP and reverse proxy server, as well as a mail proxy server written by Igor Sysoev. It has been...

More about nginx
More about nginx
nginx alternatives page was last updated Jun 19, 2025
Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard
  1. Wt icon

    Wt

     2 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Wt Features

    1.  HTTP server
    2.  SSL
    3.  C++
    4.  Clojure

    Wt VS nginx

     
  2. WnMp icon

    WnMp

     21 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Windows+Nginx+MariaDB+PHP

    WnMp can serve as an up to date LAMP(Linux,Apache,MySQL,PHP) like server with more focus on Current technologies and also a great clean training Environment for Web Development and Maybe in the future it can be picked and some person develop a Web 2.0.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted
    WnMp screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The last update is from January 2018.

    WnMp Features

    1.  PhpMyAdmin
    2.  LAMP
    3. MariaDB icon  Support for MariaDB
    4.  Nginx

    WnMp VS nginx

     

  4. mongrel

     7 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    A small fast HTTP library and server that runs Rails, Camping, Nitro and Iowa apps.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    mongrel Features

    1.  HTTP server

    mongrel VS nginx

     
  5. weborf icon

    weborf

     4 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Weborf is a lightweight webserver designed to rapidly share directories. Runs on POSIX systems.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    weborf Features

    1.  HTTP server

    weborf VS nginx

     
  6. goproxy icon

    goproxy

     1 like
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Proxy is a high performance HTTP(S), websocket, TCP, UDP, Secure DNS, Socks5 proxy server, TLS. Chain-style proxies, NAT forwarding in different LAN, TCP/UDP port forwarding, SSH forwarding ,ipv4 and ipv6 supporting.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    goproxy Features

    1.  TCP Proxy

    goproxy VS nginx

     
  7. HtmlSpeed icon

    HtmlSpeed

     Like
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Html-Speed is a reverse proxy written in Java. It is used for accelerating performance of websites by improving page load speed and reducing load on webservers. This is achieved by applying unique front-end optimizations.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    HtmlSpeed VS nginx

     
  9. NightShift icon

    NightShift

     Like
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Pre-load Netflix in advance so you can watch your favorite shows without interruption and always in full HD.

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Online

    NightShift VS nginx

     
  10. Tntnet icon

    Tntnet

     1 like
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    Tntnet VS nginx

     

  11. Thin

     1 like
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Thin is a Ruby web server that glues together 3 of the best Ruby libraries in web history:

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    Thin Features

    1.  HTTP server

    Thin VS nginx

     

  12. WEBrick

     4 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    WEBrick Features

    1.  HTTP server

    WEBrick VS nginx

     

  13. webfs

     6 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    Discontinued

    The last snapshot is from 2008. See http://dl.bytesex.org/cvs-snapshots/

    webfs Features

    1.  HTTP server

    webfs VS nginx

     
  14. nanoweb icon

    nanoweb

     4 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    nanoweb Features

    1.  HTTP server

    nanoweb VS nginx

     
You are at page 4 of nginx alternatives