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, Ferron, Træfik Proxy and Haproxy.

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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...

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

    mini_httpd

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    A small HTTP server with SSL, directory listings, virtual hosting and CGI. It is available in Debian's and Ubuntu's repositories as package "mini-httpd" and on Alpine Linux as package "mini_httpd".

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    mini_httpd Features

    1.  SSL
    2.  HTTP server

    mini_httpd VS nginx

     
  2. thttpd icon

    thttpd

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    thttpd is a simple, small, portable, fast, and secure HTTP server.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    thttpd Features

    1.  HTTP server

    thttpd VS nginx

     
  4. Windows Webserver icon

    Windows Webserver

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    Windows Webserver for PHP and CGI Scripts. Buildin PHP 8.0.8 with all extensions, mod_rewrite and internal FTPS/WebDAV-Server and DNS-Server.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Wine
    Windows Webserver screenshot 1

    Windows Webserver Features

    1.  WebDAV Support
    2.  Dns

    Windows Webserver VS nginx

     
  5. Millau icon

    Millau

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    Millau is a free ingress proxy and load balancer designed for microservice architectures built on Docker Swarm.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    Setup

    Millau Features

    1. Docker icon  Support for Docker
    2.  Golang

    Millau VS nginx

     

  6. gatling

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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    gatling Features

    1.  HTTP server
    2.  Support for IPv6

    gatling VS nginx

     
  7. SimpleHTTPServer icon

    SimpleHTTPServer

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    Serve a single directory over HTTP.

    40 SimpleHTTPServer alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    SimpleHTTPServer VS nginx

     
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    Simple HTTP Server

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    Need to share some files with your colleagues or setup basic html website on your machine? It's very simple with Simple HTTP Server. Just click 'Start server' and choose a folder to share. The url already in your clipboard.

    76 Simple HTTP Server alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Simple HTTP Server screenshot 1

    Simple HTTP Server Features

    1.  HTTP server

    Simple HTTP Server VS nginx

     
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    Baby Web Server

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    This program was build as an alternative for Microsoft IIS . The main goal was to design a simple web server with support for ASP. Setting up Baby ASP Web Server is very easy: copy the executable to a directory of your choice, set the directory...

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Baby Web Server screenshot 1

    Baby Web Server Features

    1.  Support for Multiple threads

    Baby Web Server VS nginx

     
  11. SimpleServer:WWW icon

    SimpleServer:WWW

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    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...

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted
    Yup, that's all you need.

    SimpleServer:WWW VS nginx

     
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