nginx Alternatives for Windows

nginx is not available for Windows but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Windows with similar functionality. The best Windows alternative is Apache HTTP Server, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to nginx and many of them are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to nginx are Caddy, Ferron, lighttpd and Microsoft IIS.

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  1. Apache HTTP Server icon

    Apache HTTP Server

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    Apache, is a web server notable for playing a key role in the initial growth of the World Wide Web and in 2009 became the first web server to surpass the 100 million web site milestone. Apache was the first viable alternative to the Netscape Communications Corporation web...

    56 Apache HTTP Server alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    • Most users think Apache HTTP Server is a great nginx alternative.

    • Apache HTTP Server is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to nginx.

    • Apache HTTP Server is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to nginx.

    • Apache HTTP Server is Free and Open Sourcenginx is also Free and Open Source
    • Apache HTTP Server is Customizablenginx is not according to our users
  2. Caddy icon

    Caddy

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

    29 Caddy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenBSD
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    Comments about Caddy as an Alternative to nginx
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    It is easy to use and enables https automatically

    Guest
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    Easy to use and automatic SSL using Let's Encrypt.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks Caddy is a great nginx alternative.

    • Caddy is Free and Open Sourcenginx is also Free and Open Source
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    Ferron

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    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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • Windows
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
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    • Ferron is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to nginx.

    • Ferron is Free and Open Sourcenginx is also Free and Open Source
    • Ferron is Customizable and Security-focusednginx is not according to our users
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    lighttpd

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    lighttpd (pronounced "lighty") is a web server designed to be secure, fast, standards-compliant, and flexible while being optimized for speed-critical environments.

    47 lighttpd alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. Microsoft IIS icon

    Microsoft IIS

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    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.

    42 Microsoft IIS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Comments about Microsoft IIS as an Alternative to nginx
    Guest
    Negative
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    MS IIS is a slow and windows bound

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Microsoft IIS is the most popular commercial alternative to nginx.

    • Microsoft IIS is Paid and Proprietarynginx is Free and Open Source
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    gobetween

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    Modern & minimalistic load balancer and router for the Cloud era.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Guest
    Positive
    0

    It's has really similar functionality

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • gobetween is Free and Open Sourcenginx is also Free and Open Source
  9. Serva 32/64 icon

    Serva 32/64

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    Serva is an Automated PXE Server Solution Accelerator based on an all-in-one portable multi-server engine including BINL(RIS/WDS), HTTP, FTP, TFTP, DHCP, proxyDHCP, DNS, SNTP and SYSLOG protocols.

    22 Serva 32/64 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

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    • Windows
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    Appweb

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    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

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  11. TrustLeap G-WAN Web Server icon

    TrustLeap G-WAN Web Server

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    G-WAN is the fastest available Web server on Windows and Linux.

    G-WAN is a small-footprint (under 200 KB) Web server with full ANSI-C scripts (that you just 'edit & play') which are as fast as static pages and which scale orders of magnitude better than ASP.Net C#, J.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  12. devd

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    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
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  13. Abyss Webserver icon

    Abyss Webserver

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    Abyss Web Server is a compact web server available for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and FreeBSD operating systems.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  14. Reproxy icon

    Reproxy

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    Reproxy is a simple edge HTTP(s) server / reverse proxy supporting various providers (docker, static, file). One or more providers supply information about the requested server, requested url, destination URL, and health check url.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
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