ShimmerCat Alternatives

ShimmerCat is described as 'A web server for web developers. It enables HTTPS and HTTP/2 from minute five!' and is an app in the development category. There are six alternatives to ShimmerCat for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, BSD, Mac and Self-Hosted apps. The best ShimmerCat alternative is nginx, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like ShimmerCat are Apache HTTP Server, Microsoft IIS, CivetWeb and freenginx.

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

    61 nginx alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
    • nginx is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to ShimmerCat.

    • nginx is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to ShimmerCat.

    • nginx is Free and Open SourceShimmerCat is Free and Proprietary
    • nginx is LightweightShimmerCat is not according to our users
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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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
    • Apache HTTP Server is the most popular Windows alternative to ShimmerCat.

    • Apache HTTP Server is Free and Open SourceShimmerCat is Free and Proprietary
    • Apache HTTP Server is CustomizableShimmerCat is not according to our users
  3. Microsoft IIS icon
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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
     
    • Microsoft IIS is the most popular commercial alternative to ShimmerCat.

    • Microsoft IIS is Paid and ProprietaryShimmerCat is Free and Proprietary
  4. CivetWeb icon
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    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
     
    • CivetWeb is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to ShimmerCat.

    • CivetWeb is Free and Open SourceShimmerCat is Free and Proprietary
  5. freenginx icon
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    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
     
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