mini_httpd Alternatives & Competitors

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

Apache httpd has been the most popular web server on the Internet since April 1996.

Key Apache HTTP Server features:

Open Source Cross-Platform Highly Customizable Robust Documentation

Open Source

Ensure healthy website performance, uptime, and free from vulnerabilities. Automatic checks for SSL Certificates, domains and monitor issues with your websites all from one console and get instant notifications on any issues.

Key Netumo features:

Monitoring SSL Monitoring Twitter SMS notifications

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micro_httpd is a very small Unix-based HTTP server.

is an application protocol for distributed, collaborative, and hypermedia information systems.

Key HTTP features:

Simplicity Statelessness Flexibility Extensibility

Open Source

Internet Information Services is a web server for Microsoft Windows.

Key Microsoft IIS features:

Integration with Windows Server User-Friendly Interface Extensive Documentation and Support Security Features

An open source software implementation of the Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages technologies.

Key Apache Tomcat features:

Open Source Community Support Lightweight Integration with Popular Frameworks

Open Source

LiteSpeed Web Server (LSWS) is a high-performance Apache drop-in replacement.

Key LiteSpeed Web Server features:

Performance Built-in Caching Security Easy Apache Replacement

A secure, fast, compliant, and very flexible web-server that has been optimized for high-performance environments.

Key lighttpd features:

Low Memory Footprint High Performance Easy to Configure Supports FastCGI, SCGI, and CGI

Static web hosting made simple.

Key Forge features:

Ease of Use Automation Scalability Integrations

Droopy is a mini Web server whose sole purpose is to let others upload files to your computer.

Key Droopy features:

Simplicity No External Dependencies Single Use Script Minimalist Design

Phusion Passenger is a multi-language (Ruby, Python, Node) web & app server which can integrate into Apache and Nginx.

Key Phusion Passenger features:

Ease of Use Performance Integration Multi-Language Support

Open Source

Jetty is a highly scalable modular servlet engine and http server that natively supports many modern protocols like SPDY and WebSockets.

Key Eclipse Jetty features:

Lightweight Embeddable Scalable Active Development

Turning Nginx into a Full-fledged Web App Server.

Key OpenResty features:

High Performance Extensibility Rich Ecosystem Asynchronous Processing