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Top 8 Open-Source Alternatives to Apache

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nginx Apache Tomcat Caddy Apache HTTP Server etcd Apache Traffic Server Cowboy Tengine

Product categories

Web And Application Servers Web Servers Application Server Development Tools HTTP/2 Web Server Load Balancer / Reverse Proxy Proxy DevOps Tools Developer Tools HTTP Java Languages

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to Apache are nginx, Apache Tomcat, and Caddy. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.
  1. nginx Landing Page
    nginx Landing Page
    1

    nginx

    A high performance free open source web server powering busiest sites on the Internet.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Web Servers #Load Balancer / Reverse Proxy #Web And Application Servers 61 social mentions

  2. Apache Tomcat Landing Page
    Apache Tomcat Landing Page
    2

    Apache Tomcat

    An open source software implementation of the Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages technologies
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Open Source #Web And Application Servers #Java 18 social mentions

  3. Caddy Landing Page
    Caddy Landing Page
    3

    Caddy

    The HTTP/2 Web Server with Automatic HTTPS
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Web Servers #HTTP/2 Web Server #Web And Application Servers 263 social mentions

  4. Apache HTTP Server Landing Page
    Apache HTTP Server Landing Page
    4

    Apache HTTP Server

    Apache httpd has been the most popular web server on the Internet since April 1996
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Development Tools #Web Servers #Web And Application Servers 71 social mentions

  5. etcd Landing Page
    etcd Landing Page
    5

    etcd

    A distributed, reliable key-value store for the most critical data of a distributed system
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Web Servers #Developer Tools #Load Balancer / Reverse Proxy 39 social mentions

  6. Apache Traffic Server Landing Page
    Apache Traffic Server Landing Page
    6

    Apache Traffic Server

    Fast, scalable and extensible HTTP/S 2 and 1.1 compliant caching proxy server.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #DevOps Tools #Web And Application Servers #Proxy 6 social mentions

  7. Cowboy Landing Page
    Cowboy Landing Page
    7

    Cowboy

    Small, fast, modular HTTP server written in Erlang.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Languages #HTTP/2 Web Server #Web And Application Servers 6 social mentions

  8. Tengine Landing Page
    Tengine Landing Page
    8

    Tengine

    Tengine is a web server based on Nginx HTTP server.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Development Tools #Web Servers #Web And Application Servers 1 social mentions

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