Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to mongrel

The top open-source alternatives to mongrel are Apache HTTP Server, nginx, and Cherokee. 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.

Apache HTTP Server Landing Page
1

Apache HTTP Server

Apache httpd has been the most popular web server on the Internet since April 1996
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Web And Application Servers #Web Servers #Application Server 50 social mentions
nginx Landing Page
2

nginx

A high performance free open source web server powering busiest sites on the Internet.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Web And Application Servers #Web Servers #Application Server 46 social mentions
Cherokee Landing Page
3

Cherokee

High-performance web server
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Web And Application Servers #Web Servers #Application Server
Cesanta Mongoose Landing Page
4

Cesanta Mongoose

Embedded web server solution for device or application needs.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Development Tools #Javascript UI Libraries #JavaScript Framework 1 social mentions
Caddy Landing Page
5

Caddy

The HTTP/2 Web Server with Automatic HTTPS
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Web Servers #HTTP/2 Web Server #Web And Application Servers 226 social mentions
Wt Landing Page
6

Wt

Wt (pronounced as witty) is a C++ library for developing web applications.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Web And Application Servers #Development #Business & Commerce
Apache Tomcat Landing Page
7

Apache Tomcat

An open source software implementation of the Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages technologies
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Web And Application Servers #Application Server #Java 14 social mentions
Laragon Landing Page
8

Laragon

All in one web server.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Web And Application Servers #Development Tools #Web Servers 54 social mentions
devd Landing Page
9

devd

A local web server for developers
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Web Servers #Web And Application Servers #Application Server 4 social mentions
Phusion Passenger Landing Page
10

Phusion Passenger

Phusion Passenger is a multi-language (Ruby, Python, Node) web & app server which can integrate into Apache and Nginx
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Web Servers #HTTP/2 Web Server #Web And Application Servers 1 social mentions
HFS (HTTP File Server) Landing Page
11

HFS (HTTP File Server)

You can use HFS (HTTP File Server) to send and receive files.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Web And Application Servers #Web Servers #Development Tools 2 social mentions
Wildfly Landing Page
12

Wildfly

WildFly is a flexible, lightweight application server.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Web And Application Servers #Web Servers #Application Server 1 social mentions