Top 6 Open-Source Alternatives to Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)

Product categories

Ad Servers Application Server Developer Tools Development Tools Java Load Balancer / Reverse Proxy Open Source Web And Application Servers Web Frameworks Web Servers

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) are Laragon, Apache Tomcat, and nginx. 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.

Laragon Landing Page
1

Laragon

All in one web server.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Web And Application Servers #Development Tools #Web Servers 54 social mentions
Apache Tomcat Landing Page
2

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
nginx Landing Page
3

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
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
#Web And Application Servers #Web Servers #Application Server 50 social mentions
.NET Landing Page
5

.NET

.NET is a free, cross-platform, open source developer platform for building many different types of applications.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Developer Tools #Web And Application Servers #Web Frameworks 46 social mentions
Devilbox Landing Page
6

Devilbox

Cross-platform, Docker-based alternative to XAMPP.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Web And Application Servers #Development Tools #Web Servers 16 social mentions