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We've compiled a list of 48 free and paid alternatives to nginx. The primary competitors include Apache HTTP Server, Serva 32/64. In addition to these, users also draw comparisons between nginx and ZEVENET, Microsoft IIS, Cherokee. Also you can look at other similar options here: Development Tools.


Apache HTTP Server
Free Open Source

Apache, is a web server notable for playing a key role in the initial growth of the World Wide Web...

Serva is an Automated PXE Server Solution Accelerator based on an all-in-one portable multi-server...

ZEVENET
Free Open Source Subscription

Zevenet is a sophisticated software solution designed for load balancing and management within computer networks. It optimizes web server and application performance, ensuring stability and uninterrupted availability.

Internet Information Services (IIS) for Windows® Server is a flexible, secure and...

Cherokee
Free Open Source

Cherokee is a flexible, very fast, lightweight Web server.

Varnish
Free Open Source

Varnish Cache is an open source, state of the art HTTP application accelerator.

KatWeb
Free Open Source

A lightweight static web server and reverse proxy designed for the modern web.

Abyss Web Server is a compact web server available for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and FreeBSD...

Haproxy
Free Open Source

HAProxy is free, open source software that provides a high availability load balancer and proxy...

nginx [engine x] is a HTTP and reverse proxy server, as well as a mail proxy server written by Igor...

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nginx Overview

nginx [engine x] is a HTTP and reverse proxy server, as well as a mail proxy server written by Igor Sysoev. It has been running for more than five years on many heavily loaded Russian sites including Rambler (RamblerMedia.com).

Basic HTTP server features

Serving static and index files, autoindexing; open file descriptor cache;
Accelerated reverse proxying with caching; simple load balancing and fault tolerance;
Accelerated support with caching of FastCGI, uwsgi, SCGI, and memcached servers; simple load balancing and fault tolerance;
Modular architecture. Filters include gzipping, byte ranges, chunked responses, XSLT, SSI, and image transformation filter. Multiple SSI inclusions within a single page can be processed in parallel if they are handled by proxied or FastCGI/uwsgi/SCGI servers;
SSL and TLS SNI support.

nginx Features

tick-square Modules
tick-square Load balancing
tick-square Modular System
tick-square Low memory usage
tick-square Configurable
tick-square Multicast RTP streaming
tick-square HTTPS Support
tick-square Portable
tick-square Lightweight

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nginx Tags

http-server http-daemon caching proxy-server web-server

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