FOSS | Top 15 Web Servers 2021

1

nginx

Nginx was first released in 2004 and was conceived as a solution to the C10k problem. Because the system is rooted in optimizing performance amidst high concurrent requests, it outperforms alternatives and is considered the fastest web server around.

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2

Apache

According to W3Techs, the most popular web server is the Apache HTTP Server, which is used by 34.1% of websites as of March 2021. The BuiltWith Internet services corporation has 62,624,313 live websites that use Apache. ZenTao uses Apache to start its server for ALM project management tool users.

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3

CloudFlare

Apache web servers can handle huge amounts of traffic even with minimal configuration. They’re also modular and scalable, making them very versatile and fit for a variety of applications. Even in the presence of more modern web server alternatives, Apache is still the go-to choice for many programmers. 3. Cloudflare

#CDN #Cloud Computing #Content Distribution 101 social mentions

4

LiteSpeed Web Server

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5

Microsoft IIS

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6

Node.js

Node.js is a cross-platform server-side JavaScript environment built for developing and running network applications such as web servers. Node.js is licensed under a variety of licenses. As of March 2021, around 1.2% of applications were running on Node.js. Among the top companies and applications utilizing this modern web server are GoDaddy, Microsoft, General Electric, PayPal, eBay, Uber, and Yahoo!.

#Runtime #JavaScript Runtime #JavaScript 866 social mentions

Node.js was built in 2009 and continues to be one of the best open-source web servers today. It has a cross-platform runtime environment that allows people to operate it on OS X, Microsoft Windows, and Linux systems. 7. Google Servers Google Servers is used exclusively inside Google's ecosystem for website hosting with 1.2% of global website usage. It is a Linux-based server that Google uses for its online services. 8. Tengine

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Tengine

Node.js was built in 2009 and continues to be one of the best open-source web servers today. It has a cross-platform runtime environment that allows people to operate it on OS X, Microsoft Windows, and Linux systems. 7. Google Servers Google Servers is used exclusively inside Google's ecosystem for website hosting with 1.2% of global website usage. It is a Linux-based server that Google uses for its online services. 8. Tengine

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9

Apache Tomcat

Java programs are run using Apache Tomcat. To be more precise, it is a Java servlet – a Java software component that expands the functionality of a web server. Apache Tomcat, released under the Apache License version 2, is used by 0.1% of websites worldwide.

#Web And Application Servers #Application Server #Java 16 social mentions

10

Cowboy

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Apache Traffic Server

#Proxy Server #Proxy #DevOps Tools 6 social mentions

Node.js was built in 2009 and continues to be one of the best open-source web servers today. It has a cross-platform runtime environment that allows people to operate it on OS X, Microsoft Windows, and Linux systems. 7. Google Servers Google Servers is used exclusively inside Google's ecosystem for website hosting with 1.2% of global website usage. It is a Linux-based server that Google uses for its online services. 8. Tengine

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twitter.github.io Kestrel

#Data Integration #Stream Processing #Web Service Automation

Node.js was built in 2009 and continues to be one of the best open-source web servers today. It has a cross-platform runtime environment that allows people to operate it on OS X, Microsoft Windows, and Linux systems. 7. Google Servers Google Servers is used exclusively inside Google's ecosystem for website hosting with 1.2% of global website usage. It is a Linux-based server that Google uses for its online services. 8. Tengine

15

Caddy

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