Web Servers & Reverse Proxies

Alternatives to NGINX

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Commit continuity, contributor activity, and delivery signals are strong.
Health score: 94/100.
Shipping score: 91/100.

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Best overallCaddy

Highest organic ToolVitals fit for this use case.

Verified open/source-visibleCaddy, Apache HTTP Server

Useful when portability and inspectability matter.

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Caddy

Fast and extensible multi-platform HTTP/1-2-3 web server with automatic HTTPS

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Health94

Shipping90

Score92

Confidence90

Stars78.5k

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Apache HTTP Server

Open-source HTTP server for modern operating systems.

Active

Health92

Shipping86

Score89

Confidence90

Stars4k

ModeSource-visible project

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