Hosting & Cloud
Web Servers & Reverse Proxies
Web servers, reverse proxies, gateways, and load balancers used to serve and route application traffic.
Best Web Servers & Reverse Proxies tools by public signals
These picks are computed from scored public evidence. Use the openness column in the ranking to separate OSI-approved, source-available, open-core, proprietary, and unverified-license tools.
Use Case Rankings
Ordered by ToolVitals score, then health, shipping, confidence, GitHub stars, and name.
| # | Tool | Health | Shipping | Openness | Stars | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | NGINX Open-source web server, reverse proxy, and application gateway. | 94 | 91 | OSI-approved OSS | 32k | 93 | Active |
| 02 | Caddy Fast and extensible multi-platform HTTP/1-2-3 web server with automatic HTTPS | 94 | 90 | OSI-approved OSS | 78.5k | 92 | Active |
| 03 | Apache HTTP Server Open-source HTTP server for modern operating systems. | 92 | 86 | OSI-approved OSS | 4k | 89 | Active |
Not Scored
Tracked for context, but excluded from rankings because comparable open/source-visible evidence is unavailable.