Mongoose Alternatives

Mongoose is described as 'Is easy to use web server. It also can be used as embedded web server library to provide web interface to applications' and is a Web Server in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Mongoose for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Self-Hosted, Windows, Mac and BSD apps. The best Mongoose alternative is nginx, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Mongoose are Apache HTTP Server, Caddy, Ferron and BunkerWeb.

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  1. Nitro Server icon
     1 like

    Create web servers with everything you need and deploy them wherever you prefer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
    • Typescript
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  2. Abyss Webserver icon
     21 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  3. mini_httpd icon
     1 like

    A small HTTP server with SSL, directory listings, virtual hosting and CGI. It is available in Debian's and Ubuntu's repositories as package "mini-httpd" and on Alpine Linux as package "mini_httpd".

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
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  4. Algernon icon
     1 like

    Small self-contained pure-Go web server with built-in support for Lua scripting, Markdown pages, Sass/GCSS, HTTP/2, QUIC, and accessing Redis and PostgreSQL.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Good alternative?
     
  5. Mako Server icon
     2 likes

    Compact web and app server featuring Lua scripting, built-in app framework, SQLite database, async sockets, WebSocket support, SMTP, MQTT, OPC-UA, Modbus, SMQ broker, automated Let's Encrypt TLS, and instant start on multiple operating systems.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. Serve a single directory over HTTP.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    Good alternative?
     
  7.  7 likes

    A small fast HTTP library and server that runs Rails, Camping, Nitro and Iowa apps.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  8. Angie icon
     1 like

    Angie is an efficient, powerful and scalable web server, that was forked from nginx by some of its former core devs, with intention to extend functionality far beyond original version.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
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  9. MicroApache icon
     4 likes

    MicroApache - A Portable Apache Server for Windows

    "This is a microscopic and very-heavily trimmed-down version of the standard, Apache server; made available under the Apache GPL licence. It was developed initially for fun to meet a FloppyWeb Challenge to run Apache from a.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted
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  10.  1 like

    An optimized HTTP server / library implementation that can be used either as a standalone server or a library. Supported Protocols:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Good alternative?
     
  11. waterline icon
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    An adapter-based ORM for Node.js with support for MySQL, MongoDB, Postgres, MSSQL (SQL Server), and more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Node.JS
    • npm
    Good alternative?
     
  12. Ratchet icon
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    A PHP library for asynchronously serving WebSockets. Build up your application through simple interfaces and re-use your application without changing any of its code just by combining different components.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    Good alternative?
     
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