mongrel AlternativesWeb Servers and other similar apps like mongrel

mongrel is described as 'A small fast HTTP library and server that runs Rails, Camping, Nitro and Iowa apps' and is a Web Server in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to mongrel for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, Self-Hosted and BSD apps. The best mongrel alternative is nginx, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like mongrel are Apache HTTP Server, lighttpd, Serva 32/64 and CivetWeb.

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  1. nginx icon
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    nginx ("engine x") is an HTTP web server, reverse proxy, content cache, load balancer, TCP/UDP proxy server, and mail proxy server.

    61 nginx alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • nginx is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to mongrel.

    • nginx is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to mongrel.

    • nginx is Free and Open Sourcemongrel is also Free and Open Source
    • nginx is Lightweightmongrel is not according to our users
  2. Open-source HTTP server featuring modular architecture, cross-platform support for Linux and Windows, secure configuration options, robust performance, support for dynamic and static content, authentication, URL rewriting, and comprehensive community-driven development.

    56 Apache HTTP Server alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • Apache HTTP Server is the most popular Windows alternative to mongrel.

    • Apache HTTP Server is Free and Open Sourcemongrel is also Free and Open Source
    • Apache HTTP Server is Customizablemongrel is not according to our users
  3. lighttpd icon
     59 likes

    lighttpd (pronounced "lighty") is a web server designed to be secure, fast, standards-compliant, and flexible while being optimized for speed-critical environments.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. Serva 32/64 icon
     103 likes

    Serva is an Automated PXE Server Solution Accelerator based on an all-in-one portable multi-server engine including BINL(RIS/WDS), HTTP, FTP, TFTP, DHCP, proxyDHCP, DNS, SNTP and SYSLOG protocols.

    22 Serva 32/64 alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  5. CivetWeb icon
     1 like

    CivetWeb is an easy to use, powerful, C/C++ embeddable web server with optional CGI, SSL and Lua support.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • CivetWeb is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to mongrel.

    • CivetWeb is Free and Open Sourcemongrel is also Free and Open Source
  6. TinyWeb icon
     4 likes

    TinyWeb is an extremely small (< 100K), simple (no configuration other than through the command line) and lightweight (consumes a minimum of system resources) Web server for Windows. It supports CGI.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
     
  7. A protective and efficient HTTP library for all.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  8. freenginx icon
     1 like

    freenginx is an effort to preserve free and open development of nginx, an HTTP and reverse proxy server, a mail proxy server, and a generic TCP/UDP proxy server, originally written by Igor Sysoev.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. Mongoose icon
     18 likes

    Mongoose is easy to use web server. It also can be used as embedded web server library to provide web interface to applications.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Self-Hosted
     
  10. Nitro Server icon
     1 like

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
    • Typescript
     
  11. Cherokee icon
     23 likes

    Cherokee is a flexible, very fast, lightweight Web server. It is implemented entirely in C, and has no dependencies beyond a standard C library. It is embeddable and extensible with plug-ins. It supports on-the-fly configuration by reading files or strings, TLS/SSL (via GNUTLS...

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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  12. Wt icon
     2 likes

    Wt (pronounced as witty) is a C++ library for developing web applications.

    The API is widget-centric and uses well-tested patterns of desktop GUI development tailored to the web. To the developer, it offers abstraction of many web-specific implementation details, including clien.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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