SimpleServer:WWW AlternativesWeb Servers and other similar apps like SimpleServer:WWW

SimpleServer:WWW is described as 'Ever wanted to set up a webserver so that you could have your friends check out a new page you're working on? Or maybe you'd just like to play around with HTML, and need to have a local webserver to get a good feel' and is a Web Server in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to SimpleServer:WWW for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Self-Hosted and BSD apps. The best SimpleServer:WWW alternative is nginx, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like SimpleServer:WWW are Apache HTTP Server, lighttpd, EasyPHP and UwAmp.

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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 SimpleServer:WWW.

    • nginx is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to SimpleServer:WWW.

    • nginx is Free and Open SourceSimpleServer:WWW is Free and Proprietary
    • nginx is LightweightSimpleServer:WWW 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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    • Apache HTTP Server is the most popular Windows alternative to SimpleServer:WWW.

    • Apache HTTP Server is Free and Open SourceSimpleServer:WWW is Free and Proprietary
    • Apache HTTP Server is CustomizableSimpleServer:WWW 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. EasyPHP icon
     36 likes

    Setup at a glance a pre-configured Windows, Apache, MySQL, PHP environment on your system or on a USB key and develop or present locally your projects.

    40 EasyPHP alternatives

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    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
     
  5. UwAmp icon
     35 likes

    UwAmp is a Wamp Server with Apache MySQL PHP and SQLite, and it comes with an very smart interface that offers various information, configuration and commands for the server. It can handle multiple php versions and monitor cpu usage. Also it is able to run in U3 mode.

    42 UwAmp alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
     
  6. Microsoft IIS icon
     27 likes

    Internet Information Services (IIS) for Windows® Server is a flexible, secure and easy-to-manage Web server for hosting anything on the Web. From media streaming to web application hosting, IIS’s scalable and open architecture is ready to handle the most demanding tasks.

    42 Microsoft IIS alternatives

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    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
    • Microsoft IIS is the most popular commercial alternative to SimpleServer:WWW.

    • Microsoft IIS is Paid and ProprietarySimpleServer:WWW is Free and Proprietary
  7. 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
     
  8. BAMP icon
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    BAMP is a small macOS utility to manage your local server based on Apache + MongoDB + PHP using the Homebrew toolkit.

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    • Mac
     
  9. Cherokee icon
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    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...

    Cost / License

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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  10. Wt icon
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    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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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  11. Surfer is a Simple static file server. It comes with a command-line tool to upload files from your local folders and a web interface to manage files directly on the server.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
     
    • Surfer - Static File Server is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to SimpleServer:WWW.

    • Surfer - Static File Server is Free and Open SourceSimpleServer:WWW is Free and Proprietary
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