#1
Caddy is a fast, extensible Go web server and reverse proxy with automatic HTTPS (ACME), HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2, and HTTP/3 support, and a JSON config API.
75.2k stars4.9k forksApache-2.0last commit Actively maintained
10 self-hosted Apache HTTP Server alternatives
Open-source HTTP server for hosting and serving web content over HTTP/HTTPS. Provides virtual hosts, modular extensions (authentication, proxying, SSL/TLS, URL rewriting), static and dynamic content handling, and reverse-proxy capabilities. Commonly self-hosted.
Alternatives to Apache HTTP Server
#2
NGINX is a high-performance HTTP server and reverse proxy with caching, load balancing, TLS termination, and TCP/UDP proxying via a modular architecture.
31.5k stars8.3k forksBSD-2-Clauselast commit Actively maintained
#3
LinuxServer.io SWAG is a Docker image bundling Nginx reverse proxy, ACME certificate automation (Let’s Encrypt/ZeroSSL), optional PHP, and fail2ban intrusion prevention.
3.7k stars276 forksGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained
#4
Algernon is a small, self-contained Go web server with built-in Lua/Teal scripting, Markdown and template rendering, HTTP/2+HTTP/3 (QUIC), and multiple database backends.
3k stars151 forksBSD-3-Clauselast commit Actively maintained
Static Web Server (SWS) is a lightweight, cross-platform Rust web server for serving static files with HTTP/2, TLS, compression, caching headers, and SPA fallbacks.
2.3k stars131 forksApache-2.0last commit Actively maintained
#6
A Rust-written, memory-safe web server offering automatic Let's Encrypt TLS, KDL configuration, HTTP/2/HTTP/3, reverse proxying, and built-in tooling for serving web apps.
2.1k stars94 forksMITlast commit Actively maintained
#7
Apaxy is a customizable theme that restyles Apache mod_autoindex directory listings using HTML/CSS and optional JavaScript, with MIME-type icons and optional gallery views.
1.9k stars258 forksGPL-3.0last commit Likely dormant
Self-hosted LAN caching proxy that stores game and software downloads from multiple CDNs to reduce bandwidth usage and speed up repeated installs.
904 stars92 forkslast commit Actively maintained
Apache HTTP Server (httpd) is a secure, efficient, and extensible web server for hosting websites and web applications on Unix-like systems and Windows.
Activity unknown
#10
Open-source, low-memory web server written in C that provides FastCGI/SCGI/CGI, TLS support, HTTP/1.1 and HTTP/2, modular architecture and high concurrency.
Activity unknown
What replacing Apache HTTP Server actually involves
Every option on this page is open source and free to run on your own hardware, so you own the data and there is no subscription to cancel. 7 of 10 shipped a commit in the last six months. Licences in this list: Apache-2.0, BSD-2-Clause, GPL-3.0, BSD-3-Clause, MIT. In exchange you take on hosting, backups and updates yourself.
Browse everything in Edge & Traffic (Reverse Proxy, Load Balancing, Web Servers).
