Here are the web server (program), designed primarily to work with the protocol HTTP .
- Note: the term “native server” (the origin server ) in this list and documentation is used to distinguish primary servers from a proxy .
Content
Web servers
Overview table
| Title | Year of creation | Author | Spread | Open Source | License | Features |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache HTTP Server | 1995 | Apache Software Foundation | is free | Yes | Apache License | Emphasis on reliability and flexibility. |
| Apache tomcat | 1999 | Sun Microsystems ? Apache Software Foundation , [1] | is free | Yes | Apache License 2.0 | Implemented entirely in Java . |
| Ascet httpd | 2008 | Kalabzin Maxim aka Rootman | is free | Yes | Apache License | Focus on speed and safety. |
| CERN httpd | 1991 | Tim Berners-Lee | is free | Yes | MIT | Historically, the first web server. |
| Cherokee HTTP Server | 2001 | Alvaro Lopez Ortega, 2001 | is free | Yes | GNU GPL | Focuses on simplicity and speed. |
| HTTP File Server | 2002 | Massimo melina | is free | Yes | GNU GPL | Simple server for putting files on the net. |
| Internet Information Services | 1995 | Microsoft | on in win nt | Not | Microsoft EULA | It is part of the IIS package. Supports .NET |
| Jetty | 1995 | Mort bay consulting | is free | Yes | Apache License 2.0 | Implemented entirely in Java . |
| lighttpd | 2003 | Jan Kneschke | is free | Yes | BSD option | Use on heavily loaded servers, ensuring speed and security. |
| nginx | 2004 | Igor Sysoev | is free | Yes | BSD option | Developed for high load servers. Includes email proxy server. |
| Sambar server | 1997 | Sambar Technologies, inc | shareware | Not | Proprietary | It contains a web-based administration interface, as well as a user interface that contains mail, calendar, RSS, blog, photo albums, chat and a forum. It can also serve as a mail server, DNS server, FTP server, Proxy server, and more. |
| Small HTTP Server | 1999 | Max Feoktistov [2] | Free for CIS, subject to non-commercial use. | Not | Proprietary | Compact (the size of the executable file is about 120 Kb), a simple and fast HTTP server. It can also serve as a mail server, DNS server, FTP server, Proxy server, and more. |
| Tinyebeb | 1997 | Ritlabs | is free | Yes | Freeware | Extremely compact (executable file size 53 Kb), simple and fast HTTP server. It is distributed with the source code in Delphi . |
| Tornado | 2009 | FriendFeed / Facebook | is free | Yes | Apache License | Asynchronous server. Written in Python . |
| Xsp | 1995 | Mono | is free | Yes | GPL | It is part of the Mono package. Supports .NET |
| Freeproxy | 1999 | Hand-Crafted Software | is free | Not | Freeware | Mail, web and proxy server. |
Platform Support
| Title | Windows | Mac os x | BSD | Linux | Solaris | Vms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache HTTP Server | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Apache tomcat | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| CERN httpd | Not | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cherokee HTTP Server | Not | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not |
| HTTP File Server | Yes | Not | Perhaps when using Wine | Perhaps when using Wine | Not | Not |
| Internet Information Services | Yes | Not | Not | Not | Not | Not |
| Jetty | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| lighttpd | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
| nginx | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not |
| Sambar server | Yes | Not | Not | Yes | Not | Not |
| Small HTTP Server | Yes | Not | Not | Yes | Not | Not |
| Tinyebeb | Yes | Not | Not | ? | Not | Not |
| Xsp | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
| Freeproxy | Yes | Not | Not | Not | Not | Not |
Proxy
Overview table
| Title | Author and year of creation | Spread | Open Source | License | Features |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squid | Development team based on Harvest Cache Daemon , early 1990s | is free | Yes | BSD | ? |
| 3proxy | 3APA3A, 2002 | is free | Yes | BSD | compact, http-ftp-socks-proxy, tcp-udp-portmapping, traffic accounting, speed limit |
| Handycache | Alexander Murantsev, 2005 | shareware | Not | Proprietary | custom forced caching http (s), lua extensions, port forwarding |
| UserGate | Entensys, 2002 | shareware | Not | Proprietary | traffic control, channel width balancing, web filtering module |
| Microsoft ISA Server | Microsoft 2000 | shareware | Not | Proprietary | ? |
| Traffic inspector | Smart Soft, 2003 | shareware | Not | Proprietary | Flexible access setup, channel width balancing, content filtering module, multi-level protection |
| AnalogX Proxy | AnalogX, 1998 | is free | Not | Proprietary | Small size, minimum settings, a large number of services (HTTPs, SMTP, POP3, FTP, SOCKS and NNTP proxy) |
| CCProxy | Youngzsoft, 2000 | shareware | Not | Proprietary | Great functionality, user-friendly interface, supports Gopher . |
Platform Support
| Title | Windows | Mac os x | BSD | Linux | Solaris |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squid | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 3proxy | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Handycache | Yes | Not | Not | Not | Not |
| UserGate | Yes | Not | Not | Yes | Not |
| Microsoft ISA Server | Yes | Not | Not | Not | Not |
| Traffic inspector | Yes | Not | Not | Not | Not |
| AnalogX Proxy | Yes | Not | Not | Not | Not |
| CCProxy | Yes | Not | Not | Not | Not |
Notes
- ↑ Apache Tomcat - Heritage
- ↑ [1] Small HTTP Server