Chose NGINX
NGINX is faster and easier to configure. It has better reverse proxy features which is much easy to configure.
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Lighttpd | N/A | lighttpd is presented as a webserver designed and optimized for high performance environments, boasting a small memory footprint compared to other web-servers, effective management of the cpu-load, and advanced feature set (FastCGI, SCGI, Auth, Output-Compression, URL-Rewriting and many more) lighttpd is the perfect solution for every server that is suffering load problems. | N/A | |
NGINX | Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees) | NGINX, a business unit of F5 Networks, powers over 65% of the world's busiest websites and web applications. NGINX started out as an open source web server and reverse proxy, built to be faster and more efficient than Apache. Over the years, NGINX has built a suite of infrastructure software products o tackle some of the biggest challenges in managing high-transaction applications. NGINX offers a suite of products to form the core of what organizations need to create… | N/A |
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Considered Both Products | Lighttpd No answer on this topic | NGINX |
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Small Businesses | NGINX Score 9.1 out of 10 | Apache HTTP Server Score 8.2 out of 10 |
Medium-sized Companies | NGINX Score 9.1 out of 10 | Apache Tomcat Score 8.8 out of 10 |
Enterprises | NGINX Score 9.1 out of 10 | Apache Tomcat Score 8.8 out of 10 |
All Alternatives | View all alternatives | View all alternatives |
Lighttpd | NGINX | |
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Likelihood to Recommend | - (0 ratings) | 8.9 (48 ratings) |
Likelihood to Renew | - (0 ratings) | 9.1 (1 ratings) |
Usability | - (0 ratings) | 9.0 (1 ratings) |
Support Rating | - (0 ratings) | 8.1 (4 ratings) |
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Likelihood to Recommend | Open Source No answers on this topic | F5 |
Pros | Open Source No answers on this topic | F5 |
Cons | Open Source No answers on this topic | F5 |
Likelihood to Renew | Open Source No answers on this topic | F5 |
Usability | Open Source No answers on this topic | F5 |
Support Rating | Open Source No answers on this topic | F5 |
Alternatives Considered | Open Source No answers on this topic | F5 |
Return on Investment | Open Source No answers on this topic | F5 |
ScreenShots | NGINX Screenshots |