The gold standard of web servers
March 25, 2021
The gold standard of web servers
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Apache HTTP Server
Apache HTTP Server is our web server of choice for all of our projects. We use it to host our company website, client websites, development sites, and lots of personal projects. Its been our go-to thanks to its familiarity, maturity, reliability, and ease of use.
- Ease of use
- Well documented
- Mature
- Optimization
- Not as flexible as new alternatives.
- Free
- Easy to find documentation means less training.
- It's been around so long that there is a good chance someone has tried something similar to what you are doing.
- NGINX and Microsoft IIS
Apache lacks the scalability and feature set of NGINX but our team was not only far more experienced with Apache HTTP Server but was relying on tools and frameworks that required Apache HTTP Server. We've recently considered moving to NGINX but the workload to migrate and train isn't currently worth it. We only run Linux so IIS is not an option. It's not worth moving to a less reliable, resource-hungry, and expensive operating system just to get the ability to use ASP.
Do you think Apache HTTP Server delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Apache HTTP Server's feature set?
Yes
Did Apache HTTP Server live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of Apache HTTP Server go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Apache HTTP Server again?
Yes