🆚 Apache vs. Caddy

Apache is a cross-platform open-source web server that has been available since 1995.

It offers a modular architecture with many modules available, supports various scripting languages such as PHP, Perl, and Python via CGI/FCGI and custom modules, allows per-directory configuration using .htaccess files, and handles virtual hosting on one instance.

Caddy is an open-source multi-platform web server written in Go with built-in support for automatic HTTPS and modern web protocols.

It supports automatic TLS management with providers such as Let's Encrypt and ZeroSSL, includes a built-in reverse proxy with load balancing, offers configuration through the human-readable Caddyfile or a JSON-based REST API, and features a modular architecture that can be extended with plugins.

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

• 🥇 Most popular in the United States in the Web Servers category.
• 🥇 Most popular in Germany in the Web Servers category.
• 🥇 Most popular in France in the Web Servers category.
• 🥇 Most popular in Brazil in the Web Servers category.
• 🥇 Most popular in India in the Web Servers category.

• ⭐ 4th most popular in Bulgaria in the Web Servers category.
• ⭐ 5th most popular in Germany in the Web Servers category.
• ⭐ 5th most popular in Belgium in the Web Servers category.
• ⭐ 5th most popular in Romania in the Web Servers category.
• ⭐ 5th most popular in Austria in the Web Servers category.

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

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