🆚 Apache vs. Microsoft IIS

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.

Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) is an extensible web server developed by Microsoft for Windows systems.

It has a modular architecture with standalone components, supports HTTP, HTTP/2, HTTP/3, HTTPS, FTP, FTPS, SMTP, and NNTP protocols, enables worker process isolation through application pools, and provides native integration with ASP.NET and ASP.NET Core.

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.

• 🥇 Most popular in Brunei Darussalam in the Web Servers category.
• 🥈 Second most popular in China in the Web Servers category.
• 🥈 Second most popular in Turkey in the Web Servers category.
• 🥉 Third most popular in Italy in the Web Servers category.
• 🥉 Third most popular in the Czech Republic in the Web Servers category.

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

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• Apache technology profile
• Apache Software Foundation company profile

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• Microsoft company profile