🆚 Apache vs. Tomcat

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.

Apache Tomcat is an open-source Java application server that implements the Jakarta Servlet, Jakarta Server Pages, Jakarta Expression Language, and Jakarta WebSocket specifications.

It provides a servlet container and JSP engine for running Java web applications, supports HTTP/2 and virtual threads, implements a curated subset of Jakarta EE for lightweight deployment, and offers TLS certificate reload without downtime.

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

• 🥇 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 Poland in the Web Servers category.

• ⭐ 4th most popular in the United States in the Web Servers category.
• ⭐ 4th most popular in New Zealand in the Web Servers category.
• ⭐ 5th most popular in the United Kingdom in the Web Servers category.
• ⭐ 5th most popular in Australia in the Web Servers category.
• ⭐ 5th most popular in Canada 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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