🆚 Google Servlet Engine vs. Lighttpd

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Web server
Web server

About

Google Servlet Engine (GSE) is a fast, lightweight engine for running Java servlets, developed and used by Google.

Lighttpd (pronounced /lighty/) is an open source web server optimized for high performance environments and low resource usage.

Headquarters

Mountain View, California, United States

Website

Pricing

Free ✔️Open source

Categories

Web Servers › Rank #8
Web Servers › Rank #16

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Google Servlet Engine web server is 6 times more popular than Lighttpd.
Total websites

Market share

Web Servers

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Google Servlet Engine is more popular in the United States, Indonesia, and India, while Lighttpd is more popular in Russia, Germany, and the Netherlands.
United States
Russia
Indonesia
India
United Kingdom
Brazil
France
Germany
Spain
Poland

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Google Servlet Engine is more popular among sites focused on blogs and wiki, education and reference, and entertainment, while Lighttpd is more commonly used on online shopping, fashion and beauty, and public information sites.
Blogs/Wiki
Education/Reference
Entertainment
Internet Services
General News
Business
Online Shopping
Marketing/Merchandising
Sports
Technical/Business Forums

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

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