Caddy
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.
According to our data, Caddy is the 7th most popular web server on the web.
It has 0.6% of the web server market share and is detected on 0.4% of all websites.
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πΈ Pricing
Caddy is available for free.
π Rankings and Market Share
- Web Servers
- Rank: 7
- Market share: 0.6%
π Caddy Awards
- β 4th most popular in Bulgaria in the Web Servers category.
- β 5th most popular in Germany in the Web Servers category.
- β 5th most popular in Belgium in the Web Servers category.
- β 5th most popular in Romania in the Web Servers category.
- β 5th most popular in Austria in the Web Servers category.
- β 5th most popular in Finland in the Web Servers category.
- β 5th most popular in Denmark in the Web Servers category.
- β 5th most popular in Seychelles in the Web Servers category.
- β 5th most popular in Serbia in the Web Servers category.
- β 6th most popular in the Netherlands in the Web Servers category.
β‘ Sites Using Caddy
We have data on 13,689 websites that use the Caddy web server. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using Caddy is eldiario.es.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #1,610 | Spain | Spanish | |
| 2 | #2,015 | United States | English | |
| 3 | #2,428 | Netherlands | English | |
| 4 | #2,756 | Belgium | Dutch | |
| 5 | #2,826 | Switzerland | French | |
| 6 | #3,460 | United States | ||
| 7 | #6,138 | United States | English | |
| 8 | #6,398 | Germany | English | |
| 9 | #7,592 | Netherlands | English | |
| 10 | #8,809 | United States | English | |
| 11 | #9,602 | Germany | English | |
| 12 | #9,973 | Netherlands | English | |
| 13 | #10,369 | United States | ||
| 14 | #11,145 | Brazil | Brazilian Portuguese | |
| 15 | #11,866 | France | French | |
| 16 | #12,674 | France | English | |
| 17 | #12,902 | Finland | English | |
| 18 | #13,052 | English | ||
| 19 | #13,329 | Monaco | French | |
| 20 | #14,456 | Germany | German |
π Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use Caddy:
- are located in Germany
- have content in English
- use the .com domain extension
- fall into the Business category.
Most of the sites using Caddy are from Germany and the United States.
- Germany 22.7%
- United States 18.3%
- Netherlands 4.8%
- France 4.8%
- United Kingdom 4.7%
- Sweden 3.7%
- Spain 2.4%
- Russia 2.4%
- Belgium 2.3%
- Other 33.9%
Most Caddy users speak English or German.
- English 73.8%
- German 8.6%
- French 2.6%
- Dutch 2.2%
- Swedish 1.5%
- Russian 1.5%
- Spanish 1.4%
- Romanian 1.3%
- Polish 0.8%
- Other 6.3%
The Caddy web server is especially popular on .com, .de, and .org top-level domains.
- .com 40.8%
- .de 12.4%
- .org 7.2%
- .net 4.1%
- .se 2.1%
- .nl 1.9%
- .fr 1.9%
- .co.uk 1.7%
- .ru 1.2%
- Other 26.7%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing Caddy include business, marketing and merchandising, and blogs and wiki.
- Business 12.9%
- Marketing/Merchandising 8.5%
- Blogs/Wiki 8.5%
- Online Shopping 8.4%
- Entertainment 6.4%
- Internet Services 6%
- Education/Reference 5%
- Travel 4.5%
- Sports 3.1%
- Other 36.7%
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π¬ Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Caddy's headquarters?
Caddy is located in Vienna, Austria.
Can I use Caddy for free?
Yes, it is a free web server.
It is also an open source solution and its code can be found on GitHub.
Which country uses Caddy the most?
The majority of Caddy users are from Germany.
Who uses Caddy?
According to our data, Caddy is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as eldiario.es,
dreamstime.com, and
kuleuven.be.
Is Caddy used on government websites?
Overall, we found Caddy on 2 government sites in the United States.
Do academic institutions use Caddy?
Yes. In total, we know of 7 academic websites in the United States that use Caddy.
How does Caddy stack up against the competition?
Caddy is a fairly popular web server, ranking ahead of 34 other web servers we track.
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