OpenResty

Millbrae, California, United States

OpenResty is an Nginx distribution that bundles the LuaJIT interpreter to run Lua scripts directly inside the web server.

It embeds Lua, a lightweight scripting language, into Nginx's event-driven architecture, enabling high-performance dynamic request handling, asynchronous I/O, API and microservice development, traffic control, caching, authentication, and logging.

According to our data, OpenResty is the 5th most popular web server on the web.
It has 2.9% of the web server market share and is detected on 2% of all websites.

Statistics based on 3.8M+ analyzed websites. About this data

💸 Pricing

OpenResty is available for free.

Free ✔️ Open source

📊 Rankings and Market Share

🏆 OpenResty Awards

⚡ Sites Using OpenResty

We have data on 75,023 websites that use the OpenResty web server. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using OpenResty is p**nhub.com.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 p**nhub.com #26 United States English
2 line.me #179 Japan English
3 xhcopy.life #185 English
4 shein.com #222 Singapore English
5 redtube.com #294 United States English
6 elpais.com #309 Spain Spanish
7 youp**n.com #361 United States English
8 wattpad.com #369 American English
9 lanacion.com.ar #401 Argentina Spanish
10 leparisien.fr #403 France French
11 pbs.org #435 English
12 cmoa.jp #440 Japan Japanese
13 as.com #469 Spain American English
14 lenovo.com #489 China English
15 infobae.com #500 Argentina Spanish
16 kahoot.it #516 Norway English
17 cronista.com #529 Argentina Spanish
18 woxh.world #561 English
19 mundodeportivo.com #594 Spanish
20 livescore.com #600 United Kingdom English

📈 Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use OpenResty:

Most of the sites using OpenResty are from the United States, China, and Korea.

  • United States 14.7%
  • China 10.5%
  • Korea 9.6%
  • Russia 6.8%
  • Slovakia 6.1%
  • Czech Republic 5.7%
  • Germany 4.9%
  • United Kingdom 3.6%
  • Japan 2.7%
  • Other 35.4%

Most OpenResty users speak English, Chinese, or Korean.

  • English 59.6%
  • Chinese 7.4%
  • Korean 6%
  • Russian 4.4%
  • Slovak 3.4%
  • Czech 3.3%
  • German 2.7%
  • Portuguese 1.7%
  • Japanese 1.6%
  • Other 9.9%

The OpenResty web server is especially popular on .com and .org top-level domains.

  • .com 50.5%
  • .org 5%
  • .net 3.8%
  • .ru 3.6%
  • .sk 3.1%
  • .cz 3.1%
  • .co.kr 2.6%
  • .de 2.2%
  • .co.uk 1%
  • Other 25.1%

The primary market segments for websites utilizing OpenResty include business, marketing and merchandising, and online shopping.

  • Business 14.2%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 9.7%
  • Online Shopping 7.9%
  • Blogs/Wiki 7.3%
  • Entertainment 6.2%
  • Internet Services 5.5%
  • Education/Reference 5.1%
  • Travel 4.2%
  • General News 3.7%
  • Other 36.2%

🔢 OpenResty Versions

The most common version of OpenResty is 1.27, used by 34.9% of sites where versions were detected. In addition, 31.5% of sites use OpenResty 1.25, and 10.7% use OpenResty 1.21.

  • 1.27 34.9%
  • 1.25 31.5%
  • 1.21 10.7%
  • 1.29 8.7%
  • 1.15 6.6%
  • 1.31 4.4%
  • 1.19 4%
  • 1.13 2.3%
  • 1.11 0.8%
  • 1.17 0.2%

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Tomcat
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Tengine
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Phusion Passenger
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💬 Frequently Asked Questions

Where is OpenResty from?

OpenResty is from Millbrae, California, United States.

Is OpenResty free?

Yes, it is a free web server.
It is also open source, and you can find its source code on GitHub.

Which country uses OpenResty the most?

The majority of OpenResty users are from the United States.

Who uses OpenResty?

According to our data, OpenResty is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as line.me, shein.com, and elpais.com.

Is OpenResty used on government websites?

Overall, we found OpenResty on 23 government sites in the United States.

Do academic institutions use OpenResty?

Yes. In total, we know of 45 academic websites in the United States that use OpenResty.

How does OpenResty stack up against its competitors?

OpenResty is a very popular web server, second only to 4 other web servers we track.

What are the alternatives to OpenResty?

Alternatives and possible competitors to OpenResty may include Nginx, Tengine, and Phusion Passenger.

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