Overview
| Server | Developed by | Open source | Software license | Last stable version | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AOLserver | NaviSoft | Yes | Mozilla | 4.5.1 | 2009-02-02 |
| Apache HTTP Server | Apache Software Foundation | Yes | Apache | 2.4.2 | 2012-04-17 |
| Apache Tomcat | Apache Software Foundation | Yes | Apache | 7.0.27 | 2012-04-05 |
| Boa | Paul Phillips | Yes | GPL | 0.94.13 | 2002-07-30 |
| Caudium | The Caudium Group | Yes | GPL | 1.4.18 | 2012-02-24 |
| Cherokee HTTP Server | Álvaro López Ortega | Yes | GPL | 1.2.101 | 2011-10-18 |
| Google Web Server (GWS) | No | Non-free proprietary | |||
| Hiawatha HTTP Server | Hugo Leisink | Yes | GPLv2 | 8.6 | 2012-10-31 |
| HFS | Rejetto | Yes | GPL | 2.2f | 2009-02-17 |
| IBM HTTP Server | IBM | No | Non-free proprietary | 7.0 | 2009-03-15 |
| Internet Information Services (IIS) | Microsoft | No | Non-free proprietary | 7.5 | 2009-10-22 |
| Jetty | Eclipse Foundation | Yes | Apache | 7.3.1 | 2011-03-04 |
| lighttpd | Jan Kneschke (Incremental) | Yes | BSD variant | 1.4.30 | 2011-12-18 |
| LiteSpeed Web Server | LiteSpeed Technologies | No | Non-free proprietary | 4.1.8 | 2011-11-18 |
| NaviServer | Various | Yes | Mozilla 1.1 | 4.99.3 | 2009-03-11 |
| NCSA HTTPd | Robert McCool | Yes | Free non-commercial use | 1.5.2a | 1996 |
| nginx | NGINX, Inc. | Yes | BSD variant | 1.2.6 | 2012-12-11 |
| nodejs | Ryan Dahl | Yes | MIT | 0.8.9 | 2012-07-11 |
| OpenLink Virtuoso | OpenLink Software | Yes | GPL and commercial versions | 6.1.5 | 2012-03-16 |
| Oracle HTTP Server | Oracle Corporation | No | Non-free proprietary | 11g Release 1 | 2009 |
| Oracle iPlanet Web Server | Oracle Corporation | Yes | BSD | 7.0u8 | 2010-01-20 |
| Oracle WebLogic Server | Oracle Corporation (formerly BEA Systems) |
No | Non-free proprietary | 11gR1 (10.3.5) | 2011-05-16 |
| Resin Open Source | Caucho Technology | Yes | GPL | 4.25 | 2012-01-15 |
| Resin Professional | Caucho Technology | No | Non-free proprietary | same as OSS version | same as OSS version |
| thttpd | Jef Poskanzer for ACME Laboratories | Yes | BSD variant | 2.25b | 2003-12-29 |
| Tornado | FriendFeed, Facebook | Yes | Apache | 1.2.1 | 2011-03-03 |
| TUX web server | Ingo Molnár | Yes | GPL | ||
| WEBrick | Ruby Community | Yes | Ruby | 1.9.3 p286 (Ruby) | 2012-10-12 |
| Xitami | iMatix Corporation | Yes | GPL | 5.0a0 | 2009-02-19 |
| Yaws | Claes Wikström | Yes | BSD variant | 1.89 | 2010-09-25 |
| Zeus Web Server | Zeus Technology | No | Non-free proprietary | 4.3r5 | 2010-01-13 |
| Zope | Zope Corporation | Yes | Zope | ||
| Server | Creator | Open source | Software license | Last stable version | Release date |
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