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Apache HTTP Server vs Gunicorn

Apache HTTP Server

httpd.apache.org

Gunicorn

gunicorn.org

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FigureApache HTTP ServerGunicorn
Price fromFreeFree
Free planYesYes
Free trial——
Open source——
WindowsYes—
macOSYesYes
LinuxYesYes
Self-hostedYesYes
Plans published11
Spec score · Web Server Software8.3 (#5)8.1 (#7)
Founded19952010
PurposeApache HTTP Server is a freely available, feature-rich source code implementation of an HTTP web server.Gunicorn is a Python WSGI HTTP server for running Python web applications.
Security reportingThe project recommends reporting security problems privately to the ASF Security Team before public disclosure.The community page asks users to report security vulnerabilities privately to [email protected]; only core developers subscribe to that list.
SupportThe project directs users to documentation, its users mailing list, and the #httpd IRC channel, and says commercial support is available from third-party companies.The project provides GitHub issues and discussions plus a Libera.Chat channel, and notes that chat has no guaranteed watcher.

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Apache HTTP Server

  • Apache HTTP ServerFree

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Gunicorn

  • GunicornFree

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