Caddy vs Mongoose Web Server
Caddy
caddyserver.com
Mongoose Web Server
mongoose.wsSide by side
| Figure | Caddy | Mongoose Web Server |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $25/mo | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 8 | 3 |
| Spec score · Web Server Software | 8.1 (#6) | 8.1 (#9) |
| Integrations | Caddy supports DNS challenge integrations for providers including Cloudflare, DigitalOcean, Route 53, and dozens of others through libdns. | Mongoose can work with existing network stacks such as lwIP, Zephyr, and NetX, or run with its own built-in TCP/IP stack. |
| Purpose | Caddy is an extensible server platform commonly used as a web server or proxy. | Mongoose is a two-file C/C++ networking library and embedded web server for connecting devices and building browser-based device dashboards. |
| Support | Free community help is available through the forum; paid sponsorship tiers offer private support and other services depending on tier. | Commercial support provides direct engineering access; reports are acknowledged and classified within two working days, and critical issues are worked on immediately. |
Plans
Caddy
- Indie$25 a month
- Indie Pro$50 a month
- Startup$99 a month
- Startup Pro$249 a month
- Business$999 a month
- Business+$2,999 a month
- Enterprise$5,900 a month
- Enterprise+$11,900 a month
Mongoose Web Server
- GPLv2 Open SourceFree
- CommercialPrice not published
- EvaluationPriced on request
In their own words
Caddy
Caddy is an extensible server platform used as a web server or proxy, and it is self-hosted. By default, it obtains and renews TLS certificates for sites and redirects HTTP to HTTPS. Its reverse proxy supports HTTP, HTTPS, WebSockets, gRPC, and FastCGI, along with load balancing and health checks. Configuration options include JSON through a RESTful API, the Caddyfile, and other adapters. Compile-time plugins extend its static binary. DNS challenge integrations include Cloudflare, DigitalOcean, Route 53, and other providers through libdns. Caddy can run as a command-line process, system service, container, Kubernetes workload, or embedded component. The software is free, with no paywalled features; sponsorship plans add services and support while leaving the license unchanged. Free community help is available through a forum. Caddy says its TLS defaults meet PCI DSS, NIST, and HIPAA compliance requirements, and that dependencies are verified with Go modules and release artifacts are cryptographically signed.
Mongoose Web Server
Mongoose Web Server has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.