FrankenPHP vs Phusion Passenger
FrankenPHP
frankenphp.devPhusion Passenger
phusionpassenger.comSide by side
| Figure | FrankenPHP | Phusion Passenger |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $1.96/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 0 | 5 |
| Spec score · Web Server Software | 7.5 (#20) | 8.1 (#11) |
| Deployment | FrankenPHP is available as standalone binaries and Docker images, and applications can be packaged as standalone binaries. | Passenger can run locally or on a remote cloud server, and its features page also describes Docker integration. |
| Product | FrankenPHP is a modern PHP application server built on top of Caddy. | Passenger is an application server that runs and automatically manages web applications. |
| Security | The Docker documentation describes running FrankenPHP as a non-root user and discusses building on distroless or Docker hardened images to reduce attack surface. | Passenger says it defends against slow client attacks and common HTTP parser exploits and uses privilege separation. |
| Support | Les-Tilleuls.coop offers migration, training, and production hosting and management services for FrankenPHP projects. | Support tiers offer between one ticket per year and unlimited tickets, with stated response times ranging from five days to two hours. |
Plans
Phusion Passenger
- Passenger Enterprise Bronze supportFree
- Passenger Enterprise Silver support$23.52 a year
- Passenger Enterprise Gold support$89.11 a year
- Passenger Enterprise Diamond support$308.19 a year
- Passenger EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
FrankenPHP
FrankenPHP has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Phusion Passenger
Phusion Passenger has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.