Hiawatha vs Lwan
Hiawatha
hiawatha.leisink.netLwan
lwan.wsSide by side
| Figure | Hiawatha | Lwan |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 0 |
| Spec score · Web Server Software | 8.1 (#8) | 6.8 (#32) |
| Intended use | The maker says Hiawatha's lightweight design makes it suitable for older hardware or embedded systems. | The README says Lwan can be used as a standalone web server or built as a reusable library for applications to expose an interface through HTTP. |
| License | The webserver is distributed under GNU GPL version 2. | The project is licensed under the GNU General Public License version 2 or, at the user's option, any later version. |
| Security | It supports TLS via mbed TLS and offers protection against SQL injection, XSS, CSRF/XSRF and DoS attacks. | Its configuration can drop privileges and restrict the server's filesystem view with chroot. |
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Hiawatha
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