Hiawatha vs Racket Web Server
Hiawatha
hiawatha.leisink.net
Racket Web Server
docs.racket-lang.orgSide by side
| Figure | Hiawatha | Racket Web Server |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Web Server Software | 8.1 (#8) | 7.7 (#16) |
| License | The webserver is distributed under GNU GPL version 2. | The package listing gives the license as Apache-2.0 or MIT. |
| Platforms | The download page lists a MacOS X package, Debian/Ubuntu repository options, and FreeBSD and OpenBSD ports; it says the Windows package is compiled via Cygwin and is not recommended for production unless tested. | Racket describes its software as cross-platform for Windows, macOS, and Linux, and offers installers for those platforms. |
| Purpose | Hiawatha is an advanced, secure webserver designed for Unix. | The manual describes Racket libraries for building web applications. |
| Security | It supports TLS via mbed TLS and offers protection against SQL injection, XSS, CSRF/XSRF and DoS attacks. | The security FAQ warns that continuation URLs can subvert authentication and should be protected like the information in the continuation. |
Plans
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Hiawatha
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Racket Web Server
Racket Web Server has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.