Apache HTTP Server
by Apache HTTP Server · Open-source, module-based web server for Unix-like systems, Windows and macOS
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Overview
Apache HTTP Server (httpd) is an open-source web server from The Apache Software Foundation, distributed as source code you build for your own platform. It is configured through virtual hosts, per-directory .htaccess files and dynamically loaded modules, with over 100 modules for rewriting, proxying, load balancing and scripting. TLS/SSL, HTTP/2, caching and reverse proxy are included.
- Best for
- Teams self-hosting websites, reverse proxies or load balancers on Linux, Windows, macOS or Unix
- Pricing
- No prices are shown; the page presents httpd as open-source software downloaded as source code from the project's download page.
Strengths and trade-offs
Strengths
- Over 100 modules for rewriting, proxying and load balancing
- Per-directory .htaccess config, virtual hosts, loadable modules
- HTTP/2, content caching and multi-processing modules (MPMs)
- Runs on Linux, Windows, macOS and most Unix-like systems
Trade-offs
- Distributed as source code; you build and configure it yourself
- 2.2 is end-of-life, with no further patches or security updates
- TLS 1.3 with OpenSSL 1.1.1 requires version 2.4.43 or newer
How Apache HTTP Server markets itself
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“Apache HTTP Server”
- Angle: Open source / ownership
- Hero: Typography only
Pricing
Published plans and prices from Apache HTTP Server’s own pricing page.
How this score is made up
Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.
MCP support
Whether an agent can drive the product through the Model Context Protocol, and how much setup that takes.
Documentation
Publicly reachable docs — coverage, freshness, code samples and machine readability.
Agent friendliness
How readable the site is to an automated client: llms.txt, structured data, server-rendered content, crawler access.
Changelog
A public, dated record of what shipped and when — the clearest signal that a product is still alive.
Marketing site structure
Whether the site answers a buyer's questions: clear positioning, the pages that matter, and accessibility.
Page speed
How fast the site loads for real visitors: Chrome UX Report 75th-percentile LCP, INP and CLS, with a Lighthouse mobile run standing in where a site has too little traffic for field data.
Operational trust
Status page and incident history, security disclosure, compliance and data-processing documentation.
Measured, but not part of the score
Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.
Openness
Source availability, self-hosting, data export and open standards. Scored and shown, but not part of the composite — paid SaaS is not worse for being paid SaaS.
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Where this comes from
The Apache HTTP Server pages BenchRank reads when it scores the product — its documentation, release notes, status and security pages, and its repository where there is one.
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