infra
Nginx
The gold standard for web servers - rock solid but configuration quirks
8.8Overall
Utility10
Onboarding6
Craft8
Niche fit9
Longevity10
Five dimensions scored independently; overall is a weighted average. Scores are only comparable within this same rubric.
Good for
Production environments needing high-performance web serving, reverse proxy or load balancing
Not for
Developers wanting zero-config solutions or fully modern APIs
Project description
High-perf web server and reverse proxy. ~30% of web. Load balancing, SSL, static serving. Battle-tested 20 years.