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Apache HTTP Server vs Kestrel

Apache HTTP Server is used on 1,787,502 sites, 242 times as many as Kestrel (7,390 sites).

In Web servers, Apache HTTP Server ranks #2 and Kestrel #11 by number of sites.

From Jul 2026 to Oct 2026, Apache HTTP Server grew 0.4% and Kestrel grew 0.3%.

5 sites run both: less than 0.1% of Apache HTTP Server sites and less than 0.1% of Kestrel sites.

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Apache HTTP Server

httpd.apache.org
Sites
1,787,502
Share of tracked sites
11.65%
Rank in Web servers
#2
Change since Jul 2026
▲ +0.36%
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Kestrel

docs.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/fundamentals/servers/kestrel
Sites
7,390
Share of tracked sites
0.05%
Rank in Web servers
#11
Change since Jul 2026
▲ +0.28%

Sites using both

5
sites run Apache HTTP Server and Kestrel
of Apache HTTP Server sites<0.1%
of Kestrel sites<0.1%

Top sites using Apache HTTP Server

  1. wso2.download#17,612
  2. scilab.org#25,585
  3. akaihane.or.jp#110,800
  4. ai-gakkai.or.jp#117,764
  5. ucatolica.edu.co#156,485
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Often used with Apache HTTP Server

Top sites using Kestrel

  1. adtrace.net.in#149,363
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Often used with Kestrel

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Site counts and ranks come from our crawl of the web; the change compares the monthly adoption snapshots both technologies have.