Web servers · comparison
Apache HTTP Server vs Nginx
Nginx is used on 2,541,445 sites, 42% more than Apache HTTP Server (1,787,502 sites).
In Web servers, Apache HTTP Server ranks #2 and Nginx #1 by number of sites.
From Jul 2026 to Oct 2026, Apache HTTP Server grew 0.4% and Nginx grew 0.8%.
4,968 sites run both: 0.3% of Apache HTTP Server sites and 0.2% of Nginx 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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Nginx
nginx.org/en
- Sites
- 2,541,445
- Share of tracked sites
- 16.2%
- Rank in Web servers
- #1
- Change since Jul 2026
- ▲ +0.76%
Sites using both
4,968
sites run Apache HTTP Server and Nginx
of Apache HTTP Server sites0.3%
of Nginx sites0.2%
Top sites using Apache HTTP Server
- wso2.download#17,612
- scilab.org#25,585
- akaihane.or.jp#110,800
- ai-gakkai.or.jp#117,764
- ucatolica.edu.co#156,485
Often used with Apache HTTP Server
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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.