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Apache HTTP ServervsWhatomate

Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

Apache HTTP ServerWhatomate
Score74/10053/100
Rank in category#3 of 12 in Web Servers#37 of 110 in Chat
GitHub stars—1 752
Stars, last 30 days—+1
Stable releases, 12 months00
Latest release——
SetupAdvancedModerate
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseApache-2.0AGPL-3.0
Main language—Go

Which one should you pick?

Apache HTTP Server scores 74/100 against 53/100 for Whatomate, so it is the safer default.

If you want the quickest setup, Whatomate is easier to run; Apache HTTP Server needs more configuration.

Whatomate is growing faster right now (+1 stars in 30 days).

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