Microsoft IIS alternatives
As of 5 November 2026, 21 web app servers are named by companies instead of Microsoft IIS: Apache HTTP Server by 1,630 companies, NGINX by 1,228, Apache Tomcat by 1,132.
As of 5 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- Microsoft IIS, companies in postings
- 1,297
- Most used alternative
- Apache HTTP Server · 1,630
- Fastest hiring, 90 days
- Apache HTTP Server
- Alternatives ranked
- 21
- Catalogue
- T-1.0.1-prov
web app servers companies choose instead of Microsoft IIS
Companies naming each tool in their own postings, and postings in the last 90 days. Bars are relative to the category leader.
| # | Alternative | Companies | companies | vs Microsoft IIS | postings, 90 d | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apache HTTP ServerApache Software Foundation | 1,630 | 126% | 3,163 | Microsoft IIS vs Apache HTTP Server → | |
| 2 | NGINXF5 | 1,228 | 95% | 2,476 | Microsoft IIS vs NGINX → | |
| 3 | Apache TomcatApache Software Foundation | 1,132 | 87% | 2,209 | Microsoft IIS vs Apache Tomcat → | |
| 4 | JBossRed Hat | 587 | 45% | 1,185 | Microsoft IIS vs JBoss → | |
| 5 | Oracle WebLogic ServerOracle | 563 | 43% | 1,328 | Microsoft IIS vs Oracle WebLogic Server → | |
| 6 | 436 | 34% | 1,195 | Microsoft IIS vs IBM WebSphere → | ||
| 7 | Envoy ProxyCNCF | 270 | 21% | 509 | Microsoft IIS vs Envoy Proxy → | |
| 8 | HAProxyHAProxy Technologies | 237 | 18% | 448 | Microsoft IIS vs HAProxy → | |
| 9 | WildFlyRed Hat | 156 | 12% | 319 | Microsoft IIS vs WildFly → | |
| 10 | Varnish CacheVarnish Software | 101 | 8% | 168 | soon | |
| 11 | 99 | 8% | 213 | soon | ||
| 12 | TraefikTraefik Labs | 81 | 6% | 124 | soon | |
| 13 | Eclipse JettyEclipse Foundation | 70 | 5% | 66 | soon | |
| 14 | JBoss EAPRed Hat | 52 | 4% | 99 | soon | |
| 15 | GlassFishEclipse Foundation | 35 | 3% | 48 | soon | |
| 16 | GunicornGunicorn project | 32 | 2% | 38 | soon | |
| 17 | SquidSquid Project | 32 | 2% | 73 | soon | |
| 18 | PM2Keymetrics | 27 | 2% | 49 | soon | |
| 19 | Uvicorn | 27 | 2% | 41 | soon | |
| 20 | Oracle TuxedoOracle | 23 | 2% | 51 | soon | |
| 21 | Oracle Application ServerOracle | 17 | 1% | 28 | soon |
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21 web app servers are named by companies instead of Microsoft IIS: Apache HTTP Server by 1,630 companies, NGINX by 1,228, Apache Tomcat by 1,132, measured from their own job postings. (Breaknorm, 5 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/tools/microsoft-iis/alternatives)
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- RankingCompanies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system, from the Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov. Editions are folded into their parent product.
- 90-day postingsOpen postings first seen or posted in the last 90 days that name the tool.
- Not includedRatings, prices, feature claims, sponsored positions.
Microsoft IIS alternatives: questions
What is the most used alternative to Microsoft IIS?
Apache HTTP Server: 1,630 companies name it in their own job postings, against 1,297 for Microsoft IIS.
How is this list ranked?
By the number of companies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system (Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov), then by postings in the last 90 days. No ratings, no vendor input, no sponsored positions.
Does this say which is better?
No. It says who uses what, by company size, industry and country, so you can see which tools companies like yours choose. For features and prices, read the vendors.
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