Choosing the right web server can make or break your website’s performance. With so many options available Apache, NGINX, LiteSpeed, OpenLiteSpeed, Caddy, and Lighttpd how do you know which one is the fastest, most efficient, and best suited for your needs?

To find out, we conducted a comprehensive benchmark, testing these six popular web servers under different conditions, including static file handling, high concurrency, large file downloads, and sustained traffic simulations. Our goal? To identify the best-performing server in terms of speed, resource usage, and reliability.

If you're self-hosting any services, you'll want a reverse proxy as another layer of defense.