What is the fastest web server?

[twinscythe12332]

As usual, I'm skeptical on any benchmarks. But this doesn't look too bad. It may not cover everything that gets done on a web server, but it's something to look at (also, bar charts!)

http://www.webperformance.com/load-testing/blog/2011/11/what-is-the-fastest-webserver/

[Dave A]

It may not cover everything that gets done on a web server...

Something of an understatement

There's also the "done with out-the-box settings" issue which I suggest might also be skewing results some.

[twinscythe12332]

There's also the "done with out-the-box settings" issue which I suggest might also be skewing results some.

At least it should be uniform =P

[Dave A]

I'm fairly confident MS pays far more attention to default settings than the community projects do...

...and MS doesn't have to deal with the inherent problems of obtaining consensus out of a committee of unpaid, maniacal volunteers either.

[irneb]

Well if you read their own comment about why they still use Apache: The difference is actually so infinitesimal as to be more than likely swamped by normal latency times. Thus you'd probably not even notice the difference between the fastest & slowest servers in those tested. And thus (for them at least) the overruling factor is: "Which server gives us the features we need?"

[kailashseo368]

Apache server

[markspend01]

Hey Guys well i think that the Apache server is the most efficient.It is free so it is regularly being customized to best fit the credentials for the best possible web server.Thanks!!

[polpak]

Any differences observed between Apache server for Linux/Unix or for MS-Windows ?

[Dave A]

Any differences observed between Apache server for Linux/Unix or for MS-Windows ?

IIS is the Microsoft server product tested and came out the clear winner.
(Hence the controversy, as it were).