nginx vs Static Web Server

nginx vs Static Web Server
Fact	nginx	Static Web Server
Language	C	Rust
Licence	BSD-2-Clause	Apache-2.0
Stars	32k	2.4k
Latest	release-1.31.6	v2.44.0
Last push	2026-09-30	2026-10-05
Release cadence	about 14 days between releases	about 51 days between releases
Active contributors	22 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days	9 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days
Flags	none	none

How they relate

Static Web Server replaces nginx. Alternatives to nginx →
PartialServes static files only, from a single Rust binary.

release-1.30.52026-09-15nginx-1.30.5 stable version has been released, with fixes for buffer overflow vulnerability when using ngx_http_v3_modu…
release-1.31.62026-09-15nginx-1.31.6 mainline version has been released, with fixes for buffer overflow vulnerability when using ngx_http_v3_mo…
release-1.31.52026-09-02nginx-1.31.5 mainline version has been released, featuring control API, predicate locations, client_body_early_read dir…
release-1.31.42026-08-19nginx-1.31.4 mainline version has been released.
release-1.30.42026-07-15nginx-1.30.4 stable version has been released, with fixes for buffer overflow vulnerability when using map with regex (…

v2.44.02026-07-31This new v2.44.0 brings bug fixes and security updates. A fix for pre-compressed variant body truncation, a new --use-r…
v3.0.0-beta.12026-07-21We are excited to announce our first v3.0.0-beta.1 release for the upcoming major v3.0.0 which is a significant milesto…pre-release
v2.43.02026-06-10This new v2.43.0 brings bug fixes, new features and improvements. A fix for unnecessary pre-compressed file lookups, FI…
v2.42.02026-03-27This new v2.42.0 brings bug fixes, new features and improvements. Fix a memory increase regression introduced in v2.40.…
v2.41.02026-02-20This new v2.41.0 release includes important bug fixes, new features, and improvements.

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