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Best Web Servers, Languages & Backend Frameworks for Shopify in 2026

Ranked by use across the 185 scanned Shopify sites with any Web Servers, Languages & Backend Frameworks tool right now.

PHP

89% of sites, +2 in 90 days, open-source

Scripting language suited to web development that runs on the server and can be embedded in HTML.

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Node.js

8% of sites, +2 in 90 days, open-source

Asynchronous, event-driven JavaScript runtime designed for building scalable network applications.

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Nginx

6% of sites, +2 in 90 days, open-source

Reverse proxy and web server under a BSD licence, backed commercially by F5 since 2019.

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PHP165 sites (89%), +2 in 90 days, open-source
Scripting language suited to web development that runs on the server and can be embedded in HTML.
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Node.js15 sites (8%), +2 in 90 days, open-source
Asynchronous, event-driven JavaScript runtime designed for building scalable network applications.
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Nginx12 sites (6%), +2 in 90 days, open-source
Reverse proxy and web server under a BSD licence, backed commercially by F5 since 2019.
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Java4 sites (2%), open-source
Language and runtime platform, implemented in open source by OpenJDK.
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Laravel2 sites (1%), open-source
Framework for PHP web applications, pitched by its makers as batteries-included with expressive syntax.
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Ruby2 sites (1%), open-source
Free software language created by Yukihiro Matsumoto, offered under a BSD licence or the Ruby licence.
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Ruby on Rails2 sites (1%), open-source
Full-stack Ruby web application framework, MIT licensed, with tools for both the front end and the back end.
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ASP.NET1 site (0.5%), open-source
Classic Microsoft web framework, offered free as part of the Windows-based .NET Framework.
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Caddy1 site (0.5%), open-source
Web server and reverse proxy in Go that turns HTTPS on by default.
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Envoy1 site (0.5%), +1 in 90 days, open-source
Edge and service proxy written in C++ for cloud-native and AI-native applications, hosted by the CNCF.
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Lua1 site (0.5%), open-source
Lightweight, embeddable scripting language designed to run inside other programs rather than to serve a site itself.
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OpenResty1 site (0.5%), open-source
Nginx-based platform for dynamic gateways and web apps, scripted in Lua through LuaJIT.
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Symfony1 site (0.5%), open-source
PHP framework and reusable component set for building web applications.
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Ubuntu1 site (0.5%), open-source
Canonical's Linux operating system, run on everything from laptops and workstations to servers and IoT devices.
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