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

Ranked by use across the 2,144 scanned WordPress sites with any Web Servers, Languages & Backend Frameworks tool right now.

100% 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.

20% of sites, +2 in 90 days, open-source

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

Visit Nginx ↗

10% of sites, +2 in 90 days, open-source

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

Visit Node.js ↗

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PHP2,144 sites (100%), +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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Nginx439 sites (20%), +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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Node.js218 sites (10%), +2 in 90 days, open-source

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

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Apache HTTP Server172 sites (8%), open-source

Long-running web server from the Apache Software Foundation, configurable per directory through .htaccess files.

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LiteSpeed72 sites (3%), freemium

Paid Apache replacement for web hosts, with a free open-source edition called OpenLiteSpeed.

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Ubuntu29 sites (1%), open-source

Canonical's Linux operating system, run on everything from laptops and workstations to servers and IoT devices.

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Ruby25 sites (1%), open-source

Free software language created by Yukihiro Matsumoto, offered under a BSD licence or the Ruby licence.

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Java19 sites (0.9%), open-source

Language and runtime platform, implemented in open source by OpenJDK.

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Python17 sites (0.8%), open-source

Programming language and runtime whose web options run from Django's full framework to Flask's micro-framework.

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ASP.NET15 sites (0.7%), open-source

Classic Microsoft web framework, offered free as part of the Windows-based .NET Framework.

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Ruby on Rails13 sites (0.6%), 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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Envoy10 sites (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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Debian8 sites (0.4%), open-source

Volunteer-built operating system whose Social Contract commits it to remaining entirely free software.

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Express7 sites (0.3%), open-source

Minimal, unopinionated Node.js web framework from the OpenJS Foundation.

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Django6 sites (0.3%), open-source

High-level Python web framework that favours rapid development and clean, pragmatic design.

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Lua5 sites (0.2%), open-source

Lightweight, embeddable scripting language designed to run inside other programs rather than to serve a site itself.

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OpenResty5 sites (0.2%), open-source

Nginx-based platform for dynamic gateways and web apps, scripted in Lua through LuaJIT.

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Laravel4 sites (0.2%), open-source

Framework for PHP web applications, pitched by its makers as batteries-included with expressive syntax.

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Microsoft IIS4 sites (0.2%), paid

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OpenSSL4 sites (0.2%), open-source

Toolkit for general-purpose cryptography and secure communication, free for commercial use under the Apache License.

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Windows Server4 sites (0.2%), paid

Commercial server operating system that Microsoft markets as flexible, reliable infrastructure.

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Bun2 sites (0.1%), open-source

Single-binary JavaScript and TypeScript toolkit whose runtime is designed as a drop-in Node.js replacement.

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FastAPI2 sites (0.1%), open-source

API framework for Python built on standard type hints and fully compatible with OpenAPI and JSON Schema.

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux2 sites (0.1%), paid

Subscription Linux distribution from Red Hat for servers, hybrid cloud and edge deployments.

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Tengine2 sites (0.1%), open-source

Taobao-built web server and reverse proxy, compatible with Nginx and extended for high-traffic sites.

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Apache Traffic Server1 site (0.0%), open-source

Caching proxy server from the Apache Software Foundation, built to cut response times and origin server load.

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ASP.NET Core1 site (0.0%), open-source

Cross-platform, open-source web framework from Microsoft, served by Kestrel by default and released on long-term and standard-term tracks.

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Caddy1 site (0.0%), open-source

Web server and reverse proxy in Go that turns HTTPS on by default.

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CentOS1 site (0.0%), open-source

Community Linux project behind CentOS Stream, with special interest groups that package extra software for it.

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CodeIgniter1 site (0.0%), open-source

Compact PHP framework for developers who want a simple toolkit, encouraging MVC without forcing it.

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Gunicorn1 site (0.0%), open-source

Python WSGI and ASGI application server started with one command.

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Kestrel1 site (0.0%), open-source

Default web server in ASP.NET Core project templates, and the one Microsoft's documentation recommends.

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Phusion Passenger1 site (0.0%), freemium

Polyglot app server that runs Ruby, Node.js and Python apps behind Nginx or Apache.