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Hiawatha vs WEBrick

A side-by-side look at Hiawatha and WEBrick. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Hiawatha

Hiawatha

Network & Admin

Hiawatha is an open source web server that focuses on security and speed. It is designed to be easy to use, secure out of the box, and lightweight.

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WEBrick

WEBrick

Development

WEBrick is a lightweight HTTP server library that is bundled with Ruby. It enables developers to easily create HTTP servers in Ruby for testing, prototyping, and development.

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