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Cherokee vs mongrel

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

Cherokee

Cherokee

Network & Admin

Cherokee is an open source, very fast, flexible and easy to configure web server. It supports the widespread technologies and protocols used nowadays: FastCGI, SCGI, PHP, HTTP/1.1, SSL/TLS, AJP13, WebSocket, IPv6, and others. It also features high availability, load balancing, powerful configuration system, and simple administration tools.

open-sourcefastflexibleeasy-to-configurefastcgiscgiphphttp11ssltlsajp13websocketipv6high-availabilityload-balancingpowerful-configurationsimple-administration
mongrel

mongrel

Development

Mongrel is a fast HTTP 1.1 web server library written in Ruby for the Ruby on Rails and Sinatra web frameworks. It is light, easy to install and configure, and good for development and testing environments.

rubyhttpweb-serverfastlightweight

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