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mongrel vs WEBrick

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

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.

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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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