Simple-Web-Server vs drogon

Simple-Web-Server

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drogon

Drogon: A C++14/17 based HTTP web application framework running on Linux/macOS/Unix/Windows [Moved to: https://github.com/drogonframework/drogon] (by an-tao)

Web Application Framework Linux http-framework HTTP Server HTTP drogon non-blocking-io asynchronous-programming

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Simple-Web-Server		drogon
	Project
1	Mentions	6
-	Stars	5,863
-	Growth	-
-	Activity	9.0
-	Latest Commit	almost 3 years ago
	Language	C++
-	License	MIT License

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Simple-Web-Server

Posts with mentions or reviews of Simple-Web-Server. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-06-08.

cpprestsdk in maintenance mode
17 projects | /r/cpp | 8 Jun 2021

If you need an embedded C++ HTTP server then there are plenty of libraries/frameworks (in random order): Crow, RESTinio, Boost.Beast, cpp-httplib, http_backend, Pistache, RestBed, served, proxygen, Simple-Web-Server, drogon, oat++.

drogon

Posts with mentions or reviews of drogon. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-06-08.

Easiest way to get values and run C++ code through a webpage
1 project | /r/AskProgramming | 10 Jun 2021

You also have https://github.com/an-tao/drogon
cpprestsdk in maintenance mode
17 projects | /r/cpp | 8 Jun 2021

If you need an embedded C++ HTTP server then there are plenty of libraries/frameworks (in random order): Crow, RESTinio, Boost.Beast, cpp-httplib, http_backend, Pistache, RestBed, served, proxygen, Simple-Web-Server, drogon, oat++.
How to use C++ as backend
8 projects | /r/cpp_questions | 20 Apr 2021

You can use Drogon, which is currently the fastets framework in the TechEmpower benchmark.
C++ web frameworks: how to compare?
2 projects | /r/cpp | 24 Mar 2021

FYI: I posted to the top contenders GitHub issues - https://github.com/an-tao/drogon/issues/760 - https://github.com/matt-42/lithium/issues/63 - https://github.com/rbock/sqlpp11/issues/361 - https://github.com/oatpp/oatpp/issues/401
The state of server-side frameworks for Dart
6 projects | /r/dartlang | 12 Mar 2021

For example, Drogon is said to be the fastest http server: https://github.com/an-tao/drogon.
Suggested libraries for building a REST service in C++?
2 projects | /r/cpp | 25 Jan 2021

I like this one Drogon.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing Simple-Web-Server and drogon you can also consider the following projects:

Pistache - A high-performance REST toolkit written in C++

Oat++ - 🌱Light and powerful C++ web framework for highly scalable and resource-efficient web application. It's zero-dependency and easy-portable.

Crow - A Fast and Easy to use microframework for the web.

Crow - Crow is very fast and easy to use C++ micro web framework (inspired by Python Flask)

cpp-httplib - A C++ header-only HTTP/HTTPS server and client library

C++ REST SDK - The C++ REST SDK is a Microsoft project for cloud-based client-server communication in native code using a modern asynchronous C++ API design. This project aims to help C++ developers connect to and interact with services.

lithium - Easy to use C++17 HTTP Server with no compromise on performances. https://matt-42.github.io/lithium

µWebSockets - Simple, secure & standards compliant web server for the most demanding of applications

libunifex - Unified Executors