Simple-Web-Server vs Proxygen

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A collection of C++ HTTP libraries including an easy to use HTTP server. (by facebook)

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Simple-Web-Server		Proxygen
	Project
1	Mentions	7
-	Stars	8,026
-	Growth	0.3%
-	Activity	9.2
-	Latest Commit	2 days ago
	Language	C++
-	License	GNU General Public License v3.0 or later

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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++.

Proxygen

Posts with mentions or reviews of Proxygen. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-03-29.

Backdoor in upstream xz/liblzma leading to SSH server compromise
49 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 29 Mar 2024

Looking forward to the time when Meta will make https://github.com/facebookincubator/zstrong.git public
found it mentioned in https://github.com/facebook/proxygen/blob/main/build/fbcode_..., looks like it's going to be cousin of zstd, but maybe for the stronger compression use cases
Nghttp3 1.0.0 – HTTP/3 library written in C
7 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 21 Oct 2023
Zap – fast back ends in Zig
8 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 14 Jun 2023
C++ (or C, I guess) application server that's QUIC/HTTP3 ready?
4 projects | /r/cpp | 29 Jun 2022
kleinsHTTP: A stupid stupidly simple HTTP Server
6 projects | /r/cpp | 21 Aug 2021

proxygen claims to support all 3, although I'm still not sure if it's an actual library or just an interface.
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++.
Experiments with h3 clients + Envoy
8 projects | dev.to | 12 Apr 2021

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What are some alternatives?

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

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

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.

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

Boost.Beast - HTTP and WebSocket built on Boost.Asio in C++11

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

POCO - The POCO C++ Libraries are powerful cross-platform C++ libraries for building network- and internet-based applications that run on desktop, server, mobile, IoT, and embedded systems.

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

Simple-WebSocket-Server

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

nghttp2 - nghttp2 - HTTP/2 C Library and tools

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

Mongoose - Embedded Web Server