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Add to SafariWhen comparing Nginx vs LiteSpeed Web Server, the Slant community recommends Nginx for most people. In the question“What are the best web servers?” Nginx is ranked 1st while LiteSpeed Web Server is ranked 7th.
Specs
Question Ranking
Pros
Pro Free and open source
Pro Fast and built for scalability
Nginx is event-driven, asynchronous, non-blocking and single threaded (one master process + worker processes). This allows nginx to be manage resources more efficiently compared to thread-based models (like Apache).
Pro Lightweight
Nginx offers a more basic set of functions out of the box compared most web servers. Extra functionality can be added via modules.
Pro Highly efficient memory use
Pro Highly efficient CPU use
Pro Advanced load balancing and caching
Pro Event Based Request Handling
Does not fork/thread per request.
Pro Easily configurable
Configuration files are concise and simple.
Pro Can handle thousands of concurrent clients with minimal memory and CPU usage
Pro Great support
From my personal experience, the support is great.
Pro Fastest Cache System for Wordpress - Litespeed Cache
Litespeed Cache for WordPress is faster than any other cache mechanism available for WordPress, coupled with additional Optimization options provided for free by Litespeed with quic.cloud allows you to keep your WordPress websites fastest.
Pro Native Fast Cache Plugins for all major CMS'es
Litespeed has great cache plugins for Prestashop, Magento, Cscart and because of its caching implementation, it is the fastest way to speed up your CMS'es.
Pro HTTP/3 Support with Maximum Browsers
Litespeed's HTTP/3 Implementation supports most vast range of browsers.
Cons
Con Free version is limited
There is a RAM limit and a domain limit
