But realistically, this comparison doesn’t matter.I much prefer raw NGINX handling fewer requests at reasonable response (1sec) before crashing early, than OLS with slower initial response before trying to unsuccessfully handle more concurrent hits. OLS served 383 requests but averaged 9-sec for each, before failing in 16 seconds.NGINX served 150 requests and averaged 1-sec for each, before failing in 6 seconds.NGINX (un-cached) vs OLS (un-cached) NGINX (un-cached) OLS (un-cached) Then used free loader.io account to throw 10,000 clients/min at HTTPS domain using GET method.OLS server had fresh WP site with only LiteSpeed Cache plugin.NGINX server had fresh WP site with only Cache Enabler plugin.(Using mostly default configs, I didn’t fine-tune them.) I fired up a bunch of cheap $5 VPS (1-core, 1gb ram).Advantages OLS has over NGINX? – easy learning curve for pros, easy interface for non-pros, htaccess compatible, also the super powerful native WordPress cache plugin (LiteSpeed Cache) whereas NGINX doesn’t have one.Advantages NGINX has over OLS? – admins today are more familiar with NGINX config, and find it less hassle to config/manage.Is OLS easier to use than NGINX? – not if they prefer NGINX config.Is OLS newer/cooler than NGINX? – some pros think it’s gimmicky and not as proven, not as stable.Is OLS really faster than NGINX? – diehard NGINX devs/admins say no.Main advantage OLS has over NGINX? – OLS allows you to use LiteSpeed Cache plugin (which is my favorite cache plugin for WordPress).In terms of htaccess compatibility and graphical UI configuration console. Is OLS easier to use than NGINX? – yes, it is.Is OLS newer/cooler than NGINX? – yes, it is.Is OLS really faster than NGINX? – that’s what my post will answer.It’s free open-source OpenLiteSpeed taking on the powerhouse free open-source NGINX. So now we realize where the battle is really at. Ultra-modern trendy hosts offering NGINX & OpenLiteSpeed (OLS).
Boutique hosts (both traditional & modern) offering LiteSpeed.Many traditional hosts still offering Apache.Which takes us to today’s webhosting landscape: After some years, LiteSpeed decided to release a free open-source version called OpenLiteSpeed (2013). You’d think LiteSpeed would be mega-popular but it wasn’t because you had to pay for it…whereas Apache and NGINX were free and open-source. LiteSpeed (2003) actually released a year before NGINX (2004) and was fast like NGINX but could also do all the things Apache did. But Apache hung on because it could do a dozen things NGINX couldn’t. Back in the days…it was only Apache and NGINX…and not much of a battle (speedwise) because NGINX was way newer and built specifically for speed. Not even kidding, these 2 names are mentioned everywhere today.
If you seriously haven’t heard of them, you’re probably living under a rock and should get an internet subscription. The biggest and most popular high performance web servers in use today. Just a couple photos, biased opinions, and hasty conclusions from my 30-minute testing of these two server giants. The web-server fight of the century continues through the pandemic into 2022.įind out as they go head-to-head in another of my lazy ass write-ups.
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