Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Armor

Simple HTTP server, supports HTTP/2 and auto TLS

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Armor launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Anything API▲656

   Hey HN! We built Notte, a browser infrastructure and agents platform. Many of our users automate UI workflows or extract data from sites that don’t have APIs. In practice, we noticed that once an agent understands how a site works, parts of the task can often run without a browser by interacting with the same network requests the site uses. So we built Anything API: describe a browser task, and our agent explores the site, builds a function, tests it against your description, and deploys a callable REST endpoint. No infra to manage. How the build works: - Describe the task (best results come…

   Mar 2026 · anything.notte.cc · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Easy Webserver for Node.js, Python, PHP, with Free SSL▲123

   Scalable PaaS (automated Docker+nginx) - aka Heroku on Steroids - caprover/README.md at master · caprover/caprover

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   HTTP Prompt▲128

   An interactive command-line HTTP client

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Caddy, a cross-platform HTTP/2 web server▲208

   Caddy is a powerful, enterprise-ready, open source web server with automatic HTTPS written in Go

   2015 · caddyserver.com · its alternatives →

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   A HTTP2 web server with auto SSL certificate, Zero-Configuration▲16

   A HTTP3 web server for reverse proxy and single page application, automatically apply for ssl certificate, Zero-Configuration. - txthinking/nico

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Commando.io▲90

   Manage servers easily online.

   2014 · its alternatives →

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   I'm rewriting a web server written in Rust for speed and ease of use▲68

   Hello! I got quite some feedback on a web server I'm building, so I'm rewriting the server to be faster and easier to use. I (and maybe some other contributors?) have optimized the web server performance, especially for static file serving and reverse proxying (the last use case I optimized for very recently). I also picked a different configuration format and specification, what I believe is easier to write. Automatic TLS is also enabled by default out of the box, you don't need to even enable it manually, like it was in the original server I was building. Yesterday, I released the first…

   2025 · ferron.sh · its alternatives →

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   Boundary Free▲74

   Server and App Monitoring

   2014 · domaineasy.com · its alternatives →

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   Serve – like python -m SimpleHTTPServer, but with gzip and http2▲18

   Simple http server for localhost development with flags for enabling gzip and http2 - rhardih/serve

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    HTTPHUB▲69

    Most essential backend for applications and devices

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Localdots – HTTPS domains for localhost with autoconfig and hot reload▲75

    HTTPS domains for localhost. 🏠. Contribute to lufzle/localdots development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    WSGI pure Python non-blocking HTTP2 server▲15

    Readable, simple and fast asynchronous non-blocking network apps - hivesolutions/netius

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Developed from my Prison cell: A Libcurl TUI HTTP Client in Rust.▲47

    HTTP client/libcurl TUI front end in Rust, with request + key storage - PThorpe92/CuTE

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Commando.io▲34

    Manage servers easily online.

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    I built an HTTP/2 server in C++ to learn the protocol and language▲11

    I wanted to learn more about the HTTP/2 protocol but also deep dive into modern C++ development. I'm currently using it to host my personal web site - https://www.roberthargreaves.com. I've also blogged a bit about the development process, hosting options and steps I took to harden the application against attack - https://blog.roberthargreaves.com/2026/01/03/building-hostin... It's by no means a complete implementation of HTTP/2, but I think I've achieved the main aims I was hoping to achieve with it! I would love some feedback though from…

    Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Dev web server: livereload, watch, h2, http2▲12

    www dev server with livereload, file watching, http2, https, self signed cert generation - MiguelCastillo/3dub

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Beam▲8

    A HTTP client for developers built with Rust

    Jun 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Commando.io▲19

    Manage servers easily online

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    HTTP/2 server built in Elixir▲7

    HTTP web server and client, supports http1 and http2 - CrowdHailer/Ace

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A very simple http “proxy” on runkit▲5

    2017 · runkit.io · its alternatives →

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    Secured Default HTTP(S) Server for Go▲26

    A Simple, Secured Default HTTP(S) Server for Golang - xeoncross/secureserver

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    HTTP-nu – Nushell-scriptable HTTP server with SSE / Datastar▲14

    The surprisingly performant, Nushell-scriptable, cross.stream-powered, Datastar-ready HTTP server that fits in your back pocket. 🐘💫🚀💜 - cablehead/http-nu

    Feb 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    HTTPie▲7

    HTTP CLI client for humans and makers

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    ssltun - simple secure HTTP proxy server with automic HTTPS in Golang▲16

    led - lehu daemon. Contribute to taoso/led development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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