Compare the Top Application Server Software for Linux as of July 2025

What is Application Server Software for Linux?

Application server software provides a platform for deploying, managing, and running applications, typically for web or enterprise environments. These servers handle the backend logic of applications, facilitating the connection between client devices and databases or other services. Application servers often provide middleware services such as security, transaction management, and messaging, enabling the smooth execution of applications. They are designed to support multiple users simultaneously and ensure high availability, scalability, and performance of applications. This software is commonly used in environments where complex, data-intensive applications are developed, such as in e-commerce platforms, enterprise resource planning (ERP), and customer relationship management (CRM) systems. Compare and read user reviews of the best Application Server software for Linux currently available using the table below. This list is updated regularly.

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    JBoss EAP

    JBoss EAP

    Red Hat

    Red Hat® JBoss® Enterprise Application Platform (JBoss EAP) delivers enterprise-grade security, performance, and scalability in any environment. Whether on-premise; virtual; or in private, public, or hybrid clouds, JBoss EAP can help you deliver apps faster, everywhere. JBoss EAP 7 is built to provide simplified deployment and full Jakarta EE performance for applications in any environment. Whether on-premise or in virtual, private, public, and hybrid clouds, JBoss EAP features a modular architecture that starts services only as they are required. JBoss EAP 7 is built for performance and flexibility in modern application environments. Its modular architecture and services-driven set of components reduce scale-out times and provide flexibility for applications deployed in different environments. JBoss EAP allows developers to be meet line-of-business demands. Support for Jakarta EE and its web-based frameworks, such as Spring, Spring Web Flow, Spring WS, Spring Security, etc.
    Starting Price: $8000
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    RasPiEsi
    RasPiEsi is The World's Smallest Open Source ERP Application Server powered by Epesi and running on Raspberry Pi Zero with 1 core and 512MB RAM only. Part of Epesi ENS - the first FOSS Enterprise Nervous System. Epesi BIM on LLMP stack: - Linux - Lighttpd - MariaDB - tuned - PHP 7.4 FPM + memcached and ZRAM neofetch, mc, ncdu added and updated 77 packages on November 4, 2023 for version 1.1 ("Józiu") RasPiEsi is the smallest possible Epesi Node I was able to build with the smallest RAM usage of only 133MB! Thanks to the excellent DietPi distro this tiny server runs Epesi surprisingly well especially on a fast SD card. It should run unmodified on any Raspberry Pi - from the lowest end $5 RPi Zero with no WiFi and 1 CPU and 512 MB of RAM (used to create this disk image), to the high end RPi 4. Tested fine on RPi 3 - unmodified, just swapped between units! MIT License • Copyright (c) 2024 by Janusz Tylek and Karina Tylek
    Starting Price: $0
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    Plesk

    Plesk

    Plesk

    The complete set of features to build, secure and run. Everything you'll need to effortlessly build your projects, secure against vulnerabilities and automate your day-to-day tasks - on one simple dashboard. Add domains and subdomains and move them between subscriptions. Configure DNS and DNSSEC. Secure all your domains with the new SSL It! extension. Horde & RoundCube webmail on Plesk for Linux / Windows. Automatically set up Outlook & Thunderbird clients with mail auto-discover plus SNI support. Move databases between subscriptions and find out which database is linked to which website. Now with MariaDB as the database server for customer websites. You can become more productive than ever before with the all-improved File Manager, now including additional mass uploading and file search abilities. Plesk is a hosting control panel with simple and secure web server, website and web apps management tools. It is specially designed to help web professionals.
    Starting Price: $12 per month
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    NGINX
    NGINX Open Source: The open source web server that powers more than 400 million websites. NGINX Plus is a software load balancer, web server, and content cache built on top of open source NGINX. Use NGINX Plus instead of your hardware load balancer and get the freedom to innovate without being constrained by infrastructure. Save more than 80% compared to hardware ADCs, without sacrificing performance or functionality. Deploy anywhere: public cloud, private cloud, bare metal, virtual machines, and containers. Save time by performing common tasks through the built‑in NGINX Plus API. From NetOps to DevOps, modern app teams need a self‑service, API‑driven platform that integrates easily into CI/CD workflows to accelerate app deployment – whether your app has a hybrid or microservices architecture – and makes app lifecycle management easier.
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    Payara Enterprise

    Payara Enterprise

    Payara Services Ltd

    Jakarta EE & MicroProfile compatible, supported application servers for production and containerized deployments. Monthly releases, bug fixes, and patches. Rolled into Payara Enterprise products making Payara Server the best option for production Jakarta EE (Java EE) applications and Payara Micro the best option for containerized Jakarta EE applications. Payara Migration & Support engineers assist customers with Payara Server or Payara Micro during development projects before going to production, or provide assistance with the application server migration process. Raise tickets for bugs, incidents or questions related to Payara Server or Payara Micro, including any general questions you may have about configuration, deployment, security, monitoring and troubleshooting. Exclusive access to monthly releases of Payara Server and Payara Micro including crucial fixes and patches. New features are added once they are stable and ready for production use.
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    eApps

    eApps

    eApps

    Enterprise-grade "virtual data center" platform for admin, deployment and operation of advanced web services. For multiple servers, complex deployments, geo-spanning, DR/HA configurations, and more. Latest spec Hypervisors and fast, expandable SSD block storage. Fast, solid platform for websites, web apps, and web services. Supports large, custom-sized virtual servers, adjustable at any time. Handles heavy workloads using the latest spec Hypervisors and fast, expandable SSD block storage. Next-generation platform for development, rapid deployment, and operation of critical apps. Superior Vertical/Horizontal autoscaling. Strong Java, PHP, Ruby, Python, Node.js, Golan, Docker, and Kubernetes support. Our platforms have included, and optional, services that are designed to ensure security, performance, uptime, and worry-free operation. We offer custom solutions for your requirements. Let us solve your backup, VPN, high uptime, and data protection needs.
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