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Apache Lounge vs OpenResty: catalog facts
Apache Lounge	OpenResty
Free Free downloads, funded by voluntary donations.	Free Free and open source; the company sells separate commercial products.
Windows, Self-hosted	Windows, Self-hosted
Current Windows builds of Apache httpd Popular third-party modules available	Scripts Nginx request handling in Lua Bundles many Lua libraries and Nginx modules
Windows builds only Third-party builds rather than official ASF binaries	Requires familiarity with Nginx configuration and Lua Homepage also promotes paid commercial products
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: BSD-2-Clause
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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