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