Question 1

What is Gunicorn?

Accepted Answer

Gunicorn 'Green Unicorn' is an open source Python WSGI HTTP Server for UNIX. It's a pre-fork worker model. The Gunicorn server is presented as broadly compatible with various web frameworks, simply implemented, light on server resources, and fairly speedy.

Question 2

What are Gunicorn's top competitors?

Accepted Answer

Apache Tomcat are common alternatives for Gunicorn.

Question 3

Who uses Gunicorn?

Accepted Answer

The most common users of Gunicorn are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).

Gunicorn Competitors and Alternatives

Most Commonly Comparedto Gunicorn

NGINX

Apache Tomcat

IBM WebSphere Hybrid Edition

Oracle WebLogic Server

Microsoft Application Server (deprecated)

Microsoft IIS

Red Hat JBoss EAP

SAP NetWeaver AS

Oracle GlassFish Server