Apache Web Server vs Zend PHP Engine comparison

Apache and Zend are both solutions in the Application Infrastructure category. Apache is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.8, while Zend is ranked #16 with an average rating of 8.0. Apache holds a 10.9% mindshare in AIS, compared to Zend’s 1.4% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Apache users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Zend users who would recommend it.

Apache Web Server

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100% willing to recommend

Zend PHP Engine

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Apache Web Server and Zend PHP Engine based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Application Infrastructure solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

Apache Web Server

Ranking in Application Infrastructure

4th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Zend PHP Engine

Ranking in Application Infrastructure

16th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the Application Infrastructure category, the mindshare of Apache Web Server is 10.9%, up from 10.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zend PHP Engine is 1.4%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Saurav Kumar

Senior security architecture at National Payment Corporation Of India

Offers security features that are reliable

When it comes to Apache Web Server, I don't have any suggestions for improvement because we use it in the UAT environment. For production, my company mainly uses NGINX. There is no direct package provided by the product if I want to use WAF. In NGINX, NGINX Plus has the signature update capability, but in Apache, the same feature is not available, making it an area where improvements are required. If WAF can be introduced in Apache Web Server, it would be a good improvement so that its users can implement either the WAF module or ModSecurity, as they choose. For NGINX, I think it has NGINX Management Suite, which is GUI-based and allows you to manage your configuration via the user interface, but Apache fails to offer such capabilities to users. Apache Web Server should provide users with the same capabilities offered under NGINX Management Suite with the help of a simple GUI so that our company doesn't have to do anything on the terminal while directly getting to use the user interface, which can help us with the configuration part.

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SatyendraGupta

External Consultant (Digital Tool Developer and Intervention Specialist) at IQVIA

The fact that it is available open-source is the best feature

The fact that it is available open-source is the best feature. A general scripting language should be further developed and should be embedded into it. I have been Zend PHP Engine for nine years. Multiple people are using the solution. Overall, I rate the solution a seven out of ten.…

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"It is more secure to use Apache and you will have fewer problems than other web services."

"The product is very cheap and stable."

"The product's initial setup phase is straightforward."

"Most of the features I liked were related to the performance during peak hours."

"Its community is its most valuable feature. Solving problems is easier on Apache because so many people know this product."

"It's reliable, configurable and generally secure."

"It is scalable."

"The solution offers good security."

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"Offers a complete environment to develop PHP applications. It is valuable because it allows you to have a complete stack (PHP, MySQL, Zend Server) enabling the building of a development environment, and to deploy to the production system."

"The most valuable feature of this solution is the speed at which it compiles and sends the dynamic cache."

"It offers good support for various types of classes, along with many open source libraries that we can readily utilize in our application development process. This gives us a lot of options when it comes to custom development solutions, without having to worry about licensing or other programming-related issues."

"This solution is really easy for me to use."

"The solution's initial setup process is easy."

"Zend PHP Engine is more secure than any other framework, and I usually prefer Zend PHP Engine for big applications."

"Zend PHP Engine is a good tool for developing and collecting data, offering strong performance."

"The fact that it is available open-source is the best feature."

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Cons

"The interface has room for improvement."

"For NGINX, I think it has NGINX Management Suite, which is GUI-based and allows you to manage your configuration via the user interface, but Apache fails to offer such capabilities to users."

"Its stability could be better."

"In future releases, I would like to see better server optimization."

"So far, for us, everything is okay."

"Adding a reverse proxy to Apache Web Server would be a significant improvement."

"A monitoring interface would be great for this product. The monitoring dashboards for Apache's models are not included in the basic installation. You can install the basic monitoring model, then connect this model to another monitoring system."

"The product's initial setup process could be easier for users."

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"The process of installing and configuring the product is a bit complex and could be improved."

"Although it offers a complete environment to develop and deploy PHP applications, it has some limitations. For example, when the volume of data increased exponentially, I had problems scaling the system."

"Zend PHP Engine needs to improve the loading time of its libraries and make it faster."

"In terms of improvement, it doesn't support concurrent processing. When we want to process anything on a concurrent basis, we have to divide it into a number of things, like a queue, or we have to run it using Cron jobs. We would like to have the capability to run any thread or process in parallel."

"A general scripting language should be further developed and should be embedded into it."

"Integrating AI tools would make PHP more competitive, as other tools already have AI features."

"The main area that Zend needs to improve is to support asynchronous programming tasks, which is facilitated in PHP 7, but not at the same degree as HHVM."

"The solution can be quicker."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is a free-of-cost solution."

"The apache software is free, open-source."

"There is no licensing cost for the product."

"It is an open-source solution."

"Its pricing depends on the number of users."

"The Zend PHP engine is open source technology, so there's no need for us to worry about licensing or other costs."

"The solution is open source and you just pay for the server cost."

"No problem with pricing and licensing, as tools are open source. You have to consider training cost, mindset setup cost, as part of the TCO."

"Zend PHP Engine is not an expensive solution."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

18%

Computer Software Company

16%

Government

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

18%

Government

14%

Financial Services Firm

12%

University

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Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Apache Web Server?

The product's initial setup phase is straightforward.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Apache Web Server?

The price of the product is an area handled by the procurement team in my company.

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What needs improvement with Apache Web Server?

There isn't a dedicated customer support available for Apache Web Server.

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What do you like most about Zend PHP Engine?

The fact that it is available open-source is the best feature.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Zend PHP Engine?

PHP is an open-source solution.

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What needs improvement with Zend PHP Engine?

Integrating AI tools would make PHP more competitive, as other tools already have AI features.

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Compared 6% of the time

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Also Known As

Apache HTTP Server

PHP Engine

Overview

The Apache HTTP Server Project was founded in 1995 by a group of webmasters, known as The Apache Group, with the aim of developing robust, richly-featured, freely-available and commercial-standard Web (HTTP) server source code. The result was Apache Web Server or Apache HTTP Server, which is an open-source public-domain web server.

This collaborative project has been enhanced ever since with contributions from the core development team and other volunteers situated all over the globe. Also, hundreds of users of this open-source web server have contributed code, ideas, and documentation. The project falls under The Apache Software Foundation, which manages many open-source projects.

Apache

The Zend PHP Engine is designed to optimize PHP code and improve performance, making it a popular choice for web developers. It is easy to use, stable, does not require a lot of code, is open source, and only requires payment for server costs. The initial setup is straightforward, and there is no real need to set up the solution because it's built into the deployment.

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