Phusion Passenger
6.8#2 in application serversFrom $23.52 a yearFree planLinuxmacOSSelf-hosted
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RoadRunner
5.8#23 in web server softwareAPILinuxmacOSSelf-hosted
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| Fact | Phusion Passenger | RoadRunner |
|---|---|---|
| Open source | The open-source version is free and community supported, and includes arbitrary app hosting, web server integration, request and response buffering, and privilege separation. | RoadRunner is open-source, MIT licensed, written in Go, and powered with plugins. |
| Performance | Passenger says it supports evented I/O and multiple concurrency models, and includes Turbocaching. | RoadRunner uses Golang goroutines and multithreading to speed up PHP processing and reduce server load. |
| Product | Passenger is an application server that runs and automatically manages web applications. | RoadRunner is a high-performance PHP application server, load balancer, and process manager written in Go. |
| Security | Passenger says it defends against slow client attacks and common HTTP parser exploits and uses privilege separation. | The documentation describes RoadRunner as PCI DSS compliant. |
| Support | Support tiers offer between one ticket per year and unlimited tickets, with stated response times ranging from five days to two hours. | The project directs users to GitHub issues and an active Discord community for feature requests and discussion. |
Phusion Passenger plans
- Passenger Enterprise Bronze supportFree
- Passenger Enterprise Silver support$23.52 a year
- Passenger Enterprise Gold support$89.11 a year
- Passenger Enterprise Diamond support$308.19 a year
- Passenger EnterprisePriced on request
RoadRunner plans
No prices published.
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