The Servo Parallel Browser Engine Project by servo
Servo aims to empower developers with a lightweight, high-performance alternative for embedding web technologies in applications.
About The Servo Parallel Browser Engine Project
From the project's README at github.com/servo/servo. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
Servo is a prototype web browser engine written in the Rust language. It is currently developed on 64-bit macOS, 64-bit Linux, 64-bit Windows, 64-bit OpenHarmony, and Android.
Servo welcomes contribution from everyone. Check out: The Servo Book for documentation servo.org for news and guides
Coordination of Servo development happens: Here in the Github Issues On the Servo Zulip In video calls advertised in the Servo Project repo. Getting started
For more detailed build instructions, see the Servo Book under [Getting the Code] and [Building Servo].
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 37k | github.com/servo/servo |
| GitHub forks | 3.6k | github.com/servo/servo |
| CRATES downloads (last month) | 4.5k | servo |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 14.3 years | since Feb 2012 |
| Last commit | 2 days ago | May 4, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 7 | last: 24 days ago |
| Security policy | SECURITY.md | declared by maintainers |
| Funding links | 2 | declared by maintainers |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
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