Fynd Developer Blog
Date Posted: August 2025
Short answer: No.
We index and rank websites based on the quality and relevance of their content, not on what kind of web server is running in the background. Whether your site is powered by Apache, IIS, NGINX, or some lesser-known setup you’ve compiled yourself in a basement with a pot of coffee, we don’t factor it into our ranking decisions.
Just like with your site’s IP address, web server software is simply a delivery mechanism. It’s the postman, not the letter. And we’re interested in what’s inside that letter.
Some search engines or SEO “gurus” might claim that your choice of web server can affect performance scores, and that performance can influence rankings. At Fynd, page speed is not part of any ranking formula. A fast, reliable site is always better for visitors, but we won’t rank you higher or lower based on how fast it loads or which server you use.
Our crawling system works the same way with all major (and even obscure) web servers. As long as your server speaks standard HTTP(S) and doesn’t block our crawler, Fynd treats it equally. No favoritism. No bias. No “secret preference” for a particular software vendor.
At the end of the day, visitors care about your content, and so do we. Your choice of web server should be based on your needs, your budget, and your technical comfort level, not because you think it’ll give you an SEO edge.
Bottom line: If it can serve your pages to the internet, we’ll find them, index them, and rank them purely on merit.