We performed a comparison between IBM WebSphere Application Server and JBoss based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Application Server solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The solution has good performance."
"The solution is robust. The connection management and the scalability, which IBM provides to the Stack, are also valuable."
"The only reason why we're currently using WebSphere is that the integration of the authentication with Azure is very quick. WebSphere has something that can immediately connect with Azure Active Directory."
"IBM WebSphere Application Server is one of the best servers due to its stability and paid license."
"IBM WebSphere Application Server is easy to use."
"WebSphere Application Server's best features include the data subscription and connection viewer."
"This solution is easy to use with a GUI that is intuitive and very helpful."
"Security: It is compatible with the latest Java 8 security features, supports FIPS 140-2 and NIST SP 800-53 with strong ciphers and cryptography keys, and supports TLS 1.2 completely. Also, configuring client and server certificates is relatively easy."
"The product's initial setup phase is easy."
"The most valuable thing about JBoss is how easy it is to install and manage it on-premise, making the process simple."
"It is a Java-based product, so it is pretty straightforward. It is pretty easy from a developer's perspective. It is also pretty reliable and scalable."
"JBoss's configuration is straightforward and easy."
"There's good documentation and a pretty good community surrounding the product."
"The solution is easy to use."
"The stability is great."
"JBoss is a scalable tool."
"Based on the field and based on the build that was provided, we've noticed a lot of constraints in terms of the performance now."
"It should be able to serve more concurrent requests like Oracle. Oracle has more powerful stability, availability, and real-time serving."
"The solution could improve the integration."
"They should make the solution more lightweight and not bundle everything into a single product."
"The current trend is to move to Liberty because of the portability of its cloud and its Kubernetes, which containerize the application."
"When compared with WebLogic, Weblogic is lighter and consumes less memory."
"The solution consumes hardware."
"The installation has room for improvement."
"The product could be cheaper."
"The solution's pricing could be improved because it is not cheap."
"The solution sometimes crashed and had some compatibility issues with the DevOps JAR file."
"JBoss is not as reliable and stable as WebLogic."
"The price of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required. The product could be made cheaper."
"The solution could improve by providing more integration."
"In terms of monitoring, the old version was somewhat limited in flexibility, lacking the ability to easily adjust configurations."
"The documentation could be better. When we have questions, we need to check multiple websites. There isn't one place listing a set of common problems and how to fix them."
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IBM WebSphere Application Server is ranked 5th in Application Server with 26 reviews while JBoss is ranked 3rd in Application Server with 24 reviews. IBM WebSphere Application Server is rated 7.8, while JBoss is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of IBM WebSphere Application Server writes "Compatible, stable, and scalable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of JBoss writes "A flexible and stable solution that is cost-efficient compared to other products". IBM WebSphere Application Server is most compared with JBoss Enterprise Application Platform, Tomcat, Oracle WebLogic Server, IBM BPM and IBM DataPower Gateway, whereas JBoss is most compared with Tomcat, Oracle WebLogic Server, IIS, Oracle GlassFish and TmaxSoft JEUS. See our IBM WebSphere Application Server vs. JBoss report.
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