We performed a comparison between IIS and Tomcat 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 been reliable."
"All the features of Microsoft IIS are valuable."
"It's very easy to publish."
"IIS is stable."
"The most valuable feature of IIS is the database it provides."
"The product is flexible."
"IIS is easy to configure in terms of websites and other solutions."
"IIS is scalable."
"Tomcat is easy to handle, its installation process does not take much time, and its server speed is also very good compared to other servers."
"Tomcat is a single-server solution for deploying applications that can scale effectively. It's a good choice because it simplifies deployment. Once you package your application, deployment is straightforward and efficient."
"I love Tomcat for its scalability, reliability, availability, and steadiness."
"The most valuable feature is the free EE server."
"The product's most valuable feature is the ability to host applications."
"The solution is readily available and open-source."
"Tomcat's best feature is the open source server. It's a flexible and lightweight solution."
"The most valuable feature is how simple it is to deploy the solution."
"The initial setup could be made easier."
"The solution's stability needs improvement."
"The product could be more compatible with Linux and macOS, particularly when applying user configuration policies."
"Sometimes, we encounter difficult issues, and getting support from Microsoft to resolve those issues is not easy."
"At the moment, we have big problems with stability, and I'm not very happy at the moment. So, the stability could be improved."
"IIS needs to improve its security. Its support needs to be faster and clear. The tool's licensing could be cheaper as well."
"I am using an older version of Windows Server IIS and the general management and navigation to get something done is not as straightforward as I hope it to be. The interface could be improved."
"The solution's scalability needs improvement."
"Tomcat's performance is less than other solutions like IBM WebSphere or JBoss."
"Sometimes we face issues with the private and public networks and ensuring that once Tomcat is installed, that it is secure."
"The current procedure appears complex and could benefit from a more straightforward solution."
"The high availability is not as robust as the competition is such as WebLogic and Jboss."
"Tomcat is not user-friendly. I would also like to be able to have multiple applications run at the same time."
"Security integration in Tomcat is complicated. We need to use another tool to solve the security issues."
"In the solution, we are using the terminal to enter command line codes for operations and management, this is difficult for me. It would be better if we had some administrator UI tools for this."
"One way to improve the solution is by making the logging capabilities of Tomcat better by providing a logger within the server itself and making it easy to access and view the server logs. This can be especially useful when debugging issues with applications deployed on the Tomcat server. By having the ability to view both the application logs and the server logs, you can more easily identify the source of any issues and troubleshoot them more efficiently. Providing a connector or other similar feature that allows you to access the server logs from within your application can also be helpful in this regard. Having access to both the application logs and the server logs can be a valuable resource when trying to identify and resolve problems."
IIS is ranked 4th in Application Server with 53 reviews while Tomcat is ranked 2nd in Application Server with 45 reviews. IIS is rated 8.0, while Tomcat is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of IIS writes " A simple and easy-to-use solution but not recommended for public apps". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Tomcat writes "A lightweight tool that offers efficiency in terms of memory and resource usage". IIS is most compared with NGINX Plus, Apache Web Server, Oracle WebLogic Server, JBoss and Microsoft .NET Framework, whereas Tomcat is most compared with Oracle WebLogic Server, JBoss, IBM WebSphere Application Server, Caucho Resin and TmaxSoft JEUS. See our IIS vs. Tomcat report.
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