We performed a comparison between IIS and Windows Server AppFabric based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Application Infrastructure solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The initial setup is simple."
"The interface, simplicity, and ease of management are all good features that make this user-friendly."
"The product is flexible."
"The most valuable feature of IIS is that it's free, and it works."
"It's good and offers good usability."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is easy to use and easy to understand."
"The solution has been reliable."
"It's very easy to publish."
"The product's deployment phase was very easy."
"It is very usable and easy to understand. Antivirus and VPN are the main features being used now. It allows my clients to access the network from home, which was very crucial because of the pandemic."
"The most valuable feature is AppFabric's hosting solution, which is what we need for running workflows."
"The graphical user interface has room for improvement and can be more user-friendly."
"In the next release, the tool should be more easily integrated and configured with other provisions. The pricing should also be made cheaper since it's very expensive now."
"The product could be more compatible with Linux and macOS, particularly when applying user configuration policies."
"IIS needs to improve its security. Its support needs to be faster and clear. The tool's licensing could be cheaper as well."
"The documentation isn't very good and the options are very complex."
"We'd like future versions to be more stable."
"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 should improve the cluster environment and load balancing."
"Its price and licensing policy can be improved. It could be a little cheaper. Licensing is sometimes confusing. There are so many different options. It is difficult to find out what to buy or what to choose for my necessity."
"Microsoft will stop supporting the product next year, and we can't run unsupported programs in our systems."
"The product is unable to connect with different cloud services."
IIS is ranked 1st in Application Infrastructure with 53 reviews while Windows Server AppFabric is ranked 18th in Application Infrastructure with 3 reviews. IIS is rated 8.0, while Windows Server AppFabric is rated 8.0. 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 Windows Server AppFabric writes "Offers good monitoring capabilities and ease of setup". IIS is most compared with NGINX Plus, Apache Web Server, Oracle WebLogic Server, Tomcat and IBM WebSphere Message Broker, whereas Windows Server AppFabric is most compared with . See our IIS vs. Windows Server AppFabric report.
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