We performed a comparison between Apache Web Server and IIS 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."It is more secure to use Apache and you will have fewer problems than other web services."
"It is scalable."
"The open-source nature is one of its most significant advantages."
"Most of the features I liked were related to the performance during peak hours."
"The control panel is very easy to navigate. It's similar to most hosting platforms, so it's user-friendly. Once you get used to it, managing your hosting becomes easy, too."
"It's very stable, and it hosts one of the biggest of many biggest web applications in the world."
"Apache Web Server can be used as a proxy server"
"The solution's most valuable feature is reporting."
"IIS's most valuable feature is user-friendliness."
"The product is scalable."
"The interface, simplicity, and ease of management are all good features that make this user-friendly."
"The solution is the easiest way to publish applications which have been designed by older development tools."
"IIS is easy to configure in terms of websites and other solutions."
"The product is easy to use."
"Microsoft's technical support has always been very good."
"The product is easy to configure."
"The product's initial setup process could be easier for users."
"It would be great if technical support for Apache were available in Iran. It is a very important need."
"There is a security-related problem that depends on the web server's configuration."
"Things change very fast. We're always on the lookout for better approaches and tools. If the solution falls behind, we may have to switch."
"The major issue occurs with ports. So, I would like to see easier port management."
"So far, for us, everything is okay."
"For NGINX, I think it has NGINX Management Suite, which is GUI-based and allows you to manage your configuration via the user interface, but Apache fails to offer such capabilities to users."
"A monitoring interface would be great for this product. The monitoring dashboards for Apache's models are not included in the basic installation. You can install the basic monitoring model, then connect this model to another monitoring system."
"IIS could improve by Microsoft Windows improving the update services. We would like to be able to update all systems that are connected. The WSA service has to be in good order to accomplish this."
"It lacks a few performance improvement tools."
"The areas of this solution that need improvement are monitoring, debugging, and troubleshooting."
"At the moment, we have big problems with stability, and I'm not very happy at the moment. So, the stability could be improved."
"If Microsoft IIS could work well with AppOptics or things like PHP, Python, and other custom languages that run on the webserver, it would be ideal. I think there are cases where people need to use Apache instead of IIS when IIS doesn't work well with other web languages."
"The documentation is not very detailed. They need to improve it and add to it. They should ensure there are lots of visuals to help users better understand the solution."
"The price of the solution could be less to improve."
"The graphical user interface has room for improvement and can be more user-friendly."
Apache Web Server is ranked 3rd in Application Infrastructure with 22 reviews while IIS is ranked 1st in Application Infrastructure with 53 reviews. Apache Web Server is rated 8.6, while IIS is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Apache Web Server writes "Has good security, speed and traffic handling features ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IIS writes " A simple and easy-to-use solution but not recommended for public apps". Apache Web Server is most compared with NGINX Plus, IBM WebSphere Application Server, Microsoft .NET Framework, Zend PHP Engine and JBoss Enterprise Application Platform, whereas IIS is most compared with NGINX Plus, Oracle WebLogic Server, Tomcat, JBoss and Microsoft .NET Framework. See our Apache Web Server vs. IIS report.
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