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We performed a comparison between IIS and Microsoft .NET Framework 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.
To learn more, read our detailed IIS vs. Microsoft .NET Framework Report (Updated: May 2024).
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Pros
"This is definitely a stable solution.""The tool shows us the operating systems where our servers and applications are running.""The solution is easy to use and connects with Microsoft.""What I like the most is that it is easy to use.""The product is flexible.""The solution is highly reliable.""The most valuable feature of IIS is it does not consume a lot of resources. It does not consume a lot of resources, such as memory.""The graphical user interface makes it easy for users to configure the sites."

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"Microsoft .NET Framework continually innovates, particularly in Visual Studio, which focuses on improving languages, debugging, and .NET functionality.""It facilitated the streamlined scheduling process by amalgamating inputs from various sources, including location data and other systems.""The new .NET Core has those middlewares, which are awesome from a security standpoint. With the old Framework or the newer Framework, middleware is basically an event pipeline. You configure and register it, and it handles things centrally. A simple example is logging. With the old Framework, you needed to try/catch blocks everywhere. Here, you configure the logging handler once, and it captures exceptions across the application. I really like the middleware pattern.""The most valuable feature of Microsoft .NET Framework is debugging.""The most valuable thing about Microsoft .NET Framework is that it is an enterprise-grade language and platform.""It is a stable solution.""The tool offers a lot of support, and there is a lot of knowledge material available, along with a lot of community groups.""The Windows Communication Foundation is the biggest advantage we get from the .NET Framework."

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Cons
"Presently, some developers do not have technical knowledge of managing IIS, so that needs to be improved in the next release.""We've never had any issues with the solution, but it's still nice to have overall improvements on it. It could be easier and faster to use, for example.""In the next release, I would like to see better integration between the cloud environment and the on-premises environment.""The solution should improve the cluster environment and load balancing.""The tool needs to improve its performance.""Scalability issues and security concerns need attention from Microsoft.""The initial setup could be made easier.""The price of the solution could be less to improve."

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"The product’s reliability needs improvement.""This solution should include Power BI so that we don't have to use any third-party tools.""Better integration with other tools to make the operation faster would be an improvement.""The pricing is a bit expensive.""Difficult to scale this product for large organizations.""There are performance constraints when multiple users are accessing the application and that consumes CPU resources.""This solution is best used with some training.""The .NET open source community could be larger."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "It is licensed with your Windows installation which makes it relatively cheap if you already have a Windows Server sitting around."
  • "This solution comes included with Windows Server."
  • "The price of the cloud system is a bit high."
  • "The price of Windows Server IIS is expensive. They have a large user base, and they charge a little bit too much."
  • "We purchased a Microsoft Windows license and the license for IIS came in the package."
  • "I think it's part of the Windows Server, so you won't have any other costs to add in order to use the IIS service."
  • "I was using the trial version of IIS inside my virtual machines."
  • "I give the price of the solution a five out of ten."
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  • "Do your homework. Consider the partnership program."
  • "The product and support for this solution are free for everyone."
  • "The pricing could be cheaper."
  • "There is a Community Edition that can be used free of charge, but the licensing cost for the Enterprise version is quite high."
  • "If you want to develop an enterprise-level application, you have to purchase the enterprise-level development license."
  • "The Microsoft .NET Framework is free of charge, without licensing cost."
  • "For the moment I can only give the product a rating of five out of ten since only some of the customers will be satisfied, those that have the financial resources for hosting a platform on Windows Server."
  • "Microsoft .NET Framework is licensed under the Windows License."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:IIS is a flexible, secure, and manageable web server to host anything on the web. IIS’s scalable and open architecture can handle the most demanding tasks. From media streaming to web applications… more »
    Top Answer:The product is cost-effective. We do not have to buy it. The tool is included with Windows. We license the Windows environment on a monthly basis. It is expensive. Sometimes, it is cheaper to run… more »
    Top Answer:Microsoft .NET Framework continually innovates, particularly in Visual Studio, which focuses on improving languages, debugging, and .NET functionality.
    Top Answer:Microsoft .NET Framework continually innovates, particularly in Visual Studio, which focuses on improving languages, debugging, and .NET functionality. They could enhance support for Python within… more »
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    Also Known As
    Windows Server IIS
    MS .NET Framework
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    Overview
    Internet Information Services (IIS) provides a secure, easy-to-manage, modular and extensible platform for reliably hosting websites, services and applications. With IIS, you get choice and control without giving up reliability or security.

    Microsoft .NET Framework is a software development framework for building and running applications for Windows, Windows Phone, Windows servers, XML Web services, and Microsoft Azure. The software is made up of two major components: Common Language Runtime (CLR) and the .NET Framework Class Library. The CLR is the execution engine that handles running apps and the Class Library is a library of tested, reusable code that developers can call from their own apps.

    Microsoft .NET Framework Features

    Microsoft .NET Framework has many valuable key features. Some of the most useful ones include:

    • Memory management: With Microsoft .NET Framework apps, the CLR allocates and releases memory and handles object lifetimes in many programming languages, so programmers are not responsible to do it.
    • Multitargeting: Microsoft .NET Framework targets .NET Standard, allowing developers to create class libraries that work on multiple Microsoft .NET Framework platforms.
    • A common type system: When using Microsoft .NET Framework, basic types are defined by the .NET Framework type system and are common to all languages that target Microsoft .NET Framework as opposed to traditional programming languages where basic types are defined by the compiler.
    • Side-by-side execution: By allowing multiple versions of the common language runtime to exist on the same computer, Microsoft .NET Framework helps resolve version conflicts. In addition, an app can run on the version of Microsoft .NET Framework with which it was built and multiple versions of apps can coexist.
    • Development frameworks and technologies: Microsoft .NET Framework provides libraries for specific areas of app development, such as ASP.NET for web apps, ADO.NET for data access, Windows Communication Foundation for service-oriented apps, and Windows Presentation Foundation for Windows desktop apps.

    Microsoft .NET Framework Benefits

    There are many benefits to implementing Microsoft .NET Framework. Some of the biggest advantages the solution offers include:

    • Language interoperability: With this Microsoft .NET Framework feature, routines written in one language are accessible to other languages, enabling programmers to focus on creating apps in their preferred languages.
    • Version compatibility: Microsoft .NET Framework offers version compatibility for rare occasions when apps that are developed by using a particular version of Microsoft .NET Framework happen to run without modification on a later version.
    • Extensive class library: With Microsoft .NET Framework, programmers have the ability to use a readily accessible Microsoft .NET Framework class library instead of having to write vast amounts of code to handle common low-level programming operations.

    Reviews from Real Users

    Below are some reviews and helpful feedback written by PeerSpot users currently using the Microsoft .NET Framework solution.

    PeerSpot user, Syed A., Principal System Developer at a government, says the solution is a “Great all in one framework with extensive stack for web applications, windows applications and mobile applications.”

    A QA Supervisor at a manufacturing company mentions, “It comes with many features that you can interact with and has all of the libraries readily available, which is not available in the RPA platforms. You can create your own SSIS package. You can integrate with all of the Windows objects, which is not available in Automation Anywhere, and you need to rely on their Object Cloning technologies to interact with them.”

    Brennan G., IS Technical Architect at Avara Foods Holdings Limited, comments, “It is easy to use, and it runs on a Windows platform. The .NET Framework is a very good framework. It does what I need it to do.”

    Sample Customers
    Erste Bank Group, NJVC, Samsung Electronics, Sheraton Hotels and Resorts, Tata Steel Europe, Urban Software Institute
    Curtin University, Rockwell Automation, Aruba Networks, Insurity Inc., City of Barcelona, Pennsylvania DCNR, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, A1 Telekom Austria AG, Eastman Chemical Company
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company18%
    Comms Service Provider14%
    Transportation Company11%
    Manufacturing Company11%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company14%
    Financial Services Firm11%
    Comms Service Provider9%
    Manufacturing Company7%
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    Government19%
    Manufacturing Company15%
    University11%
    Computer Software Company11%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company15%
    Financial Services Firm14%
    Government8%
    Manufacturing Company6%
    Company Size
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    Small Business50%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise38%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business24%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise61%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business50%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise37%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business24%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise62%
    Buyer's Guide
    IIS vs. Microsoft .NET Framework
    May 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about IIS vs. Microsoft .NET Framework and other solutions. Updated: May 2024.
    772,649 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    IIS is ranked 1st in Application Infrastructure with 53 reviews while Microsoft .NET Framework is ranked 4th in Application Infrastructure with 47 reviews. IIS is rated 8.0, while Microsoft .NET Framework is rated 8.4. 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 Microsoft .NET Framework writes "Intuitive, easier to develop, maintain, and migrate from the old framework to newer versions". IIS is most compared with NGINX Plus, Apache Web Server, Oracle WebLogic Server, Tomcat and IBM WebSphere Application Server, whereas Microsoft .NET Framework is most compared with Magic xpa Application Platform, JBoss Enterprise Application Platform, Apache Web Server, Windows Process Activation Services and WebLogic Suite. See our IIS vs. Microsoft .NET Framework report.

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