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."It's good and offers good usability."
"When you are working with Microsoft solutions, you will see that the integration with the operating system, and implementing some security features, are easier in IIS than when using another solution."
"IIS is useful for the deployment of web applications...Its stability is good."
"The solution is easy to use."
"The solution is easy to use and connects with Microsoft."
"The solution is very easy to use and offers a quick deployment."
"This is definitely a stable solution."
"The initial setup is simple."
"One of the most valuable features of Tomcat is its compatibility with the Apache web server and its ease of configuration. It is simple to set up and maintain and allows for easy management of database connections, transactions, and isolation. Overall, Tomcat is a user-friendly application server that makes it easy to manage various aspects of database interactions."
"The scalability overall is good."
"The most valuable features of this solution are the general web server features."
"Tomcat is user-friendly and easy to set up, especially compared to WebLogic or JBoss where some specialty is required. If you are going for Tomcat, you can use their guidelines and can set it up easily."
"The solution is scalable."
"The product's most valuable feature is the ability to host applications."
"Our company doesn't face any stability issues while using Tomcat."
"I would rate the pricing a ten out of ten, where one is high price and ten is low price. The pricing is pretty low."
"The tool needs to improve its performance."
"The customer service and support team can be improved."
"There is an issue with the network. The tool's price is also high."
"Having no support for other than a Microsoft environment and programming languages limits the usage of IIS in many cases."
"The solution should improve the cluster environment and load balancing."
"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."
"I would like to see NLB features in IIS."
"IIS could improve by having some features related to ASR and HTTPS certificate generation."
"I would personally like it if the admin console would show more information specifically about memory being used."
"If Apache can come up with a better solution to provide better security, that would be ideal."
"The interface is not user-friendly."
"Tomcat's performance is less than other solutions like IBM WebSphere or JBoss."
"It would be great if they offered more integration of monitoring tools."
"The stability must be improved."
"The setup is complex and could be improved."
"The product's pricing needs improvement."
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.
See our list of best Application Server vendors.
We monitor all Application Server reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.