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's very stable, and it hosts one of the biggest of many biggest web applications in the world."
"Most of the features I liked were related to the performance during peak hours."
"The most significant advantage is the ability to swiftly enable HTTPS services when my DNS is configured correctly."
"The product is very cheap and stable."
"Apache has proven to be incredibly reliable, and everything has operated smoothly without encountering any issues."
"It is scalable."
"The open-source nature is one of its most significant advantages."
"It is more secure to use Apache and you will have fewer problems than other web services."
"The product is stable."
"The solution is highly reliable."
"It has an intuitive user interface and provides a lot of options for building reports."
"The product is easy to configure."
"IIS's most valuable feature is user-friendliness."
"The solution is very simple to use and easy to deploy."
"What I like the most is that it is easy to use."
"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."
"There is a security-related problem that depends on the web server's configuration."
"There isn't a dedicated customer support available"
"In future releases, I would like to see better server optimization."
"The GUI for the less experienced users needs some improvement. For some companies, it is hard to configure it if they have not had any experience."
"Its stability could be better."
"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."
"The interface has room for improvement."
"It would be great if technical support for Apache were available in Iran. It is a very important need."
"The solution is slow and could have better performance."
"The customer service and support team can be improved."
"There is an issue with the network. The tool's price is also high."
"The cost is a bit too high."
"It would be beneficial if you could automate security certificate monitoring with IIS."
"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 initial setup could be made easier."
"The user interface could be improved."
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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