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."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 solution's most valuable feature is reporting."
"It is more secure to use Apache and you will have fewer problems than other web services."
"The product is very cheap and stable."
"It's reliable, configurable and generally secure."
"The most significant advantage is the ability to swiftly enable HTTPS services when my DNS is configured correctly."
"It is scalable."
"The initial setup of IIS is easy. The process takes only five minutes."
"IIS is useful for the deployment of web applications...Its stability is good."
"It's very easy to publish."
"The tool shows us the operating systems where our servers and applications are running."
"The most valuable feature of IIS is the database it provides."
"All the features of Microsoft IIS are valuable."
"The solution is simple and very easy to manage compared to Linux."
"The solution is very simple to use and easy to deploy."
"Lacks integration with some cloud solutions."
"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."
"It would be great if technical support for Apache were available in Iran. It is a very important need."
"Its stability could be better."
"So far, for us, everything is okay."
"Adding a reverse proxy to Apache Web Server would be a significant improvement."
"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."
"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."
"There is an issue with the network. The tool's price is also high."
"The initial setup could be made easier."
"We'd like future versions to be more stable."
"The user interface could be improved."
"The solution should improve the cluster environment and load balancing."
"IIS's memory management could be improved."
"The solution's stability needs improvement."
"Having no support for other than a Microsoft environment and programming languages limits the usage of IIS in many cases."
Apache Web Server is ranked 3rd in Application Infrastructure with 21 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 IBM DataPower Gateway, 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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