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."Its community is its most valuable feature. Solving problems is easier on Apache because so many people know this product."
"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."
"Most of the features I liked were related to the performance during peak hours."
"The open-source nature is one of its most significant advantages."
"The solution offers good security."
"Apache Web Server is free of cost."
"The product's initial setup phase is straightforward."
"The most significant advantage is the ability to swiftly enable HTTPS services when my DNS is configured correctly."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is easy to use and easy to understand."
"It is an easy-to-use and secure program."
"IIS is scalable."
"The solution integrates well with most Microsoft products."
"IIS is useful for the deployment of web applications...Its stability is good."
"The solution is easy to use."
"What I like the most is that it is easy to use."
"The solution is the easiest way to publish applications which have been designed by older development tools."
"The major issue occurs with ports. So, I would like to see easier port management."
"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 product's initial setup process could be easier for users."
"The interface has room for improvement."
"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."
"I want the user interface to be more user-friendly."
"There is a security-related problem that depends on the web server's configuration."
"The graphical user interface has room for improvement and can be more user-friendly."
"At the moment, we have big problems with stability, and I'm not very happy at the moment. So, the stability could be improved."
"The solution should improve the cluster environment and load balancing."
"The level of technical support the solution offers could be improved."
"The price of the solution could be less to improve."
"It lacks a few performance improvement tools."
"IIS has some stability issues and needs restarting."
"Sometimes, we encounter difficult issues, and getting support from Microsoft to resolve those issues is not easy."
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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