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 solution offers good security."
"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."
"Its community is its most valuable feature. Solving problems is easier on Apache because so many people know this product."
"Apache has proven to be incredibly reliable, and everything has operated smoothly without encountering any issues."
"The product is very cheap and stable."
"The best thing about Apache is that it is open-source, so implementing my platform on-premises is less expansive than other solutions."
"It's reliable, configurable and generally secure."
"It is an easy-to-use and secure program."
"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."
"The solution is the easiest way to publish applications which have been designed by older development tools."
"We use the solution for our customer's web applications."
"It's very easy to publish."
"IIS is scalable."
"The solution has been reliable."
"We use Windows Server only for Eggplant Manager."
"The interface has room for improvement."
"There is a security-related problem that depends on the web server's configuration."
"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."
"In future releases, I would like to see better server optimization."
"It would be great if technical support for Apache were available in Iran. It is a very important need."
"Things change very fast. We're always on the lookout for better approaches and tools. If the solution falls behind, we may have to switch."
"Lacks integration with some cloud solutions."
"The areas of this solution that need improvement are monitoring, debugging, and troubleshooting."
"Sometimes, we encounter difficult issues, and getting support from Microsoft to resolve those issues is not easy."
"Compared to Linux, the solution’s Windows patching is slower. I would like to improve it."
"The user interface could be improved."
"We'd like future versions to be more stable."
"The solution's stability needs improvement."
"The security must be improved."
"IIS could improve by having some features related to ASR and HTTPS certificate generation."
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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