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."
"It is more secure to use Apache and you will have fewer problems than other web services."
"The solution offers good security."
"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 product's initial setup phase is straightforward."
"It's reliable, configurable and generally secure."
"The product is very cheap and stable."
"The product is stable."
"The solution is easy to use, easy to maintain and isn't too technical."
"Microsoft's technical support has always been very good."
"The most valuable feature of IIS is that it's free, and it works."
"All the features of Microsoft IIS are valuable."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is easy to use and easy to understand."
"IIS's best features are its management console and stability."
"The solution has been reliable."
"Its stability could be better."
"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."
"It would be great if technical support for Apache were available in Iran. It is a very important need."
"The interface has room for improvement."
"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."
"I want the user interface to be more user-friendly."
"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."
"Adding a reverse proxy to Apache Web Server would be a significant improvement."
"IIS could improve the error logging. There are times we are not able to see the errors. More details would be helpful. Additionally, the configuring of the IIS should be allowed through coding instead of the classic view."
"The documentation of IIS could be better. They are not easily accessible. I had to use YouTube and other online resources to learn how to use the solution properly."
"IIS has some stability issues and needs restarting."
"I would like to see NLB features in IIS."
"The scalability depends on how you have set it up. If you're running IIS on a single server, it might not be as capable as if you are on many in a cluster or with load balancing and so on."
"IIS's memory management could be improved."
"It lacks a few performance improvement tools."
"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, Tomcat, Oracle WebLogic Server, JBoss and Microsoft .NET Framework. See our Apache Web Server vs. IIS report.
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