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's most valuable feature is reporting."
"Apache has proven to be incredibly reliable, and everything has operated smoothly without encountering any issues."
"Its community is its most valuable feature. Solving problems is easier on Apache because so many people know this product."
"It's very stable, and it hosts one of the biggest of many biggest web applications in the world."
"It is more secure to use Apache and you will have fewer problems than other web services."
"The best thing about Apache is that it is open-source, so implementing my platform on-premises is less expansive than other solutions."
"The solution offers good security."
"The open-source nature is one of its most significant advantages."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten...Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten."
"The most valuable feature of IIS is the database it provides."
"The initial setup of IIS is easy. The process takes only five minutes."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is easy to use and easy to understand."
"The solution is very stable. The solution is very simple and easy to use."
"The interface, simplicity, and ease of management are all good features that make this user-friendly."
"IIS is stable."
"IIS is useful for the deployment of web applications...Its stability is good."
"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."
"Lacks integration with some cloud solutions."
"I want the user interface to be more user-friendly."
"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."
"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."
"So far, for us, everything is okay."
"The product's initial setup process could be easier for users."
"We'd like future versions to be more stable."
"It lacks a few performance improvement tools."
"IIS needs to improve its security. Its support needs to be faster and clear. The tool's licensing could be cheaper as well."
"The documentation isn't very good and the options are very complex."
"The customer service and support team can be improved."
"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 platform's stability could be better."
"It would be beneficial if you could automate security certificate monitoring with IIS."
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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