We performed a comparison between Apache Web Server and Microsoft System Center 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 solution offers good security."
"The product is very cheap and stable."
"Apache has proven to be incredibly reliable, and everything has operated smoothly without encountering any issues."
"The product's initial setup phase is straightforward."
"The solution's most valuable feature is reporting."
"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 most valuable feature of Microsoft System Center is its GUI (graphical user interface)."
"The deployment and asset management features are the most valuable. These are the product's main features."
"The solution is easily available. That's its most valuable aspect."
"It can generate KPIs and management reports with monthly presentations on activities and updating the environment (success and failure)."
"Good for managing and administering the infrastructure."
"System Center helps to create the basis for ITIL alignment."
"I like the automated features of it that let you schedule those updates and the ability of the product to focus on the specific updates, specific platforms, and products that we're interested in keeping up to date."
"The availability performance matrix and the reporting capabilities are the solution's most valuable features."
"The major issue occurs with ports. So, I would like to see easier port management."
"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."
"By optimizing the infrastructure to allow the webserver to directly handle queries from memory—particularly by prioritizing the storage of queries in memory and processing them through the web server interface—I could potentially cut down the required instances from five hundred to two hundred."
"Its stability could be better."
"The product's initial setup process could be easier for users."
"In future releases, I would like to see better server optimization."
"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 a security-related problem that depends on the web server's configuration."
"The platform performance and responsiveness need improvement. It still demands high computing resources."
"Most of the documentation is online, however, there are some gaps there. The product documentation still refers back to the 2012 Server. We're pretty much in 2022. There's a ten-year gap there."
"Something super important that we need is this integration via Intune Configuration Manager."
"Could be more user friendly."
"The platform's performance could be improved. Additionally, its UI needs to be well-upgraded and work faster."
"They should have some customized solutions or internal development, then maybe it could be easier to use different solutions or some self-developed solution."
"In Microsoft System Center, it is difficult to follow the steps to create dataflows at times."
"Less server consumption would help, as would better, more flexible reports."
Apache Web Server is ranked 3rd in Application Infrastructure with 21 reviews while Microsoft System Center is ranked 15th in Application Infrastructure with 17 reviews. Apache Web Server is rated 8.6, while Microsoft System Center is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Apache Web Server writes "Has good security, speed and traffic handling features ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft System Center writes "Good review of configurations, effective antivirus administration, and has weekly reports". Apache Web Server is most compared with IIS, NGINX Plus, IBM WebSphere Application Server, Microsoft .NET Framework and Zend PHP Engine, whereas Microsoft System Center is most compared with Oracle SOA Suite. See our Apache Web Server vs. Microsoft System Center report.
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