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."Apache has proven to be incredibly reliable, and everything has operated smoothly without encountering any issues."
"It's reliable, configurable and generally secure."
"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."
"Its community is its most valuable feature. Solving problems is easier on Apache because so many people know this product."
"The product's initial setup phase is straightforward."
"It is more secure to use Apache and you will have fewer problems than other web services."
"Many processes could be implemented out-of-the-box, and this helped to adopt processes in areas which we lacked."
"The deployment and asset management features are the most valuable. These are the product's main features."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft System Center is its GUI (graphical user interface)."
"We like Microsoft System Center's Operations Manager. That is primarily why we use it."
"Good for managing and administering the infrastructure."
"The features that I have found most valuable are the ease of configuration and the easy discovery of the environment."
"The product's initial setup phase was easy."
"Step-by-step documentation that clarifies the implementation procedure."
"The product's initial setup process could be easier for users."
"The interface has room for improvement."
"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."
"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."
"Adding a reverse proxy to Apache Web Server would be a significant 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."
"The major issue occurs with ports. So, I would like to see easier port management."
"So far, for us, everything is okay."
"In Microsoft System Center, it is difficult to follow the steps to create dataflows at times."
"Could be more user friendly."
"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."
"The solution's dashboard needs improvement."
"They should have some customized solutions or internal development, then maybe it could be easier to use different solutions or some self-developed solution."
"System Center hasn't updated to keep up with the industry. It needs improvements in the user interface, ease of use, and overall product functionality, particularly the cloud-monitoring features. It needs more capabilities to monitor AWS and Azure infrastructure."
"Less server consumption would help, as would better, more flexible reports."
"Implementation and integration in the case of multi-tenant environments needs improvement."
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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