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."The best thing about Apache is that it is open-source, so implementing my platform on-premises is less expansive than other solutions."
"The product is very cheap and stable."
"It's very stable, and it hosts one of the biggest of many biggest web applications in the world."
"The solution offers good security."
"Apache has proven to be incredibly reliable, and everything has operated smoothly without encountering any issues."
"Apache Web Server is free of cost."
"Its community is its most valuable feature. Solving problems is easier on Apache because so many people know this product."
"Most of the features I liked were related to the performance during peak hours."
"The product's initial setup phase was easy."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft System Center is its GUI (graphical user interface)."
"Many processes could be implemented out-of-the-box, and this helped to adopt processes in areas which we lacked."
"Good for managing and administering the infrastructure."
"The deployment and asset management features are the most valuable. These are the product's main features."
"The detail in the alarms is great."
"Managment Packs for Microsoft-specific products, help us implement the best practices for each product."
"The availability performance matrix and the reporting capabilities are the solution's most valuable features."
"There is a security-related problem that depends on the web server's configuration."
"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."
"It would be great if technical support for Apache were available in Iran. It is a very important need."
"So far, for us, everything is okay."
"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."
"Adding a reverse proxy to Apache Web Server would be a significant improvement."
"The product's initial setup process could be easier for users."
"Something super important that we need is this integration via Intune Configuration Manager."
"The platform's performance could be improved. Additionally, its UI needs to be well-upgraded and work faster."
"The multi-tenancy support needs to be improved. We need to have the ability to manage several different environments from one central point of administration."
"Implementation and integration in the case of multi-tenant environments needs improvement."
"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 platform performance and responsiveness need improvement. It still demands high computing resources."
"We have some bugs but it's stable. It doesn't break every day. It works. Like other applications, it has a lot of bugs but they're manageable."
"In Microsoft System Center, it is difficult to follow the steps to create dataflows at times."
Apache Web Server is ranked 3rd in Application Infrastructure with 11 reviews while Microsoft System Center is ranked 14th in Application Infrastructure with 5 reviews. Apache Web Server is rated 8.6, while Microsoft System Center is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Apache Web Server writes "Useful in deploying servers to host websites with good modularity". 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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