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."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."
"Apache Web Server is free of cost."
"The most significant advantage is the ability to swiftly enable HTTPS services when my DNS is configured correctly."
"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 solution's most valuable feature is reporting."
"The best thing about Apache is that it is open-source, so implementing my platform on-premises is less expansive than other solutions."
"The features that I have found most valuable are the ease of configuration and the easy discovery of the environment."
"The solution is easily available. That's its most valuable aspect."
"Good for managing and administering the infrastructure."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft System Center is its GUI (graphical user interface)."
"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 deployment and asset management features are the most valuable. These are the product's main features."
"Step-by-step documentation that clarifies the implementation procedure."
"The availability performance matrix and the reporting capabilities are the solution's most valuable features."
"Its stability could be better."
"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."
"The product's initial setup process could be easier for users."
"The interface has room for improvement."
"Adding a reverse proxy to Apache Web Server would be a significant improvement."
"The major issue occurs with ports. So, I would like to see easier port management."
"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 platform performance and responsiveness need improvement. It still demands high computing resources."
"Less server consumption would help, as would better, more flexible reports."
"The solution’s pricing could be improved."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"Could be more user friendly."
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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