We performed a comparison between IIS and Tomcat based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Application Server solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The solution is very simple to use and easy to deploy."
"IIS is easy to configure in terms of websites and other solutions."
"The solution is very easy to use and offers a quick deployment."
"The initial setup of IIS is easy. The process takes only five minutes."
"The product is easy to configure."
"IIS's most valuable feature is user-friendliness."
"It's good and offers good usability."
"IIS's best features are its management console and stability."
"Tomcat is user-friendly and easy to set up, especially compared to WebLogic or JBoss where some specialty is required. If you are going for Tomcat, you can use their guidelines and can set it up easily."
"I love Tomcat for its scalability, reliability, availability, and steadiness."
"One of the most valuable features of Tomcat is its compatibility with the Apache web server and its ease of configuration. It is simple to set up and maintain and allows for easy management of database connections, transactions, and isolation. Overall, Tomcat is a user-friendly application server that makes it easy to manage various aspects of database interactions."
"The product is easy to use."
"The deployment process is very fast."
"The most valuable feature is the free EE server."
"It is a scalable platform."
"Web apps are very easy to deploy."
"IIS could improve the error logging. There are times we are not able to see the errors. More details would be helpful. Additionally, the configuring of the IIS should be allowed through coding instead of the classic view."
"At the moment, we have big problems with stability, and I'm not very happy at the moment. So, the stability could be improved."
"In the next release, I would like to see better integration between the cloud environment and the on-premises environment."
"The solution must improve the integration between its databases."
"We'd like future versions to be more stable."
"We've never had any issues with the solution, but it's still nice to have overall improvements on it. It could be easier and faster to use, for example."
"The solution is slow and could have better performance."
"Having no support for other than a Microsoft environment and programming languages limits the usage of IIS in many cases."
"I would personally like it if the admin console would show more information specifically about memory being used."
"The solution's interface and backup features could be better."
"The current procedure appears complex and could benefit from a more straightforward solution."
"The stability must be improved."
"Performance optimization is an area of concern in Tomcat that should be made better."
"Tomcat's performance is less than other solutions like IBM WebSphere or JBoss."
"The solution cannot host .NET applications."
"The product's pricing needs improvement."
IIS is ranked 4th in Application Server with 53 reviews while Tomcat is ranked 2nd in Application Server with 42 reviews. IIS is rated 8.0, while Tomcat is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of IIS writes " A simple and easy-to-use solution but not recommended for public apps". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Tomcat writes "A lightweight tool that offers efficiency in terms of memory and resource usage". IIS is most compared with NGINX Plus, Apache Web Server, Oracle WebLogic Server, JBoss and Microsoft .NET Framework, whereas Tomcat is most compared with Oracle WebLogic Server, JBoss, IBM WebSphere Application Server, Caucho Resin and Oracle GlassFish. See our IIS vs. Tomcat report.
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