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."It is a scalable solution."
"IIS's best features are its management console and stability."
"When you are working with Microsoft solutions, you will see that the integration with the operating system, and implementing some security features, are easier in IIS than when using another solution."
"The initial setup is simple."
"What I like the most is that it is easy to use."
"It has an intuitive user interface and provides a lot of options for building reports."
"The most valuable feature of IIS is that it's free, and it works."
"The solution is very easy to use and offers a quick deployment."
"It is a robust solution."
"Tomcat is a simple, light environment, whereas the full Red Hat Fuse solution is heavier."
"We can use Apache Tomcat for Java server applications."
"The solution is readily available and open-source."
"It's very stable. No problems at all. I would rate the stability a ten out of ten."
"The product's initial setup phase was simple."
"The solution integrates smoothly with the development environment. The integration process is straightforward. You only need to configure the project in your IDE. With intelligent features, the integration becomes even easier. Once integrated, deployment into our application is straightforward. Previously, we sometimes relied on manual deployment processes or used a separate application manager. However, with this solution, deployment is simplified."
"Our company doesn't face any stability issues while using Tomcat."
"The product could be more compatible with Linux and macOS, particularly when applying user configuration policies."
"The documentation is not very detailed. They need to improve it and add to it. They should ensure there are lots of visuals to help users better understand the solution."
"Compared to Linux, the solution’s Windows patching is slower. I would like to improve it."
"The solution's black box is not fast."
"The security must be improved."
"Having no support for other than a Microsoft environment and programming languages limits the usage of IIS in many cases."
"Sometimes if you are using IIS in large-scale scenarios, meaning that if you are deploying an application within IIS service and you are expecting a large number of users to use this application, you can sometimes find some problems, meaning that the service can shut down by itself unexpectedly if you don't configure your IIS with the correct configuration that can handle this number of users."
"The areas of this solution that need improvement are monitoring, debugging, and troubleshooting."
"Security integration in Tomcat is complicated. We need to use another tool to solve the security issues."
"Tomcat is a polished product that has been around for a long time. It should be simple and high-performing, with the ability to grow and maintain stability. The fewer features it has, the more stable it will be."
"The disability and memory management is a problem with the solution and has room for improvement."
"If Apache can come up with a better solution to provide better security, that would be ideal."
"The interface is not user-friendly."
"Vulnerability is one of the areas that can be considered an issue in the solution."
"The solution's interface and backup features could be better."
"Java functions should be built better into the solution."
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, Oracle GlassFish and Caucho Resin. See our IIS vs. Tomcat report.
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