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 graphical user interface makes it easy for users to configure the sites."
"The product is flexible."
"The tool is very easy to use and efficient."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten...Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten."
"The tool shows us the operating systems where our servers and applications are running."
"We use the solution for our customer's web applications."
"It's very easy to publish."
"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 deployment process is very fast."
"The scalability overall is good."
"The most valuable feature is the free EE server."
"The most valuable feature is how simple it is to deploy the solution."
"Our company doesn't face any stability issues while using Tomcat."
"It is easy to set up."
"Tomcat has connectors like REST requests to connect the front end. Also, some parts of the inter-system communication go through REST. External connections with third parties occasionally involve both REST and SOAP protocols. Tomcat is versatile in accommodating these various communication methods."
"The solution is scalable."
"I would like to see NLB features in IIS."
"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."
"The security must be improved."
"The platform's stability could be better."
"In the next release, I would like to see better integration between the cloud environment and the on-premises environment."
"At the moment, we have big problems with stability, and I'm not very happy at the moment. So, the stability could be improved."
"Occasionally, we encounter performance issues with IIS where it becomes unresponsive and requires a solution restart."
"Finding different settings can be difficult if you don't know where to look."
"The product's pricing needs improvement."
"The stability must be improved."
"I would personally like it if the admin console would show more information specifically about memory being used."
"Sometimes, the UI part does not run properly, or the server goes down."
"If it could support the driver's VIN, they can run natively without the GBM. Now, we can run what we call the native cloud application that doesn't require GBM. If Tomcat can support that, it's going to improve performance and backup."
"The solution cannot host .NET applications."
"Tomcat needs to improve its user interface."
"Tomcat needs to improve its stability."
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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