We performed a comparison between IIS and Windows Server AppFabric based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft, F5, Apache and others in Application Infrastructure."IIS has a very simple and user-friendly interface, which helps a lot in effective and efficient management."
"What I like the most is that it is easy to use."
"It's very easy to publish."
"The initial setup is simple."
"The solution is very simple to use and easy to deploy."
"Microsoft's technical support has always been very good."
"Windows Server IIS is stable."
"We use Windows Server only for Eggplant Manager."
"The most valuable feature is AppFabric's hosting solution, which is what we need for running workflows."
"It is very usable and easy to understand. Antivirus and VPN are the main features being used now. It allows my clients to access the network from home, which was very crucial because of the pandemic."
"The product's deployment phase was very easy."
"IIS could improve by Microsoft Windows improving the update services. We would like to be able to update all systems that are connected. The WSA service has to be in good order to accomplish this."
"IIS's memory management could be improved."
"The solution's stability needs improvement."
"The tool needs to improve its performance."
"The platform's stability could be better."
"Compared to Linux, the solution’s Windows patching is slower. I would like to improve it."
"The documentation of IIS could be better. They are not easily accessible. I had to use YouTube and other online resources to learn how to use the solution properly."
"Presently, some developers do not have technical knowledge of managing IIS, so that needs to be improved in the next release."
"Microsoft will stop supporting the product next year, and we can't run unsupported programs in our systems."
"Its price and licensing policy can be improved. It could be a little cheaper. Licensing is sometimes confusing. There are so many different options. It is difficult to find out what to buy or what to choose for my necessity."
"The product is unable to connect with different cloud services."
IIS is ranked 1st in Application Infrastructure with 53 reviews while Windows Server AppFabric is ranked 18th in Application Infrastructure with 3 reviews. IIS is rated 8.0, while Windows Server AppFabric is rated 8.0. 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 Windows Server AppFabric writes "Offers good monitoring capabilities and ease of setup". IIS is most compared with NGINX Plus, Apache Web Server, Oracle WebLogic Server, Tomcat and Oracle Fusion Middleware, whereas Windows Server AppFabric is most compared with .
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