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 product is easy to configure."
"The solution is very stable. The solution is very simple and easy to use."
"It has an intuitive user interface and provides a lot of options for building reports."
"The solution is easy to use."
"The solution is easy to use, easy to maintain and isn't too technical."
"It's very easy to publish."
"The graphical user interface makes it easy for users to configure the sites."
"The solution has been reliable."
"It is a scalable platform."
"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."
"Our company doesn't face any stability issues while using Tomcat."
"The solution is readily available and open-source."
"I would rate the pricing a ten out of ten, where one is high price and ten is low price. The pricing is pretty low."
"Tomcat is easy to handle, its installation process does not take much time, and its server speed is also very good compared to other servers."
"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."
"The areas of this solution that need improvement are monitoring, debugging, and troubleshooting."
"The solution's black box is not fast."
"The initial setup could be made easier."
"The documentation isn't very good and the options are very complex."
"The level of technical support the solution offers could be improved."
"The solution is slow and could have better performance."
"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."
"Presently, some developers do not have technical knowledge of managing IIS, so that needs to be improved in the next release."
"Vulnerability is one of the areas that can be considered an issue in the solution."
"The high availability is not as robust as the competition is such as WebLogic and Jboss."
"The product's pricing needs improvement."
"Sometimes, the UI part does not run properly, or the server goes down."
"I would personally like it if the admin console would show more information specifically about memory being used."
"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."
"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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