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 most valuable feature of IIS is that it's free, and it works."
"IIS's best features are its management console and stability."
"All the features of Microsoft IIS are valuable."
"It has an intuitive user interface and provides a lot of options for building reports."
"The solution is the easiest way to publish applications which have been designed by older development tools."
"This is definitely a stable solution."
"The initial setup is simple."
"The solution is easy to use."
"We can use Apache Tomcat for Java server applications."
"The solution is readily available and open-source."
"I love Tomcat for its scalability, reliability, availability, and steadiness."
"The product's most valuable feature is the ability to host applications."
"The product is easy to use."
"The product's initial setup phase was simple."
"The most valuable features of this solution are the general web server features."
"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 security must be improved."
"It would be beneficial if you could automate security certificate monitoring with IIS."
"I am using an older version of Windows Server IIS and the general management and navigation to get something done is not as straightforward as I hope it to be. The interface could be improved."
"The areas of this solution that need improvement are monitoring, debugging, and troubleshooting."
"Performance-wise, certain improvements in IIS are needed...IIS is not scalable. Its scalability is less."
"I would like to see NLB features in IIS."
"The solution must improve the integration between its databases."
"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."
"One way to improve the solution is by making the logging capabilities of Tomcat better by providing a logger within the server itself and making it easy to access and view the server logs. This can be especially useful when debugging issues with applications deployed on the Tomcat server. By having the ability to view both the application logs and the server logs, you can more easily identify the source of any issues and troubleshoot them more efficiently. Providing a connector or other similar feature that allows you to access the server logs from within your application can also be helpful in this regard. Having access to both the application logs and the server logs can be a valuable resource when trying to identify and resolve problems."
"I would personally like it if the admin console would show more information specifically about memory being used."
"I would also like to see a dashboard with some integrations in order to see the logs and trace performance easier."
"Tomcat is used mainly for database connections. As of now, we configure that environment for any database configuration. But if any utility can integrate where we can pass the database connection as a string of details, then it should encrypt them and keep them inside. From that security perspective, Tomcat requires improvement. They should integrate this security feature."
"Technical support is limited."
"The solution's interface and backup features could be better."
"Tomcat needs to improve its stability."
"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, Oracle GlassFish and Caucho Resin. See our IIS vs. Tomcat report.
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