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 solution is easy to use, easy to maintain and isn't too technical."
"The product is easy to use."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten...Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten."
"The solution is easy to use."
"The tool is very easy to use and efficient."
"The solution is very stable. The solution is very simple and easy to use."
"We use the solution for our customer's web applications."
"Windows Server IIS is stable."
"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."
"We can use Apache Tomcat for Java server applications."
"The solution is scalable."
"We chose to use Tomcat because it's perfect compared to other containers that we have tested."
"It is a scalable platform."
"The most valuable feature of Tomcat is its ability to export libraries into different instances so that I can use it not only in one application but in multiple applications."
"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."
"Our company doesn't face any stability issues while using Tomcat."
"IIS has some stability issues and needs restarting."
"The security must be improved."
"The price of the solution could be less to improve."
"The platform's stability could be better."
"The solution should improve the cluster environment and load balancing."
"Scalability issues and security concerns need attention from Microsoft."
"Occasionally, we encounter performance issues with IIS where it becomes unresponsive and requires a solution restart."
"IIS's memory management could be improved."
"I would also like to see a dashboard with some integrations in order to see the logs and trace performance easier."
"The solution cannot host .NET applications."
"Java functions should be built better into the solution."
"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 current procedure appears complex and could benefit from a more straightforward solution."
"The disability and memory management is a problem with the solution and has room for improvement."
"Sometimes, the UI part does not run properly, or the server goes down."
"In the solution, we are using the terminal to enter command line codes for operations and management, this is difficult for me. It would be better if we had some administrator UI tools for this."
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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