Compare IIS vs. Tomcat
Quotes From Members
We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
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"The solution is the easiest way to publish applications which have been designed by older development tools." "This is definitely a stable solution." "The solution is easy to use, easy to maintain and isn't too technical." "The graphical user interface makes it easy for users to configure the sites." "The solution integrates well with most Microsoft products." "The solution is very easy to use and offers a quick deployment." "The solution is easy to use and connects with Microsoft." "What I like the most is that it is easy to use." | "Web apps are very easy to deploy." "The most valuable feature of this solution is that it supports Java Enterprise." |
Cons | |
"The scalability depends on how you have set it up. If you're running IIS on a single server, it might not be as capable as if you are on many in a cluster or with load balancing and so on." "The areas of this solution that need improvement are monitoring, debugging, and troubleshooting." "The solution should improve the cluster environment and load balancing." "This solution needs to be easier for cases where you want to have an IIS cluster." "If Microsoft IIS could work well with AppOptics or things like PHP, Python, and other custom languages that run on the webserver, it would be ideal. I think there are cases where people need to use Apache instead of IIS when IIS doesn't work well with other web languages." "We've never had any issues with the solution, but it's still nice to have overall improvements on it. It could be easier and faster to use, for example." "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." "In the next release, I would like to see better integration between the cloud environment and the on-premises environment." | "I would personally like it if the admin console would show more information specifically about memory being used." "The high availability is not as robust as the competition is such as WebLogic and Jboss." |
Pricing and Cost Advice | |
"This solution comes included with Windows Server." "The price of the cloud system is a bit high." | "This is an open-source product and it's free to use." |
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Questions from the Community | |
Ask a question Earn 20 points | Top Answer: Web apps are very easy to deploy. Top Answer: To have an admin console that is more user friendly and simplified like XAMPP, LAMP, Laragon. It also shall have the log viewing capability, memory usage and some dashboard on applications hosted by… more » Top Answer: As a web server serving web applications and web services |
Ranking  | |
Views 3,855 Comparisons 3,051 Reviews 11 Average Words per Review 330 Rating 7.6 | Views 3,785 Comparisons 3,209 Reviews 3 Average Words per Review 238 Rating 8.0 |
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Also Known As | |
| Windows Server IIS | |
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| Microsoft | Apache |
Overview | |
| Internet Information Services (IIS) provides a secure, easy-to-manage, modular and extensible platform for reliably hosting websites, services and applications. With IIS, you get choice and control without giving up reliability or security. | Apache Tomcat is an open source software implementation of the Java Servlet, JavaServer Pages, Java Expression Language and Java WebSocket technologies. The Java Servlet, JavaServer Pages, Java Expression Language and Java WebSocket specifications are developed under the Java Community Process. Apache Tomcat powers numerous large-scale, mission-critical web applications across a diverse range of industries and organizations. |
Offer | |
Learn more about IIS | Learn more about Tomcat |
Sample Customers | |
| Erste Bank Group, NJVC, Samsung Electronics, Sheraton Hotels and Resorts, Tata Steel Europe, Urban Software Institute | Walmart.com, The Weather Channel, E*Trade, Delta Virtual Airlines, General Motors, AppFuse, Bonhams, CardinalHealth, CarGurus.com, FarmDirectory.org, Millenium Pharmaceuticals, RecipeLand.com, WebShots, QuickCreative.net, MyOtherDrive |
Top Industries | |
Transportation Company25% Comms Service Provider25% Aerospace/Defense Firm13% Mining And Metals Company13% Comms Service Provider31% Computer Software Company29% Media Company6% Educational Organization5% | Computer Software Company28% Comms Service Provider18% Financial Services Firm10% Energy/Utilities Company8% |
Company Size | |
Small Business38% Midsize Enterprise15% Large Enterprise46% | Small Business31% Midsize Enterprise15% Large Enterprise54% |
Find out what your peers are saying about IIS vs. Tomcat and other solutions. Updated: January 2021.
455,962 professionals have used our research since 2012.
IIS is ranked 1st in Application Server with 11 reviews while Tomcat is ranked 5th in Application Server with 3 reviews. IIS is rated 7.6, while Tomcat is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of IIS writes "The interface, simplicity, and ease of management lend flexibility to this configurable solution". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Tomcat writes "Reliable, open-source, and has good documentation but the high availability is not robust". IIS is most compared with NGINX Plus, Apache Web Server, Oracle WebLogic Server, IBM WebSphere Application Server and JBoss, whereas Tomcat is most compared with IBM WebSphere Application Server, Oracle WebLogic Server, JBoss, Caucho Resin and NGINX Unit. See our IIS vs. Tomcat report.
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