Compare IIS vs. Tomcat

IIS is ranked 5th in Application Server with 1 review while Tomcat which is ranked 4th in Application Server with 1 review. IIS is rated 8.0, while Tomcat is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of IIS writes "For us it's a lightweight web host that is easy to configure for simple webpages". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Tomcat writes "Helps developers build up their prototype system to evaluate their application design and feature testing". IIS is most compared with NGINX Plus, Oracle WebLogic Server and JBoss, whereas Tomcat is most compared with Oracle WebLogic Server, JBoss and IBM WebSphere Application Server.

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Most Helpful Review

Gh0ce

Systems Analyst/DBA at a comms service provider

For us it's a lightweight web host that is easy to configure for simple webpages

It allowed us to set up and use a Windows Server we had in place already to host our internal web page.

Anonymous User

Director at a energy/utilities company

Helps developers build up their prototype system to evaluate their application design and feature testing

It helps the developers to build up their prototype system to evaluate their application design and feature testing.

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Pricing and Cost Advice
It is licensed with your Windows installation which makes it relatively cheap if you already have a Windows Server sitting around. Read more »	Information Not Available

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5th out of 22 in Application Server Views 9,692 Comparisons 4,270 Reviews 1 Average Words per Review 307 Avg. Rating 8.0	4th out of 22 in Application Server Views 12,052 Comparisons 5,666 Reviews 1 Average Words per Review 118 Avg. Rating 8.0
Top Comparisons
NGINX Plus vs. IIS Compared 31% of the time. Oracle WebLogic Server vs. IIS Compared 15% of the time. JBoss vs. IIS Compared 15% of the time. See more IIS competitors » + Add more products to compare	Oracle WebLogic Server vs. Tomcat Compared 29% of the time. JBoss vs. Tomcat Compared 22% of the time. IBM WebSphere Application Server vs. Tomcat Compared 14% of the time. See more Tomcat competitors » + Add more products to compare
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Windows Server IIS
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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.
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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

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