We performed a comparison between IIS and Windows Process Activation Services based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft, F5, Apache and others in Application Infrastructure."The solution is easy to use."
"It is a lightweight web host that is easy to configure for simple webpages."
"Windows Server IIS is stable."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten...Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten."
"IIS is easy to configure in terms of websites and other solutions."
"The solution is easy to use and connects with Microsoft."
"We use the solution for our customer's web applications."
"The interface, simplicity, and ease of management are all good features that make this user-friendly."
"The most valuable aspect of the solution is the central console, that allows you to see all of the activated and deactivated computers."
"Scalability issues and security concerns need attention from Microsoft."
"Sometimes, we encounter difficult issues, and getting support from Microsoft to resolve those issues is not easy."
"Presently, some developers do not have technical knowledge of managing IIS, so that needs to be improved in the next release."
"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."
"Occasionally, we encounter performance issues with IIS where it becomes unresponsive and requires a solution restart."
"There is an issue with the network. The tool's price is also high."
"It lacks a few performance improvement tools."
"The cost is a bit too high."
"The stability of the solution needs improvement."
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IIS is ranked 1st in Application Infrastructure with 53 reviews while Windows Process Activation Services is ranked 23rd in Application Infrastructure. IIS is rated 8.0, while Windows Process Activation Services is rated 4.0. 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 Windows Process Activation Services writes "Central console enables us to see all of the activated and deactivated computers but it has poor alerts and frustrating technical support". IIS is most compared with NGINX Plus, Apache Web Server, Oracle WebLogic Server, Tomcat and Oracle Fusion Middleware, whereas Windows Process Activation Services is most compared with Microsoft .NET Framework.
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