We performed a comparison between IBM WebSphere Application Server and Microsoft .NET Framework based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Application Infrastructure solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable features are its user-friendliness and reliability in terms of application hosting."
"Security: It is compatible with the latest Java 8 security features, supports FIPS 140-2 and NIST SP 800-53 with strong ciphers and cryptography keys, and supports TLS 1.2 completely. Also, configuring client and server certificates is relatively easy."
"The performance is good."
"The solution is very stable and robust."
"We needed this type of integration and WebShepere is the best tool for it."
"Without the Admin Console it would be very hard to configure JVM settings, JDBC datasources, mail session settings, and security providers."
"IBM WebSphere Application Server is easy to use."
"The VPN service is quite useful."
"The tool offers a lot of support, and there is a lot of knowledge material available, along with a lot of community groups."
"The solution's technical support is very good...The product's initial setup phase was easy."
"Basically, .NET is simply is the easiest programming language to use, based on my experience."
"The most valuable thing about Microsoft .NET Framework is that it is an enterprise-grade language and platform."
"The most valuable features for us are web frameworks like MVC, Web API, and WCS."
"A great solution for creating program solutions in a framework for Microsoft Windows quickly and easily."
"Microsoft .NET Framework’s most valuable features are web application development, RESTful services development, security, performance, and less memory footprint."
"Pre-programmed functions for .NET Framework are widely available."
"Some things are very difficult to do, so the interface and usage could be more intuitive for those."
"The installation has room for improvement."
"The current trend is to move to Liberty because of the portability of its cloud and its Kubernetes, which containerize the application."
"The footprint could be reduced so that we can use a smaller virtual machine to run the application. We could also use more scripts. I would like this solution to be more script oriented, rather than GUI oriented."
"What could be improved in IBM WebSphere Application Server is its interconnection with other products, for example, Kafka. What I'd like to see in the next release of the solution is a better graphical user interface."
"I think that this is a good product but I think that the cloud environment could be improved. I think that the future is in the utilization of the product in a product as a service way which is something that is lacking at this moment."
"When compared with WebLogic, Weblogic is lighter and consumes less memory."
"Based on the field and based on the build that was provided, we've noticed a lot of constraints in terms of the performance now."
"The initial setup is complex."
"Needs stronger security with respect to cloud issues."
"This solution is best used with some training."
".NET Is still heavy or dependant on other Microsoft libraries and frameworks."
"Improvements are needed in .NET development, particularly in a backend scenario."
"If Microsoft would provide a monthly subscription at a cost that a developer can afford then it would be really helpful."
"They should try to improve their Blazor WebAssembly."
"This solution should include Power BI so that we don't have to use any third-party tools."
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IBM WebSphere Application Server is ranked 5th in Application Infrastructure with 26 reviews while Microsoft .NET Framework is ranked 4th in Application Infrastructure with 47 reviews. IBM WebSphere Application Server is rated 7.8, while Microsoft .NET Framework is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of IBM WebSphere Application Server writes "Compatible, stable, and scalable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft .NET Framework writes "Intuitive, easier to develop, maintain, and migrate from the old framework to newer versions". IBM WebSphere Application Server is most compared with JBoss Enterprise Application Platform, JBoss, Tomcat, Oracle WebLogic Server and Fujitsu Interstage Application Server, whereas Microsoft .NET Framework is most compared with IIS, Magic xpa Application Platform, JBoss Enterprise Application Platform, Apache Web Server and Oracle SOA Suite. See our IBM WebSphere Application Server vs. Microsoft .NET Framework report.
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