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 has been reliable."
"The tool shows us the operating systems where our servers and applications are running."
"The solution is very simple to use and easy to deploy."
"IIS is useful for the deployment of web applications...Its stability is good."
"The solution integrates well with most Microsoft products."
"The product is flexible."
"The graphical user interface makes it easy for users to configure the sites."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is easy to use and easy to understand."
"The scalability overall is good."
"The most valuable feature is the free EE server."
"I love Tomcat for its scalability, reliability, availability, and steadiness."
"Web apps are very easy to deploy."
"The product's initial setup phase was simple."
"One of the most valuable features of Tomcat is its compatibility with the Apache web server and its ease of configuration. It is simple to set up and maintain and allows for easy management of database connections, transactions, and isolation. Overall, Tomcat is a user-friendly application server that makes it easy to manage various aspects of database interactions."
"Tomcat's ease of use has positively impacted project timelines. Tomcat already has high availability – it doesn't go down so often and doesn't require a lot of maintenance. As long as your application works, you can depend on Tomcat."
"Tomcat is a single-server solution for deploying applications that can scale effectively. It's a good choice because it simplifies deployment. Once you package your application, deployment is straightforward and efficient."
"The solution must improve the integration between its databases."
"This solution needs to be easier for cases where you want to have an IIS cluster."
"The solution is slow and could have better performance."
"There is an issue with the network. The tool's price is also high."
"The documentation isn't very good and the options are very complex."
"The solution's scalability needs improvement."
"It lacks a few performance improvement tools."
"The level of technical support the solution offers could be improved."
"Tomcat is not user-friendly. I would also like to be able to have multiple applications run at the same time."
"Performance optimization is an area of concern in Tomcat that should be made better."
"If Apache can come up with a better solution to provide better security, that would be ideal."
"It would be great if they offered more integration of monitoring tools."
"The interface is not user-friendly."
"Tomcat needs to improve its stability."
"Java functions should be built better into the solution."
"I would also like to see a dashboard with some integrations in order to see the logs and trace performance easier."
IIS is ranked 4th in Application Server with 53 reviews while Tomcat is ranked 2nd in Application Server with 45 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 TmaxSoft JEUS. See our IIS vs. Tomcat report.
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