We performed a comparison between Apache Web Server and IIS 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."Apache Web Server is free of cost."
"The product is very cheap and stable."
"The product's initial setup phase is straightforward."
"The best thing about Apache is that it is open-source, so implementing my platform on-premises is less expansive than other solutions."
"The control panel is very easy to navigate. It's similar to most hosting platforms, so it's user-friendly. Once you get used to it, managing your hosting becomes easy, too."
"Most of the features I liked were related to the performance during peak hours."
"The solution's most valuable feature is reporting."
"It's reliable, configurable and generally secure."
"All the features of Microsoft IIS are valuable."
"The initial setup is simple."
"The product is flexible."
"It has an intuitive user interface and provides a lot of options for building reports."
"The solution is simple and very easy to manage compared to Linux."
"IIS's most valuable feature is user-friendliness."
"The solution is very simple to use and easy to deploy."
"IIS's best features are its management console and stability."
"For NGINX, I think it has NGINX Management Suite, which is GUI-based and allows you to manage your configuration via the user interface, but Apache fails to offer such capabilities to users."
"The GUI for the less experienced users needs some improvement. For some companies, it is hard to configure it if they have not had any experience."
"There isn't a dedicated customer support available"
"I want the user interface to be more user-friendly."
"It would be great if technical support for Apache were available in Iran. It is a very important need."
"The major issue occurs with ports. So, I would like to see easier port management."
"The interface has room for improvement."
"Things change very fast. We're always on the lookout for better approaches and tools. If the solution falls behind, we may have to switch."
"We'd like future versions to be more stable."
"There is an issue with the network. The tool's price is also high."
"It lacks a few performance improvement tools."
"Sometimes, we encounter difficult issues, and getting support from Microsoft to resolve those issues is not easy."
"The solution's scalability needs improvement."
"In the next release, the tool should be more easily integrated and configured with other provisions. The pricing should also be made cheaper since it's very expensive now."
"The solution must improve the integration between its databases."
"The level of technical support the solution offers could be improved."
Apache Web Server is ranked 3rd in Application Infrastructure with 22 reviews while IIS is ranked 1st in Application Infrastructure with 53 reviews. Apache Web Server is rated 8.6, while IIS is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Apache Web Server writes "Has good security, speed and traffic handling features ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IIS writes " A simple and easy-to-use solution but not recommended for public apps". Apache Web Server is most compared with NGINX Plus, IBM WebSphere Application Server, Microsoft .NET Framework, Zend PHP Engine and JBoss Enterprise Application Platform, whereas IIS is most compared with NGINX Plus, Oracle WebLogic Server, Tomcat, JBoss and Microsoft .NET Framework. See our Apache Web Server vs. IIS report.
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