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Azul Zulu vs IBM WebSphere Application Server comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Azul Zulu
Ranking in Application Infrastructure
11th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
IBM WebSphere Application S...
Ranking in Application Infrastructure
5th
Average Rating
7.8
Number of Reviews
28
Ranking in other categories
Application Server (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Application Infrastructure category, the mindshare of Azul Zulu is 6.2%, up from 5.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM WebSphere Application Server is 10.5%, up from 10.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Infrastructure
 

Featured Reviews

it_user389799 - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 1, 2016
It is based on OpenJDK so you obtain practically the same performance compared to Hotspot.
I've been using Zulu on Windows and OSX, and although it has many other features, I can mention 3:- It is based on OpenJDK so you obtain practically the same performance compared to Hotspot - Azul offers options to embed it on your apps; and - It only packs JDK and excludes the web…
Saleem Shar - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 3, 2023
Compatible, stable, and scalable
We deploy the solution both on-premise and Azure, AWS, and IBM cloud. We use a solution for our e-commerce application. We have an application deployed on AWS Cloud, for a client, which has a large B2B customer base in Australia. Therefore, we use WebSphere Application Server for the e-commerce…

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"My company is on a perpetual or permanent license agreement with IBM WebSphere Application Server. There's also a pay-per-use option, but customers rarely choose that option. Most of the customers are on the perpetual license deal that's all-inclusive. As the license cost is quite expensive, I'm rating it two out of five."
"If your application is just a web app that does not need to scale big, you can obtain a single core license of WAS Express edition, which has almost the same features with limited processing cores. If you manage a very big application farm (i.e. need to run 10 or more WAS servers) it is better to get IBM WAS Hypervisor Edition."
"We used to pay about $100,000-$120,000 US or somewhere around there. That was a bit cost-prohibitive for us to continue."
"It is very expensive."
"WebSphere Application Server is expensive, so it may not be a good option for small companies."
"The price of IBM WebSphere Application Server could be less expensive and there is an annual license required for this solution."
"I don't remember the price, but there are no additional costs."
"It's expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Retailer
23%
Financial Services Firm
23%
Computer Software Company
12%
Real Estate/Law Firm
5%
Financial Services Firm
31%
Computer Software Company
12%
Insurance Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

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What do you like most about IBM WebSphere Application Server?
Network Deployment is the most useful feature for scalability. It has many features within the standard WebSphere Application Server edition.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM WebSphere Application Server?
The product is expensive. I rate the product’s pricing a seven out of ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive.
What needs improvement with IBM WebSphere Application Server?
I think in some moments, the security was a little bit more complex to configure when it was delegated to other systems, making it an area where improvements are required.
 

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Microsoft, Kyocera, OKI, Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise, Voya Financial
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