We performed a comparison between IBM WebSphere Application Server and JBoss 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 good performance."
"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."
"High availability, alert management, and deployments are the most valuable features for us. We have the ND version so we can do deployments."
"One of the most valuable features might be the stability of the IBM WebSphere Application Server."
"IBM WAS is extremely scalable. It is easy to add additional servers and to divide the load over servers in all kinds of ways."
"The VPN service is quite useful."
"This solution is easy to use with a GUI that is intuitive and very helpful."
"JBoss's configuration is straightforward and easy."
"The product's initial setup phase is easy."
"The high availability is great."
"We can deploy the applications on the JBoss server, so it is easy to manage. It's also easy to add new certificates to the config."
"The solution's technical support is good."
"There's good documentation and a pretty good community surrounding the product."
"The solution is easy to use."
"The most valuable feature is the UI."
"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."
"The current trend is to move to Liberty because of the portability of its cloud and its Kubernetes, which containerize the application."
"IBM WebSphere Application Server hasn't changed much. It's still a heavyweight for any company compared to what you get. Unless your code base is deeply linked with it, I don't think it's a great idea to go with this solution. The current trend is toward modularity and containerization, and given the product's requirements, containerization will be difficult. There is a memory requirement as well."
"In spite of the solution's robustness, it is expensive and a bit difficult to support."
"When we run into memory or locking issues, we resort to using third-party tools. However, it would be preferable to have native tools for debugging this type of problem."
"The main issue we faced was its limited compatibility with non-Java technologies, which can result in difficulty detecting potential bugs and requiring additional integration efforts."
"The solution could improve the integration."
"It should be able to serve more concurrent requests like Oracle. Oracle has more powerful stability, availability, and real-time serving."
"The solution's pricing could be improved because it is not cheap."
"The solution could improve by providing more integration."
"The solution sometimes crashed and had some compatibility issues with the DevOps JAR file."
"In general, the support of the ERPC would be really good due to the fact that, so far, I have not seen it."
"Sometimes the console has a glitch."
"The tool's documentation could be improved to explain its usage and functionalities clearly. Having accessible documentation would save time for leaders like me when juniors seek information about it. The documentation should be self-explanatory and guide users on how to utilize the tool."
"It can have automation features. Everybody is focused right now on automation. In terms of saving cost, automation is always the first thing that comes to light."
"The login process could be improved."
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IBM WebSphere Application Server is ranked 5th in Application Server with 26 reviews while JBoss is ranked 3rd in Application Server with 24 reviews. IBM WebSphere Application Server is rated 7.8, while JBoss 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 JBoss writes "A flexible and stable solution that is cost-efficient compared to other products". IBM WebSphere Application Server is most compared with JBoss Enterprise Application Platform, Tomcat, Oracle WebLogic Server, IBM BPM and IBM DataPower Gateway, whereas JBoss is most compared with Tomcat, Oracle WebLogic Server, IIS, Oracle GlassFish and TmaxSoft JEUS. See our IBM WebSphere Application Server vs. JBoss report.
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