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IIS vs Oracle GlassFish comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

IIS
Ranking in Application Server
4th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
55
Ranking in other categories
Application Infrastructure (1st)
Oracle GlassFish
Ranking in Application Server
9th
Average Rating
6.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Application Server category, the mindshare of IIS is 7.0%, down from 7.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle GlassFish is 2.3%, down from 3.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Server
 

Featured Reviews

Ersoy Ustun - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 27, 2023
Easy to manage platform with good scalability
We are using the platform for automatic web services The platform is easy to manage. The platform's stability could be better. I have been using IIS for a few years. At present, we are the latest version. I rate the platform's stability an eight out of ten. It could be improved. We have 2,000…
it_user517413 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 21, 2016
Offers EE Support. I would like to see integration with MQ systems.
The products offers EE support. It offers ease of use. I would like to see integration with MQ systems.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It is a scalable solution."
"The solution has been reliable."
"The solution is easy to use, easy to maintain and isn't too technical."
"We use the solution for our customer's web applications."
"The initial setup of IIS is easy. The process takes only five minutes."
"The solution is very easy to use and offers a quick deployment."
"It's good and offers good usability."
"It has an intuitive user interface and provides a lot of options for building reports."
"The products offers EE support."
 

Cons

"Sometimes if you are using IIS in large-scale scenarios, meaning that if you are deploying an application within IIS service and you are expecting a large number of users to use this application, you can sometimes find some problems, meaning that the service can shut down by itself unexpectedly if you don't configure your IIS with the correct configuration that can handle this number of users."
"Presently, some developers do not have technical knowledge of managing IIS, so that needs to be improved in the next release."
"The security must be improved."
"We'd like future versions to be more stable."
"The graphical user interface has room for improvement and can be more user-friendly."
"The solution's scalability needs improvement."
"The price of the solution could be less to improve."
"IIS could improve by having some features related to ASR and HTTPS certificate generation."
"I would like to see integration with MQ systems."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of the cloud system is a bit high."
"It is licensed with your Windows installation which makes it relatively cheap if you already have a Windows Server sitting around."
"I was using the trial version of IIS inside my virtual machines."
"There is a license needed for the solution."
"The solution’s pricing is yearly. The pricing is affordable and not high."
"There is no license needed to use the solution."
"There is an annual license to use this solution and the price could be better."
"IIS comes along with an OS license from Microsoft. Others can opt for a perpetual-based licensing model to be able to use the system."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
8%
Computer Software Company
21%
Government
15%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

Which is better - IIS or NGINX Plus?
IIS is a flexible, secure, and manageable web server to host anything on the web. IIS’s scalable and open architecture can handle the most demanding tasks. From media streaming to web applications,...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IIS?
They offer a one-time payment model for the product license, and we pay annually for support. I rate the pricing an eight out of ten.
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Comparisons

 

Also Known As

Windows Server IIS
GlassFish
 

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Sample Customers

Erste Bank Group, NJVC, Samsung Electronics, Sheraton Hotels and Resorts, Tata Steel Europe, Urban Software Institute
TravelMuse, Clarity Accounting
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