IIS vs Oracle GlassFish comparison

Microsoft and Oracle are both solutions in the Application Server category. Microsoft is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.1, while Oracle is ranked #9. Microsoft holds a 7.0% mindshare in AppS, compared to Oracle’s 2.1% mindshare. Additionally, 89% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution.

IIS

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89% willing to recommend

Oracle GlassFish

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560 Comparison Views

0% willing to recommend

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We performed a comparison between IIS and Oracle GlassFish based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

IIS

Ranking in Application Server

4th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Infrastructure (1st)

Oracle GlassFish

Ranking in Application Server

9th

Average Rating

6.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, 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 2.1%, down from 3.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Application Server

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VikramSingh6

Operations Executive at Quess

A simple and easy-to-use solution but not recommended for public apps

I would rate the overall solution a six out of ten. We have around five to six developers and engineers for the solution’s deployment and maintenance. You can use the solution if your website is not too big or complicated. However, if it is big and complicated, then you need to use Apache or Red Hat. This tool can be used for internal purposes. But if you plan to host a public app, then I wouldn’t recommend the tool.

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it_user517413

Technical Lead Developer

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.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The product's most valuable features are performance and security."

"The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is easy to use and easy to understand."

"The tool is very easy to use and efficient."

"The most valuable feature of IIS is that it's free, and it works."

"IIS is stable."

"Microsoft's technical support has always been very good."

"Windows Server IIS is stable."

"The most valuable feature of IIS is it does not consume a lot of resources. It does not consume a lot of resources, such as memory."

More IIS pros

"The products offers EE support."

Cons

"IIS's memory management could be improved."

"Finding different settings can be difficult if you don't know where to look."

"There is an issue with the network. The tool's price is also high."

"Having no support for other than a Microsoft environment and programming languages limits the usage of IIS in many cases."

"I am using an older version of Windows Server IIS and the general management and navigation to get something done is not as straightforward as I hope it to be. The interface could be improved."

"The solution must improve the integration between its databases."

"The product could be more compatible with Linux and macOS, particularly when applying user configuration policies."

"The security must be improved."

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"I would like to see integration with MQ systems."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price is good."

"This solution comes included with Windows Server."

"The licensing cost is dependent on the usage."

"There is no license required for the product as it is role-based. Whenever you go for a Windows platform server, the role has to be installed directly from the server manager. There is no additional cost that has to be paid for that. It is free to use."

"I give the price of the solution a five out of ten."

"The tool's pricing is on a yearly basis."

"There is an annual license to use this solution and the price could be better."

"IIS is expensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

15%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Computer Software Company

21%

Government

14%

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

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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,...

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What do you like most about IIS?

The product is flexible.

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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

NGINX Plus vs IIS

Compared 31% of the time

Apache Web Server vs IIS

Compared 21% of the time

Oracle WebLogic Server vs IIS

Compared 15% of the time

Tomcat vs IIS

Compared 13% of the time

JBoss vs IIS

Compared 7% of the time

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Oracle WebLogic Server vs Oracle GlassFish

Compared 37% of the time

Tomcat vs Oracle GlassFish

Compared 33% of the time

JBoss vs Oracle GlassFish

Compared 17% of the time

IBM WebSphere Application Server vs Oracle GlassFish

Compared 13% of the time

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Also Known As

Windows Server IIS

GlassFish

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Overview

Internet Information Services (IIS) provides a secure, easy-to-manage, modular and extensible platform for reliably hosting websites, services and applications. With IIS, you get choice and control without giving up reliability or security.

Oracle GlassFish Server is a robust open source platform that offers exhaustive and accessible documentation, intuitive administration and configuration features, interoperability with Microsoft Windows, feature-rich integration with NetBeans and Eclipse, and alignment with Oracle Solaris, OpenSolaris, and MySQL.

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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