IIS vs SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal comparison

Microsoft and SAP are both solutions in the Application Infrastructure category. Microsoft is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.3, while SAP is ranked #20. Microsoft holds a 12.5% mindshare in AIS, compared to SAP’s 1.1% mindshare. Additionally, 89% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of SAP users who would recommend it.

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 5, 2025

IIS and SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal are key competitors in the web services arena. Although IIS tends to have more favorable pricing and support, SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal distinguishes itself with its extensive features, justifying a higher price.

Features: IIS integrates seamlessly with Windows, offering ease of management, versatile security, and efficient resource optimization. SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal provides comprehensive content management, advanced user role customizations, and robust application integration, appealing to enterprise needs.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: IIS offers an easy setup process in Windows-centric systems with reliable support. SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal, though more complex to deploy, offers flexibility across environments and strategic support for intricate enterprise setups.

Pricing and ROI: IIS typically offers a lower initial cost and good ROI through quick deployment and low overhead. SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal demands a higher upfront investment, delivering long-term ROI by boosting productivity with its detailed features.

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Categories and Ranking

IIS

Ranking in Application Infrastructure

1st

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Server (4th)

SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Po...

Ranking in Application Infrastructure

20th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Application Infrastructure category, the mindshare of IIS is 12.5%, down from 13.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal is 1.1%, down from 1.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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DanielWildermuth

Testtool expert at Helvetia Versicherungen

Provides integration with Eggplant but problems with stability

We use Windows Server only for Eggplant Manager. Otherwise, I'm not using it At the moment, we have big problems with stability, and I'm not very happy at the moment. So, the stability could be improved. I have been using it for a few years. The initial setup is complex. We have an…

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Anand_Kumar

Enterprise Architect at DXC Technology

The UI makes the setup easy to do from anywhere

Our customers expect that a page will open within one second, and I doubt this will happen. Also, opening documentation takes time. Fixing this will help the customer and help to meet their expectations. SAP needs to come up with a standardized version of NetWeaver. The solution is good on the internal side, but not so much from the client perspective when they view it.

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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 is flexible."

"It is a lightweight web host that is easy to configure for simple webpages."

"IIS is easy to configure in terms of websites and other solutions."

"IIS has a very simple and user-friendly interface, which helps a lot in effective and efficient management."

"It's very easy to publish."

"The solution is easy to use and connects with Microsoft."

"IIS's best features are its management console and stability."

"Windows Server IIS is stable."

More IIS pros

"They integrated it with the SAP router."

"From the use of this solution, we have been able to establish better processes and have greater management of our company."

"Workflow functionality and internal portal capabilities are the most important features."

"Internal workflow approval around ESS and MSS leave days, capex approval as well as internal communication to the business have improved the way my organization functions."

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."

"IIS has some stability issues and needs restarting."

"In the next release, I would like to see better integration between the cloud environment and the on-premises environment."

"If Microsoft IIS could work well with AppOptics or things like PHP, Python, and other custom languages that run on the webserver, it would be ideal. I think there are cases where people need to use Apache instead of IIS when IIS doesn't work well with other web languages."

"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 documentation of IIS could be better. They are not easily accessible. I had to use YouTube and other online resources to learn how to use the solution properly."

"The only issue I've encountered is with certificates not working fine sometimes."

"The graphical user interface has room for improvement and can be more user-friendly."

More IIS cons

"Our customers expect that a page will open within one second, and I doubt this will happen. Also, opening documentation takes time. Fixing this will help the customer and help to meet their expectations."

"The user interface could be improved by making it more user-friendly."

"Due to our business, some setups were very complex."

"We encountered stability issues, especially on external functionality around its RFP capabilities."

"External portal functionality with suppliers and customers needs improvement."

Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"IIS's pricing is reasonable."

"It is licensed with your Windows installation which makes it relatively cheap if you already have a Windows Server sitting around."

"The price is good."

"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."

"We pay a yearly licensing fee for the solution."

"The tool is included with Windows."

"They offer a one-time payment model for the product license, and we pay annually for support."

More IIS pricing and cost advice

"The cost of this solution is high."

"Because India is so competitive in the IT world, people will start to move away from SAP's pricing because they have a market monopoly. Soon, they will start losing the monopoly part to open source and other things. I don't think their monopoly will run for more than three to four years because people are getting away from these monopolies."

"SAP is not for every business. It depends on what is required. SAP is always going to be expensive."

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Questions from the Community

Which is better - IIS or NGINX Plus?

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The product is flexible.

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Comparisons

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Compared 29% of the time

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Compared 6% of the time

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Also Known As

Windows Server IIS

NetWeaver Enterprise Portal, SAP Portal

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.

Microsoft

SAP Enterprise Portal allows to create attractive corporate portals that leverage the responsive SAP Fiori launchpad experience. The portal is the Web front-end component for SAP NetWeaver, the comprehensive integration and application platform that facilitates the alignment of people, information, and business processes across organizational and technical boundaries. It's ideal for organizations who require access to many applications and services across system landscapes, especially across JAVA and ABAP-based landscapes. The portal offers a single point of access to SAP and non-SAP information sources, enterprise applications, information repositories, databases and services, in and outside your organization. The portal can be accessed from desktops and from mobile devices, it can provide with the tools to manage and analyze its information resources, and to share and collaborate. With its role-based content, and personalization features, the portal enables users - from employees and customers to partners and suppliers - to focus exclusively on data relevant to daily decision-making processes. The technology and architecture of the portal ensures it is built for the enterprise, providing a secure and scalable environment.

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Sample Customers

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

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