We performed a comparison between IIS and Windows Server AppFabric based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Application Infrastructure solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."IIS's most valuable feature is user-friendliness."
"When you are working with Microsoft solutions, you will see that the integration with the operating system, and implementing some security features, are easier in IIS than when using another solution."
"It has an intuitive user interface and provides a lot of options for building reports."
"IIS is useful for the deployment of web applications...Its stability is good."
"IIS is scalable."
"The tool is very easy to use and efficient."
"The initial setup is simple."
"The initial setup of IIS is easy. The process takes only five minutes."
"The product's deployment phase was very easy."
"The most valuable feature is AppFabric's hosting solution, which is what we need for running workflows."
"It is very usable and easy to understand. Antivirus and VPN are the main features being used now. It allows my clients to access the network from home, which was very crucial because of the pandemic."
"The solution's stability needs improvement."
"It would be beneficial if you could automate security certificate monitoring with IIS."
"The documentation is not very detailed. They need to improve it and add to it. They should ensure there are lots of visuals to help users better understand the solution."
"IIS could improve by Microsoft Windows improving the update services. We would like to be able to update all systems that are connected. The WSA service has to be in good order to accomplish this."
"Compared to Linux, the solution’s Windows patching is slower. I would like to improve it."
"The solution must improve the integration between its databases."
"The platform's stability could be better."
"The solution's black box is not fast."
"Its price and licensing policy can be improved. It could be a little cheaper. Licensing is sometimes confusing. There are so many different options. It is difficult to find out what to buy or what to choose for my necessity."
"Microsoft will stop supporting the product next year, and we can't run unsupported programs in our systems."
"The product is unable to connect with different cloud services."
IIS is ranked 1st in Application Infrastructure with 53 reviews while Windows Server AppFabric is ranked 18th in Application Infrastructure with 3 reviews. IIS is rated 8.0, while Windows Server AppFabric is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of IIS writes " A simple and easy-to-use solution but not recommended for public apps". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Windows Server AppFabric writes "Offers good monitoring capabilities and ease of setup". IIS is most compared with NGINX Plus, Apache Web Server, Oracle WebLogic Server, Tomcat and IBM WebSphere Message Broker, whereas Windows Server AppFabric is most compared with . See our IIS vs. Windows Server AppFabric report.
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