JBoss Enterprise Application Platform vs Microsoft System Center comparison

Red Hat and Microsoft are both solutions in the Application Infrastructure category. Red Hat is ranked #10 with an average rating of 7.5, while Microsoft is ranked #14 with an average rating of 8.5. Red Hat holds a 6.2% mindshare in AIS, compared to Microsoft’s 1.9% mindshare. Additionally, 91% of Red Hat users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 85% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 5, 2025

JBoss Enterprise Application Platform and Microsoft System Center compete in enterprise solutions. Microsoft System Center has the upper hand with its advanced functionality and comprehensive management features.

Features: JBoss Enterprise Application Platform focuses on middleware capabilities with strong application development, effective clustering, and load balancing. Microsoft System Center offers automation, third-party management pack integration, and extensive system monitoring.

Room for Improvement: JBoss could enhance integration with other tools, improve support documentation, and streamline its user interface. Microsoft System Center could simplify initial setup, enhance third-party support beyond Microsoft products, and improve its scalability for large deployments.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: JBoss provides straightforward deployment and good customer support but requires expertise for optimal use. Microsoft System Center offers robust deployment support and strong customer service but involves more complexity initially.

Pricing and ROI: JBoss is cost-effective with favorable pricing and good ROI, appealing to smaller enterprises. Microsoft System Center has higher initial costs but potentially offers greater ROI for larger organizations through its expansive features.

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Categories and Ranking

JBoss Enterprise Applicatio...

Ranking in Application Infrastructure

10th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

5.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Microsoft System Center

Ranking in Application Infrastructure

14th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Monitoring Software (28th)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Application Infrastructure category, the mindshare of JBoss Enterprise Application Platform is 6.2%, down from 7.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft System Center is 1.9%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Application Infrastructure Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform	6.2%
Microsoft System Center	1.9%
Other	91.9%

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Karthikeyan Raman

CIO at Clayfin

Lightweight clustering has improved banking channels and delivers faster, reliable deployments

JBoss Enterprise Application Platform's best features include that it was very simple to install and enabling clustering between two instances was simpler than compared to WebSphere or WebLogic. Clustering became very much easier, and setup was very straightforward. I used other products such as WebSphere and WebLogic, and I saw JBoss Enterprise Application Platform as a very lightweight container rather than a heavy container. The startup time was much faster compared to other application servers, and debugging was reliable. We did not see the application going into a hang state. It never happened in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform. Other application servers typically degrade over time, and the application resources can become hung. The memory utilization and the heap garbage collection that was running was very efficient, so the resource utilization was better. The robust security model of JBoss Enterprise Application Platform contributed positively to our data integrity and compliance in our development processes, and it was very good.

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Carl Palapal

Sr. Sys. Server & Storage Egineer / Tech .Consultant at CANAR OFFICE SYSTEMS

Provides comprehensive system management with effective deployment and integration capabilities

The advantages of Microsoft System Center are significant, and I have seen other products as well. As far as advantages are concerned, they have PXE deployment, which is good for deploying operating systems, such as Windows client systems including Windows 10 and Windows 11. Since it is a Microsoft product, all the patches are proprietary, making it easier to deploy. In Microsoft System Center, all the features are integrated already, whereas in ManageEngine, you have to license each feature individually to access those features. The automated features of Virtual Machine Manager are very useful; it automates as long as the policy that I have created is in line with the objective, especially the templates when I'm going to deploy. Regarding endpoint management, Microsoft System Center is very helpful; it has integrated endpoint protection deployment, allowing me to handle endpoint configuration, system deployment, and patch deployment, making it an all-in-one stop shop for managing and configuring end clients. The impact of using Microsoft System Center is significant; it gives me a whole picture of my environment, making it easy to get inventory details regarding applications and hardware, providing full visibility of my setup within the organization.

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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 solution is quite stable."

"The most valuable features of this solution are scalability and performance."

"It's convenient and barebone."

"The best feature for JBoss Enterprise Application Platform for me is high availability, and it is very strong."

"JBoss Enterprise Application Platform works very well."

"Stable and easy to handle in terms of hosting applications."

"The robust security model of JBoss Enterprise Application Platform contributed positively to our data integrity and compliance in our development processes, and it was very good."

"Its technical support is excellent."

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"The installation process is easy."

"The most valuable feature of Microsoft System Center is its GUI (graphical user interface)."

"Step-by-step documentation that clarifies the implementation procedure."

"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that it helps us manage our company's application pool, license pool, application update pool, and OS updates."

"Managment Packs for Microsoft-specific products, help us implement the best practices for each product."

"The tool has many valuable features, including license tracking, software deployment, and installation deployment. However, we primarily use it for Windows updates and deployment for Windows servers and desktops. It's a complex product but very well-managed. If you use all the features, they will be valuable to your organization. It allows you to deploy desktops, manage patches, and track various features."

"We like Microsoft System Center's Operations Manager. That is primarily why we use it."

"The availability performance matrix and the reporting capabilities are the solution's most valuable features."

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Cons

"It's hard to find out the root cause of errors."

"In my opinion, there are areas that could be improved with JBoss Enterprise Application Platform, such as the management console."

"Its architecture needs improvement."

"This solution needs better management UI."

"Lacks some functional requirements."

"A graphic user interface can be added."

"It was too expensive to license JBoss Enterprise Application Platform for each process."

"Sometimes, I observe the memory usage at 100% for the server, and this issue could be improved."

"In Microsoft System Center, it is difficult to follow the steps to create dataflows at times."

"Microsoft System Center should be easier to manage. However, it is complex to deploy, so people hesitate to use it. Though it has many features, such as licensing, asset tracking, and software deployment, we mainly use it for Windows updates. It protects many screens and integrates with databases, but it's complex compared to other solutions. Many now use cloud-based products or other tools like Automox to deploy updates and manage vulnerabilities."

"The platform performance and responsiveness need improvement. It still demands high computing resources."

"Less server consumption would help, as would better, more flexible reports."

"System Center hasn't updated to keep up with the industry. It needs improvements in the user interface, ease of use, and overall product functionality, particularly the cloud-monitoring features. It needs more capabilities to monitor AWS and Azure infrastructure."

"The platform's performance could be improved. Additionally, its UI needs to be well-upgraded and work faster."

"Could be more user friendly."

"They should have some customized solutions or internal development, then maybe it could be easier to use different solutions or some self-developed solution."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is an open-source solution."

"The solution is cost-effective."

"I rate the product price as five to six on a scale of one to ten, where one means it is cheap and ten means it is expensive."

"I know that sometimes there is some reduction in the prices of Microsoft System Center because of the costs of Microsoft SQL Server, which can be advantageous."

"Microsoft System Center's licensing is costly."

"It's rolled into our enterprise subscription. The entire subscription is around $25,000 a year, however, that covers all the products that we use."

"Microsoft System Center is quite expensive."

"We maximized our license investment."

"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a six out of ten."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

32%

Media Company

Manufacturing Company

Comms Service Provider

11%

Manufacturing Company

10%

University

Energy/Utilities Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	5

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	7
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	10

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with JBoss Enterprise Application Platform?

I lost one opportunity for licensing to a bank that was implementing on-premises. It was too expensive to license JBoss Enterprise Application Platform for each process. The customer needed to impl...

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What is your primary use case for JBoss Enterprise Application Platform?

I have an application with JBoss Enterprise Application Platform and a middleware. I used JBoss Enterprise Application Platform for about eight years until 2016. I implemented a ticketing solution ...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for JBoss Enterprise Application Platform?

The customer needed to implement on a server with 32 processes, and the price from a local provider was approximately $64,000.

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What do you like most about Microsoft System Center?

The product's initial setup phase was easy.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft System Center?

Microsoft System Center's licensing is costly.

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What needs improvement with Microsoft System Center?

The disadvantage of Microsoft System Center is related to the many integrated services; if one service is failing, then all features will be affected. For example, with site configuration, when one...

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Also Known As

JBoss EAP, Red Hat EAP

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Overview

Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (JBoss EAP) is an open source platform for modern Java applications deployed in any environment. JBoss EAPâs architecture is modular, and cloud ready. The platform offers powerful management and automation for greater developer productivity. It is based on the open source Wildfly project (formerly known as JBoss Application Server).

Red Hat

System Center helps customers realize the benefits of the Microsoft Cloud Platform by delivering unified management. Experience fast time-to-value with out-of-the-box monitoring, provisioning, configuration, automation, protection and self-service.

Microsoft

Sample Customers

APD, Banco Azteca, Roche, Tata Sky, Frost Bank

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