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Oracle GlassFish vs Tomcat comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Oracle GlassFish
Ranking in Application Server
9th
Average Rating
6.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Tomcat
Ranking in Application Server
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
8.0
Number of Reviews
51
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the Application Server category, the mindshare of Oracle GlassFish is 2.1%, down from 3.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Tomcat is 19.8%, down from 21.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Server
 

Featured Reviews

it_user517413 - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
Erick  Karanja - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers high availability, straightforward deployment and easy to use
Tomcat could be a little bit more innovative. Tomcat could come up with a framework that's more lightweight and purely targeted at Java applications. Some other solutions are doing better right now, maybe because they have come up with MicroProfile, which I think is moving forward. It may actually beat Tomcat because of the lightweight nature of the framework, the MicroProfile. They're coming up with new solutions. So, for the future of Tomcat and to maintain the market share they might be looking for, they need to come up with initiatives to ensure that several of us have a lightweight framework to deploy applications on.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The products offers EE support."
"The solution integrates smoothly with the development environment. The integration process is straightforward. You only need to configure the project in your IDE. With intelligent features, the integration becomes even easier. Once integrated, deployment into our application is straightforward. Previously, we sometimes relied on manual deployment processes or used a separate application manager. However, with this solution, deployment is simplified."
"It is a robust solution."
"It is easy to set up."
"Tomcat is user-friendly and easy to set up, especially compared to WebLogic or JBoss where some specialty is required. If you are going for Tomcat, you can use their guidelines and can set it up easily."
"Tomcat is a lightweight application server, which makes it easy to deploy and install small applications."
"We can use Apache Tomcat for Java server applications."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is that it supports Java Enterprise."
"It is easy to manage at a basic level."
 

Cons

"I would like to see integration with MQ systems."
"The stability must be improved."
"One way to improve the solution is by making the logging capabilities of Tomcat better by providing a logger within the server itself and making it easy to access and view the server logs. This can be especially useful when debugging issues with applications deployed on the Tomcat server. By having the ability to view both the application logs and the server logs, you can more easily identify the source of any issues and troubleshoot them more efficiently. Providing a connector or other similar feature that allows you to access the server logs from within your application can also be helpful in this regard. Having access to both the application logs and the server logs can be a valuable resource when trying to identify and resolve problems."
"The disability and memory management is a problem with the solution and has room for improvement."
"I would personally like it if the admin console would show more information specifically about memory being used."
"Sometimes, the UI part does not run properly, or the server goes down."
"Our biggest challenge is that the Tomcat servers are not hosted locally."
"The setup is complex and could be improved."
"Security integration in Tomcat is complicated. We need to use another tool to solve the security issues."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The tool is free."
"It is an expensive product."
"Tomcat is an open source solution."
"Tomcat is not costlier than other solutions."
"The solution is free."
"The solution is open source so is free."
"There are no additional costs apart from the standard license."
"Tomcat's pricing is very cheap."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
20%
Government
14%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Educational Organization
48%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Computer Software Company
7%
Government
6%
 

Company Size

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Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about Tomcat?
Tomcat's ease of use has positively impacted project timelines. Tomcat already has high availability – it doesn't go down so often and doesn't require a lot of maintenance. As long as your applicat...
What needs improvement with Tomcat?
I have no recommendations for improvements.
What is your primary use case for Tomcat?
I am using Apache Tomcat for development purposes, specifically for deploying applications both on a local system and in a cloud environment. It is used in the IT industry.
 

Comparisons

 

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Sample Customers

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