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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Apache HTTP Server

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AApache Web Server (Apache HTTP Server) is an open source HTTP web server for modern operating systems including UNIX and Windows.N/A

    Apache Tomcat

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/ATomcat is an open-source web server supported by Apache.N/A
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    Apache HTTP ServerApache Tomcat
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Apache HTTP ServerApache Tomcat
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Apache HTTP ServerApache Tomcat
    Considered Both Products
    Apache
    Chose Apache HTTP Server
    By having a similar purpose, which is to publish and manage access to services, sites, and/or web systems, I have had to implement them to analyze their qualities and virtues, but stability, the power of implementation of different solutions and to be able to expand through own …
    Incentivized
    Chose Apache HTTP Server
    To be quite honest I often select Apache because it is the world's most commonly used web server and I have been using it for more than 20 years across many organizations. I have never been burned using Apache. Apache rises above IIS in functionality, configurability, and the …
    Incentivized
    Chose Apache HTTP Server
    I've used Microsoft's IIS and IBM's HTTP server. The major and a clear advantage of Apache web server over these products is that it’s free and has no licensing issues. Being in the industry for quite sometime (oldest web server) a lot of products and customizations have been …
    Incentivized
    Apache
    Chose Apache Tomcat
    Apache Tomcat is a much wider open standard than Microsoft IIS. It also seems to use fewer resources and is simpler to maintain. Troubleshooting when an issue arises is difficult. We had trouble managing the Tail logs when something strange happened. Logging is very complex and …
    Incentivized
    Chose Apache Tomcat
    It's clear that JBoss is a full JEE stack implementation while Tomcat isn't, but if you don't need the whole JEE stack there are many lightweight alternatives that implement the required feature with Tomcat.
    Incentivized
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Apache HTTP ServerApache Tomcat
    Application Servers
    Comparison of Application Servers features of Apache HTTP Server and Apache Tomcat
    Feature
    Apache HTTP Server
    -
    Ratings
    Apache Tomcat
    9.2
    24 Ratings
    IDE support00 Ratings10.022 Ratings
    Security management00 Ratings9.024 Ratings
    Administration and management00 Ratings8.224 Ratings
    Application server performance00 Ratings8.124 Ratings
    Installation00 Ratings10.024 Ratings
    Open-source standards compliance00 Ratings10.024 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Apache HTTP ServerApache Tomcat
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (20 ratings)
    9.0
    (24 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.3
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)