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    Apache Tomcat

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/ATomcat is an open-source web server supported by Apache.N/A

    NGINX

    Score9.2 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    NGINX, a business unit of F5 Networks, powers over 65% of the world's busiest websites and web applications. NGINX started out as an open source web server and reverse proxy, built to be faster and more efficient than Apache. Over the years, NGINX has built a suite of infrastructure software products o tackle some of the biggest challenges in managing high-transaction applications. NGINX offers a suite of products to form the core of what organizations need to create…N/A
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    Apache TomcatNGINX
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    Apache
    Chose Apache Tomcat
    Apache Tomcat is very smooth tool compared to other applications. Since there are very less feature it's very smooth. NGINX server doesn't need Apache Tomcat we can directly deploy so it faster comparatively. In my working time I have never come across the UI of NGINX. Apache …
    Incentivized
    Chose Apache Tomcat
    Apache Tomcat is lightweight but performs well, even when running multiple applications. Its performance and security features are the reasons for choosing Apache Tomcat among its competitors. Also, there is a huge community support than other products.
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    F5
    Chose NGINX
    NGINX is faster to deploy and it has minimal setup needs for our POCs over Apache Tomcat
    Incentivized
    Chose NGINX
    Nginx's cache mechanism is better than Apache and HAProxy. Also Nginx is very light weight and works for multiple sites with much less work. i.e. As front end proxy server configuration is very easy as compared to other applications. Apache sometimes crashes and is not able to …
    Incentivized
    Chose NGINX
    The support and ability to provide near zero downtime for changes is a winner. The lightweight engine also helps reduce cost.
    Incentivized
    Chose NGINX
    How does it compare? We use Apache ATP server and we also use Tom Cat also owned by Apache, but both Apache, ATP, and MKA. They are relatively older than GX and so they're one problem for Apache and MKA they need more power, more memory, and more space.
    Incentivized
    Chose NGINX
    NGINX have higher market share which obviously show to us it is the preferred choice of most of the customers. Both of platform competes in the Web and Application server areas, but due the security features of NGINX be more flexible this in my opinion makes more sense.
    Incentivized
    Chose NGINX
    It's lightweight and it does not require complex configurations for simple scenarios. If you want you can accomplish some other complicated tasks like reverse proxies which are well supported by the product.
    Incentivized
    Chose NGINX
    Nginx is one of the top three web servers and sits in the second position in terms of the amount of servers deployed. The main competition comes from Apache and Apache-based forks on Linux based servers, and less-so from Microsoft IIS on Windows based servers. As stated …
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    Features
    Apache TomcatNGINX
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    Comparison of Application Servers features of Apache Tomcat and NGINX
    Feature
    Apache Tomcat
    9.2
    24 Ratings
    NGINX
    7.8
    21 Ratings
    IDE support10.022 Ratings7.210 Ratings
    Security management9.024 Ratings8.018 Ratings
    Administration and management8.224 Ratings7.018 Ratings
    Application server performance8.124 Ratings8.018 Ratings
    Installation10.024 Ratings9.718 Ratings
    Open-source standards compliance10.024 Ratings7.016 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Apache TomcatNGINX
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (24 ratings)
    8.8
    (48 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    8.1
    (4 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Product Scalability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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