IIS vs Oracle GlassFish comparison

Microsoft and Oracle are both solutions in the Application Server category. Microsoft is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.2, while Oracle is ranked #9. Microsoft holds a 7.1% mindshare in AppS, compared to Oracle’s 2.2% mindshare. Additionally, 89% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution.

IIS

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89% willing to recommend

Oracle GlassFish

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517 Views
433 Comparison Views

0% willing to recommend

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We performed a comparison between IIS and Oracle GlassFish based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

IIS

Ranking in Application Server

4th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Infrastructure (1st)

Oracle GlassFish

Ranking in Application Server

9th

Average Rating

6.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Application Server category, the mindshare of IIS is 7.1%, up from 6.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle GlassFish is 2.2%, down from 3.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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DanielWildermuth

Testtool expert at Helvetia Versicherungen

Provides integration with Eggplant but problems with stability

We use Windows Server only for Eggplant Manager. Otherwise, I'm not using it At the moment, we have big problems with stability, and I'm not very happy at the moment. So, the stability could be improved. I have been using it for a few years. The initial setup is complex. We have an…

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it_user517413

Technical Lead Developer

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.

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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

"All the features of Microsoft IIS are valuable."

"The solution integrates well with most Microsoft products."

"The solution is simple and very easy to manage compared to Linux."

"The product is easy to use."

"The solution is very simple to use and easy to deploy."

"It helps scan and mitigates our vulnerabilities using the best protocols to secure our environment."

"Windows Server IIS is stable."

"What I like the most is that it is easy to use."

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"The products offers EE support."

Cons

"The security must be improved."

"The solution is slow and could have better performance."

"IIS has some stability issues and needs restarting."

"In the next release, I would like to see better integration between the cloud environment and the on-premises environment."

"The initial setup could be made easier."

"If Microsoft IIS could work well with AppOptics or things like PHP, Python, and other custom languages that run on the webserver, it would be ideal. I think there are cases where people need to use Apache instead of IIS when IIS doesn't work well with other web languages."

"The documentation isn't very good and the options are very complex."

"It lacks a few performance improvement tools."

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"I would like to see integration with MQ systems."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price is good."

"IIS's pricing is not expensive."

"I was using the trial version of IIS inside my virtual machines."

"This solution comes included with Windows Server."

"IIS is expensive."

"Users can get a subscription-based license or a perpetual license for IIS."

"They offer a one-time payment model for the product license, and we pay annually for support."

"I think it's part of the Windows Server, so you won't have any other costs to add in order to use the IIS service."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

16%

Financial Services Firm

14%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Computer Software Company

18%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

10%

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

No data available

Questions from the Community

Which is better - IIS or NGINX Plus?

IIS is a flexible, secure, and manageable web server to host anything on the web. IIS’s scalable and open architecture can handle the most demanding tasks. From media streaming to web applications,...

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What do you like most about IIS?

The product is flexible.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IIS?

If you have a Windows license, there is no additional cost for IIS. However, you may need to pay for SSL publishing at times.

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Comparisons

NGINX Plus vs IIS

Compared 29% of the time

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Compared 25% of the time

Oracle WebLogic Server vs IIS

Compared 15% of the time

Tomcat vs IIS

Compared 14% of the time

JBoss vs IIS

Compared 6% of the time

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Oracle WebLogic Server vs Oracle GlassFish

Compared 38% of the time

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Compared 36% of the time

JBoss vs Oracle GlassFish

Compared 15% of the time

IBM WebSphere Application Server vs Oracle GlassFish

Compared 12% of the time

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Also Known As

Windows Server IIS

GlassFish

Overview

Internet Information Services (IIS) provides a secure, easy-to-manage, modular and extensible platform for reliably hosting websites, services and applications. With IIS, you get choice and control without giving up reliability or security.

Microsoft

Oracle GlassFish Server is a robust open source platform that offers exhaustive and accessible documentation, intuitive administration and configuration features, interoperability with Microsoft Windows, feature-rich integration with NetBeans and Eclipse, and alignment with Oracle Solaris, OpenSolaris, and MySQL.

Oracle

Sample Customers

Erste Bank Group, NJVC, Samsung Electronics, Sheraton Hotels and Resorts, Tata Steel Europe, Urban Software Institute

TravelMuse, Clarity Accounting

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