IIS vs SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal comparison

Microsoft and SAP are both solutions in the Application Infrastructure category. Microsoft is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.2, while SAP is ranked #19. Microsoft holds a 11.1% mindshare in AIS, compared to SAP’s 1.4% mindshare. Additionally, 89% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of SAP users who would recommend it.

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 5, 2025

IIS and SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal are key competitors in the web services arena. Although IIS tends to have more favorable pricing and support, SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal distinguishes itself with its extensive features, justifying a higher price.

Features: IIS integrates seamlessly with Windows, offering ease of management, versatile security, and efficient resource optimization. SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal provides comprehensive content management, advanced user role customizations, and robust application integration, appealing to enterprise needs.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: IIS offers an easy setup process in Windows-centric systems with reliable support. SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal, though more complex to deploy, offers flexibility across environments and strategic support for intricate enterprise setups.

Pricing and ROI: IIS typically offers a lower initial cost and good ROI through quick deployment and low overhead. SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal demands a higher upfront investment, delivering long-term ROI by boosting productivity with its detailed features.

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Categories and Ranking

IIS

Ranking in Application Infrastructure

1st

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Server (5th)

SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Po...

Ranking in Application Infrastructure

19th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Application Infrastructure category, the mindshare of IIS is 11.1%, down from 12.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal is 1.4%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Application Infrastructure

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VikramSingh6

Operations Executive at Quess

A simple and easy-to-use solution but not recommended for public apps

I would rate the overall solution a six out of ten. We have around five to six developers and engineers for the solution’s deployment and maintenance. You can use the solution if your website is not too big or complicated. However, if it is big and complicated, then you need to use Apache or Red Hat. This tool can be used for internal purposes. But if you plan to host a public app, then I wouldn’t recommend the tool.

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Anand_Kumar

Enterprise Architect at DXC Technology

The UI makes the setup easy to do from anywhere

Our customers expect that a page will open within one second, and I doubt this will happen. Also, opening documentation takes time. Fixing this will help the customer and help to meet their expectations. SAP needs to come up with a standardized version of NetWeaver. The solution is good on the internal side, but not so much from the client perspective when they view it.

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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 easy to use and connects with Microsoft."

"Microsoft's technical support has always been very good."

"The interface, simplicity, and ease of management are all good features that make this user-friendly."

"It is an easy-to-use and secure program."

"The product is stable."

"The solution is very easy to use and offers a quick deployment."

"The solution integrates well with most Microsoft products."

"The product is scalable."

More IIS pros

"From the use of this solution, we have been able to establish better processes and have greater management of our company."

"Internal workflow approval around ESS and MSS leave days, capex approval as well as internal communication to the business have improved the way my organization functions."

"Workflow functionality and internal portal capabilities are the most important features."

"They integrated it with the SAP router."

Cons

"The security must be improved."

"This solution needs to be easier for cases where you want to have an IIS cluster."

"The tool needs to improve its performance."

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

"The customer service and support team can be improved."

"The only issue I've encountered is with certificates not working fine sometimes."

"Having no support for other than a Microsoft environment and programming languages limits the usage of IIS in many cases."

"It would be beneficial if you could automate security certificate monitoring with IIS."

More IIS cons

"Due to our business, some setups were very complex."

"We encountered stability issues, especially on external functionality around its RFP capabilities."

"Our customers expect that a page will open within one second, and I doubt this will happen. Also, opening documentation takes time. Fixing this will help the customer and help to meet their expectations."

"External portal functionality with suppliers and customers needs improvement."

"The user interface could be improved by making it more user-friendly."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"There is an annual license to use this solution and the price could be better."

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

"The solution’s pricing is yearly. The pricing is affordable and not high."

"The price of the cloud system is a bit high."

"There is no license required for the product as it is role-based. Whenever you go for a Windows platform server, the role has to be installed directly from the server manager. There is no additional cost that has to be paid for that. It is free to use."

"The cost for IIS is already included in Windows services. We don't have to pay anything extra."

"I didn't need to get an additional license for the solution since it was included in my server."

"There is a license needed for the solution."

More IIS pricing and cost advice

"The cost of this solution is high."

"SAP is not for every business. It depends on what is required. SAP is always going to be expensive."

"Because India is so competitive in the IT world, people will start to move away from SAP's pricing because they have a market monopoly. Soon, they will start losing the monopoly part to open source and other things. I don't think their monopoly will run for more than three to four years because people are getting away from these monopolies."

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Questions from the Community

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The product is flexible.

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Also Known As

Windows Server IIS

NetWeaver Enterprise Portal, SAP Portal

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

SAP Enterprise Portal allows to create attractive corporate portals that leverage the responsive SAP Fiori launchpad experience. The portal is the Web front-end component for SAP NetWeaver, the comprehensive integration and application platform that facilitates the alignment of people, information, and business processes across organizational and technical boundaries. It's ideal for organizations who require access to many applications and services across system landscapes, especially across JAVA and ABAP-based landscapes. The portal offers a single point of access to SAP and non-SAP information sources, enterprise applications, information repositories, databases and services, in and outside your organization. The portal can be accessed from desktops and from mobile devices, it can provide with the tools to manage and analyze its information resources, and to share and collaborate. With its role-based content, and personalization features, the portal enables users - from employees and customers to partners and suppliers - to focus exclusively on data relevant to daily decision-making processes. The technology and architecture of the portal ensures it is built for the enterprise, providing a secure and scalable environment.

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Sample Customers

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

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