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JBoss Enterprise Application Platform vs Microsoft .NET Framework comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 5, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

JBoss Enterprise Applicatio...
Ranking in Application Infrastructure
9th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
5.5
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Microsoft .NET Framework
Ranking in Application Infrastructure
2nd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
56
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Application Infrastructure category, the mindshare of JBoss Enterprise Application Platform is 5.8%, down from 7.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft .NET Framework is 4.7%, down from 5.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Infrastructure Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Microsoft .NET Framework4.7%
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform5.8%
Other89.5%
Application Infrastructure
 

Featured Reviews

KR
CIO at Clayfin
Lightweight clustering has improved banking channels and delivers faster, reliable deployments
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform's best features include that it was very simple to install and enabling clustering between two instances was simpler than compared to WebSphere or WebLogic. Clustering became very much easier, and setup was very straightforward. I used other products such as WebSphere and WebLogic, and I saw JBoss Enterprise Application Platform as a very lightweight container rather than a heavy container. The startup time was much faster compared to other application servers, and debugging was reliable. We did not see the application going into a hang state. It never happened in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform. Other application servers typically degrade over time, and the application resources can become hung. The memory utilization and the heap garbage collection that was running was very efficient, so the resource utilization was better. The robust security model of JBoss Enterprise Application Platform contributed positively to our data integrity and compliance in our development processes, and it was very good.
Muhammad Qasim - PeerSpot reviewer
Solutions Architect at Diyar United Company
Has enabled building responsive multi-threaded applications while supporting rapid deployment workflows
Microsoft .NET Framework has already made significant improvements by becoming open source. Many developers are contributing to Microsoft .NET Framework, not just Microsoft itself. They have ported it to many platforms and allow a healthy ecosystem of open source tools. They have moved from Visual SourceSafe to supporting Git with Microsoft Visual Studio. Their IDE, Visual Studio Code, is open source and multi-platform. There are many third-party tools available, including AI-based tools such as Cursor and Bolt, which are forks of Visual Studio Code. Based on my understanding, I don't have any suggestions for improvement as they are already doing an excellent job.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The best feature for JBoss Enterprise Application Platform for me is high availability, and it is very strong."
"Its technical support is excellent."
"The deployment and initial setup is easy, it is easier than the previous version."
"The most valuable features of this solution are scalability and performance."
"The robust security model of JBoss Enterprise Application Platform contributed positively to our data integrity and compliance in our development processes, and it was very good."
"JBoss Enterprise Application Platform works very well."
"Stable and easy to handle in terms of hosting applications."
"The solution is quite stable."
"The .NET Framework simplified operations dealing with the allocation and deallocation of memory spaces and the additional processing resources."
"Microsoft .NET Framework continually innovates, particularly in Visual Studio, which focuses on improving languages, debugging, and .NET functionality."
"The most valuable feature is the financial accounting."
"The Windows Communication Foundation is the biggest advantage we get from the .NET Framework."
"Microsoft Platform is the only viable solution when I wish to do something that is not supposed to be cross-platform."
"Microsoft is better in backward compatibility compared to others."
"Proven solution with valuable customization."
"The technology is very scalable and accessible to use."
 

Cons

"This solution needs better management UI."
"Sometimes, I observe the memory usage at 100% for the server, and this issue could be improved."
"It was too expensive to license JBoss Enterprise Application Platform for each process."
"In my opinion, there are areas that could be improved with JBoss Enterprise Application Platform, such as the management console."
"It's hard to find out the root cause of errors."
"Lacks some functional requirements."
"A graphic user interface can be added."
"Its architecture needs improvement."
"The solution has difficulty integrating with other products. There are no such difficulties if you have the same platform, hardware, and operating system."
"Difficult to scale this product for large organizations."
"The initial setup is complex."
"If AI could be incorporated in Microsoft .NET Framework it would be helpful."
"Microsoft .NET Framework servers have historically been more targeted by hackers and viruses compared to Linux, Unix, or Sun Solaris servers."
"I would like more web integration."
"The solution needs to update its security periodically because there are many security concerns."
"It is of great concern to us that the solution is not very powerful on cross platform, at it impedes the ability to build and scale with it."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is cost-effective."
"It is an open-source solution."
"I rate the solution's pricing a two out of ten because .NET is an open-source framework. You don't have to pay for a license."
"For the moment I can only give the product a rating of five out of ten since only some of the customers will be satisfied, those that have the financial resources for hosting a platform on Windows Server."
"It's an expensive solution"
"There is a Community Edition that can be used free of charge, but the licensing cost for the Enterprise version is quite high."
"Do your homework. Consider the partnership program."
"The support is an extra cost when purchasing the license. The price of the solution is overall reasonable and paid annually or every three years. Additionally, they have a monthly license. The cost is approximately $1,000 per user."
"Microsoft .NET Framework is free of cost."
"The solution is free but you need to pay for a license for the hosting service."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
32%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Comms Service Provider
6%
Government
5%
Construction Company
15%
Real Estate/Law Firm
13%
Marketing Services Firm
9%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise5
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business28
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise23
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with JBoss Enterprise Application Platform?
I lost one opportunity for licensing to a bank that was implementing on-premises. It was too expensive to license JBoss Enterprise Application Platform for each process. The customer needed to impl...
What is your primary use case for JBoss Enterprise Application Platform?
I have an application with JBoss Enterprise Application Platform and a middleware. I used JBoss Enterprise Application Platform for about eight years until 2016. I implemented a ticketing solution ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for JBoss Enterprise Application Platform?
The customer needed to implement on a server with 32 processes, and the price from a local provider was approximately $64,000.
What do you like most about Microsoft .NET Framework?
Microsoft .NET Framework continually innovates, particularly in Visual Studio, which focuses on improving languages, debugging, and .NET functionality.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft .NET Framework?
I don't know about pricing. I'm paying for Visual Studio, even though I'm not using the new version yet. Prices can always be better, but I think for the environment provided, the prices are accept...
What needs improvement with Microsoft .NET Framework?
Microsoft .NET Framework has already made significant improvements by becoming open source. Many developers are contributing to Microsoft .NET Framework, not just Microsoft itself. They have ported...
 

Also Known As

JBoss EAP, Red Hat EAP
MS .NET Framework
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

APD, Banco Azteca, Roche, Tata Sky, Frost Bank
Curtin University, Rockwell Automation, Aruba Networks, Insurity Inc., City of Barcelona, Pennsylvania DCNR, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, A1 Telekom Austria AG, Eastman Chemical Company
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