JBoss Enterprise Application Platform vs Microsoft System Center comparison

Red Hat and Microsoft are both solutions in the Application Infrastructure category. Red Hat is ranked #8 with an average rating of 8.3, while Microsoft is ranked #13 with an average rating of 8.4. Red Hat holds a 8.6% mindshare in AIS, compared to Microsoft’s 1.0% mindshare. Additionally, 90% of Red Hat users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 85% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 5, 2025

JBoss Enterprise Application Platform and Microsoft System Center compete in enterprise solutions. Microsoft System Center has the upper hand with its advanced functionality and comprehensive management features.

Features: JBoss Enterprise Application Platform focuses on middleware capabilities with strong application development, effective clustering, and load balancing. Microsoft System Center offers automation, third-party management pack integration, and extensive system monitoring.

Room for Improvement: JBoss could enhance integration with other tools, improve support documentation, and streamline its user interface. Microsoft System Center could simplify initial setup, enhance third-party support beyond Microsoft products, and improve its scalability for large deployments.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: JBoss provides straightforward deployment and good customer support but requires expertise for optimal use. Microsoft System Center offers robust deployment support and strong customer service but involves more complexity initially.

Pricing and ROI: JBoss is cost-effective with favorable pricing and good ROI, appealing to smaller enterprises. Microsoft System Center has higher initial costs but potentially offers greater ROI for larger organizations through its expansive features.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

JBoss Enterprise Applicatio...

Ranking in Application Infrastructure

8th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Microsoft System Center

Ranking in Application Infrastructure

13th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Monitoring Software (19th)

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Application Infrastructure category, the mindshare of JBoss Enterprise Application Platform is 8.6%, up from 7.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft System Center is 1.0%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Application Infrastructure

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Gustavo Magni

lead architect at Sys Manager

Stable solution with an easy initial setup process

We use the solution for the deployment of Java-based applications The solution helps my organization with simple and fast deployments. The solution is easy to configure and deploy. The solution's architecture needs improvement. Also, there could be more integration with container platforms. We…

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Ajinkya Mohod

System Security Engineer at Punch Powertrain nv

Makes user management and application management easy for users

Speaking about the impact of the automation feature that impacted our company's operational efficiency, I can say that the complete tool works on automation. You just have to configure it, and it works, especially in areas like auto-patching updates. I suggest that others can definitely go ahead with Microsoft System Center, especially beginners who choose it, can get hands-on experience with it, and acquire a good understanding of how things work. In terms of the value and benefits derived from the use of the solution, I can say that my company's operations have been made simpler because of the product, especially in areas like user management and application management where we have been benefited a lot. I rate the tool a nine out of ten.

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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

"Stable and easy to handle in terms of hosting applications."

"It's convenient and barebone."

"Its technical support is excellent."

"The most valuable features of this solution are scalability and performance."

"JBoss Enterprise Application Platform works very well."

"The most valuable aspect of JBoss EAP is its support for clustering and load balancing, which is essential for our applications that serve multiple users simultaneously."

"The solution is quite stable."

"Good for managing and administering the infrastructure."

"The most valuable feature of Microsoft System Center is its GUI (graphical user interface)."

"We like Microsoft System Center's Operations Manager. That is primarily why we use it."

"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that it helps us manage our company's application pool, license pool, application update pool, and OS updates."

"The availability performance matrix and the reporting capabilities are the solution's most valuable features."

"I like the automated features of it that let you schedule those updates and the ability of the product to focus on the specific updates, specific platforms, and products that we're interested in keeping up to date."

"The deployment and asset management features are the most valuable. These are the product's main features."

"The detail in the alarms is great."

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Cons

"A graphic user interface can be added."

"This solution needs better management UI."

"It's hard to find out the root cause of errors."

"Lacks some functional requirements."

"Sometimes, I observe the memory usage at 100% for the server, and this issue could be improved."

"Its architecture needs improvement."

"Improvement is needed in the synchronization between cluster nodes, especially under network strain."

"The solution’s pricing could be improved."

"Less server consumption would help, as would better, more flexible reports."

"Could be more user friendly."

"We have some bugs but it's stable. It doesn't break every day. It works. Like other applications, it has a lot of bugs but they're manageable."

"The platform performance and responsiveness need improvement. It still demands high computing resources."

"Most of the documentation is online, however, there are some gaps there. The product documentation still refers back to the 2012 Server. We're pretty much in 2022. There's a ten-year gap there."

"In Microsoft System Center, it is difficult to follow the steps to create dataflows at times."

"Microsoft System Center should be easier to manage. However, it is complex to deploy, so people hesitate to use it. Though it has many features, such as licensing, asset tracking, and software deployment, we mainly use it for Windows updates. It protects many screens and integrates with databases, but it's complex compared to other solutions. Many now use cloud-based products or other tools like Automox to deploy updates and manage vulnerabilities."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is cost-effective."

"While I am not directly involved with the financial aspects, JBoss is known for its reasonable subscription pricing. Potential users should consider whether the cost aligns with their budget and requirements."

"It is an open-source solution."

"Microsoft System Center's licensing is costly."

"I know that sometimes there is some reduction in the prices of Microsoft System Center because of the costs of Microsoft SQL Server, which can be advantageous."

"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a six out of ten."

"I rate the product price as five to six on a scale of one to ten, where one means it is cheap and ten means it is expensive."

"We maximized our license investment."

"It's rolled into our enterprise subscription. The entire subscription is around $25,000 a year, however, that covers all the products that we use."

"Microsoft System Center is quite expensive."

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Financial Services Firm

32%

Computer Software Company

10%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about JBoss Enterprise Application Platform?

The solution is quite stable.

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What needs improvement with JBoss Enterprise Application Platform?

The memory usage and memory RAM could be improved. JBoss Enterprise Application Platform could improve the use of memory on a server. Sometimes, I observe the memory usage at 100% for the server, a...

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What is your primary use case for JBoss Enterprise Application Platform?

I deploy the application as .war or .ear, which is part of Java Enterprise. I use it for resources for the server, and I coordinate with the developer for deployment of the web application. In my j...

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What do you like most about Microsoft System Center?

The product's initial setup phase was easy.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft System Center?

Microsoft System Center's licensing is costly.

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What needs improvement with Microsoft System Center?

Microsoft System Center should be easier to manage. However, it is complex to deploy, so people hesitate to use it. Though it has many features, such as licensing, asset tracking, and software depl...

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Also Known As

JBoss EAP, Red Hat EAP

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Overview

Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (JBoss EAP) is an open source platform for modern Java applications deployed in any environment. JBoss EAPâs architecture is modular, and cloud ready. The platform offers powerful management and automation for greater developer productivity. It is based on the open source Wildfly project (formerly known as JBoss Application Server).

Red Hat

System Center helps customers realize the benefits of the Microsoft Cloud Platform by delivering unified management. Experience fast time-to-value with out-of-the-box monitoring, provisioning, configuration, automation, protection and self-service.

Microsoft

Sample Customers

APD, Banco Azteca, Roche, Tata Sky, Frost Bank

Kassen_rztliche Vereinigung Nordrhein, Magyar Telekom Nyrt., Adeka, QualCare, Aeriandi, UniCredit Bank d.d., Mostar, Allianz Australia Ltd., Grupo Familia

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