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Oracle Application Server vs Tomcat comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 2, 2025

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

Categories and Ranking

Oracle Application Server
Ranking in Application Server
7th
Average Rating
6.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.3
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Tomcat
Ranking in Application Server
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
52
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Application Server category, the mindshare of Oracle Application Server is 4.0%, down from 5.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Tomcat is 19.6%, down from 20.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Server
 

Featured Reviews

SK
Quick deployment and easy implementation with complex logic challenges
We use Oracle Application Server for a loan management system. We created it for a client; it is a low-code platform. Everything is purchased in Oracle Cloud, and we use it to develop and deploy applications The product offers easy implementation, which is a benefit. It saves development time…
Erick  Karanja - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers high availability, straightforward deployment and easy to use
Tomcat could be a little bit more innovative. Tomcat could come up with a framework that's more lightweight and purely targeted at Java applications. Some other solutions are doing better right now, maybe because they have come up with MicroProfile, which I think is moving forward. It may actually beat Tomcat because of the lightweight nature of the framework, the MicroProfile. They're coming up with new solutions. So, for the future of Tomcat and to maintain the market share they might be looking for, they need to come up with initiatives to ensure that several of us have a lightweight framework to deploy applications on.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The product offers easy implementation, which is a benefit. It saves development time compared to normal development processes."
"The product's most valuable feature is the ability to host applications."
"Tomcat has connectors like REST requests to connect the front end. Also, some parts of the inter-system communication go through REST. External connections with third parties occasionally involve both REST and SOAP protocols. Tomcat is versatile in accommodating these various communication methods."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is that it supports Java Enterprise."
"It's very stable. No problems at all. I would rate the stability a ten out of ten."
"I like the solution’s ease of use."
"The product's initial setup phase was simple."
"I find the quick startup valuable, particularly the static quick startup."
"The most valuable features of this solution are the general web server features."
 

Cons

"If you have complex business logic, there is no option to build that complex logic inside the platform."
"The interface is not user-friendly."
"Deployment in Tomcat should be done through a GUI. We deploy applications from the backend using commands."
"Tomcat could be a little bit more innovative. Tomcat could come up with a framework that's more lightweight and purely targeted at Java applications."
"Tomcat is not user-friendly. I would also like to be able to have multiple applications run at the same time."
"The current procedure appears complex and could benefit from a more straightforward solution."
"The disability and memory management is a problem with the solution and has room for improvement."
"Java functions should be built better into the solution."
"Security integration in Tomcat is complicated. We need to use another tool to solve the security issues."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Tomcat is open-source and free to use."
"We are using the open-source version."
"It is an expensive product."
"This is an open-source product and it's free to use."
"The tool is free."
"I rate the product's price an eight on a scale of one to ten, where one is a high price, and ten is a low price."
"The price of the solution is good."
"Tomcat is an open-source server."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
16%
Government
11%
Computer Software Company
9%
University
7%
Educational Organization
26%
Financial Services Firm
20%
Computer Software Company
10%
Government
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Application Server?
The pricing model is costly. On a scale of one to ten, I would rate it around four to five. Compared to other solutions like Mendix, Oracle Application Server is more expensive.
What needs improvement with Oracle Application Server?
If you have complex business logic, there is no option to build that complex logic inside the platform. You have to use third-party tools. If Oracle could provide an inbuilt feature for complex log...
What is your primary use case for Oracle Application Server?
We use Oracle Application Server for a loan management system. We created it for a client; it is a low-code platform. Everything is purchased in Oracle Cloud, and we use it to develop and deploy ap...
What do you like most about Tomcat?
Tomcat's ease of use has positively impacted project timelines. Tomcat already has high availability – it doesn't go down so often and doesn't require a lot of maintenance. As long as your applicat...
What needs improvement with Tomcat?
Regarding improvements in Tomcat, I personally haven't used it very extensively, but all Apache products are very useful for our web applications. Although the web server setup is a little differen...
What is your primary use case for Tomcat?
We use Tomcat for various purposes, and our company finds it to be perfect; we are getting all the solutions out of that. There is still no chance of any migration to any other technology, but addi...
 

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