Apache Web Server vs SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal comparison

Apache and SAP are both solutions in the Application Infrastructure category. Apache is ranked #5 with an average rating of 8.6, while SAP is ranked #19. Apache holds a 11.4% mindshare in AIS, compared to SAP’s 1.4% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Apache users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of SAP users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 5, 2025

SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal and Apache Web Server both serve as platforms with distinct purposes. Apache Web Server seems superior due to its flexibility, modular design, and broad compatibility.

Features: SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal offers integrated enterprise solutions, seamless connectivity across business applications, and coordination across diverse tools. Apache Web Server provides versatility, a modular design, and extensive customization, suitable for developers seeking an adaptable solution.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal requires a complex setup and benefits from specialized enterprise-level support channels. Apache Web Server offers a straightforward deployment process, ideal for teams able to manage configurations independently.

Pricing and ROI: SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal involves higher setup costs, aiming for long-term ROI in large-scale operations. Apache Web Server has a lower initial cost, making it a cost-effective, scalable solution often seen as providing higher ROI due to adaptability for web-based needs.

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Categories and Ranking

Apache Web Server

Ranking in Application Infrastructure

5th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

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 September 2025, in the Application Infrastructure category, the mindshare of Apache Web Server is 11.4%, up from 10.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal is 1.4%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Application Infrastructure Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Apache Web Server	11.4%
SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal	1.4%
Other	87.2%

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Sakthivel Veeramuthu

Technology Lead at Infosys

Easy to optimize for high performance and handle heavy traffic

Most of the features I liked were related to the performance during peak hours. Because I needed to optimize the Apache web server to run it as a high performer during my customers' usage, then I needed to reduce my Apache web server resource usage for that. So that part of the thing is what I was more interested in doing. So, I mainly liked the performance and security.

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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

"It's reliable, configurable and generally secure."

"The most significant advantage is the ability to swiftly enable HTTPS services when my DNS is configured correctly."

"The product is very cheap and stable."

"Apache has proven to be incredibly reliable, and everything has operated smoothly without encountering any issues."

"The solution offers good security."

"The best thing about Apache is that it is open-source, so implementing my platform on-premises is less expansive than other solutions."

"The open-source nature is one of its most significant advantages."

"Apache Web Server can be used as a proxy server"

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

"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."

"They integrated it with the SAP router."

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

Cons

"By optimizing the infrastructure to allow the webserver to directly handle queries from memory—particularly by prioritizing the storage of queries in memory and processing them through the web server interface—I could potentially cut down the required instances from five hundred to two hundred."

"For NGINX, I think it has NGINX Management Suite, which is GUI-based and allows you to manage your configuration via the user interface, but Apache fails to offer such capabilities to users."

"Adding a reverse proxy to Apache Web Server would be a significant improvement."

"The interface has room for improvement."

"Things change very fast. We're always on the lookout for better approaches and tools. If the solution falls behind, we may have to switch."

"The GUI for the less experienced users needs some improvement. For some companies, it is hard to configure it if they have not had any experience."

"Its stability could be better."

"A monitoring interface would be great for this product. The monitoring dashboards for Apache's models are not included in the basic installation. You can install the basic monitoring model, then connect this model to another monitoring system."

More Apache Web Server cons

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

"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."

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

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

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

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is an open-source solution."

"It is a free-of-cost solution."

"The apache software is free, open-source."

"There is no licensing cost for the product."

"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."

"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."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

14%

Government

Manufacturing Company

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Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	7
Midsize Enterprise	8
Large Enterprise	10

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Apache Web Server?

The product's initial setup phase is straightforward.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Apache Web Server?

Apache Web Server is a free product, with no associated setup costs or licensing fees.

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What needs improvement with Apache Web Server?

There is no need for substantial improvements as we have a dedicated team managing the server, ensuring everything runs smoothly.

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Also Known As

Apache HTTP Server

NetWeaver Enterprise Portal, SAP Portal

Overview

The Apache HTTP Server Project was founded in 1995 by a group of webmasters, known as The Apache Group, with the aim of developing robust, richly-featured, freely-available and commercial-standard Web (HTTP) server source code. The result was Apache Web Server or Apache HTTP Server, which is an open-source public-domain web server.

This collaborative project has been enhanced ever since with contributions from the core development team and other volunteers situated all over the globe. Also, hundreds of users of this open-source web server have contributed code, ideas, and documentation. The project falls under The Apache Software Foundation, which manages many open-source projects.

Apache

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

Cisco, Intuit, General Electric, Adobe, VMware, PayPal, HP, EMC, eBay, Apple, SAP, Qualcomm, SanDisk, Allstate, FedEx

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