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ClearScale Windows Server 2025 vs Lucee CFML Server comparison

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ClearScale Windows Server 2025
Ranking in AWS Marketplace
428th
Average Rating
10.0
Number of Reviews
2
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Lucee CFML Server
Ranking in AWS Marketplace
65th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2858658 - PeerSpot reviewer
Works at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees
Automated hardening has standardized our servers and reduces effort for secure Windows workloads
The first-boot time is longer than a stock Windows AMI. Sysprep and the initial hardening pass add a noticeable delay before the instance is reachable, which is something to account for if you autoscale and need nodes ready quickly. The hardened defaults also occasionally trip up common installers and agents. A few of our deployment and monitoring tools assumed services or policies that the image had locked down, so we had to add exceptions. A short compatibility checklist of what the hardening changes from a default Windows install would have saved us that debugging. I would also like the option of a CIS Level 2 build for our more sensitive workloads since the image currently only ships a Level 1 baseline. Thanks.
EricWebb - PeerSpot reviewer
Vice President, Information Technology & Logistics at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
Open source platform has transformed daily operations and now supports all portals and logistics
The best features Lucee CFML Server offers include high performance, it is lightweight, it is open source so multiple people built upon it, it has great admin features where you can log in and create different processes, and it has seamless integration with Java. Out of those features, I find myself relying on high performance and ease of use the most. While using CFML since ColdFusion 7 came out, I discovered that Lucee CFML Server is very easy to understand someone else's code. It is simple and streamlined, and it is fortunate that you can quickly manipulate a program into whatever you need to do without adding so many actual layers of code.

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

Pros

"Windows Server 2025 is a strong fit for enterprise environments heavily reliant on Microsoft technologies."
"Because the image arrives CIS Level 1 hardened with the AWS tooling already in place, our servers come up patched, locked down, and ready to join the domain without a separate build out pass."
"Lucee CFML Server is very easy to understand someone else's code, it is simple and streamlined, and you can quickly manipulate a program into whatever you need to do without adding so many actual layers of code."
"Lucee CFML Server is a very stable and mature solution that really delivers value."
 

Cons

"The hardened defaults also occasionally trip up common installers and agents: a few of our deployment and monitoring tools assumed services or policies that the image had locked down, so we had to add exceptions."
"Initial configuration complexity can still be high for teams without prior Windows Server expertise."
"Lucee CFML Server can be improved by staying up to date."
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Healthcare Company
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Manufacturing Company
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ClearScale Windows Server 2025?
The software charge sits on top of the underlying Windows EC2 cost, which is already higher than Linux, so model both together before you commit to a large fleet. The hourly model suited our autosc...
What needs improvement with ClearScale Windows Server 2025?
The first-boot time is longer than a stock Windows AMI. Sysprep and the initial hardening pass add a noticeable delay before the instance is reachable, which is something to account for if you auto...
What is your primary use case for ClearScale Windows Server 2025?
We use ClearScale Windows Server 2025 as the base image for our .NET and IIS application servers on EC2. These instances host internal line of business web applications and Windows services, and se...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Lucee CFML Server?
My experience with the pricing, setup cost, and licensing of Lucee CFML Server is that since it is an open source product, the licensing has worked very well in my organization. We have not had any...
What needs improvement with Lucee CFML Server?
Lucee CFML Server can be improved by staying up to date. Good documentation is necessary and already available, but that documentation should receive a lot of attention, especially in a world where...
What is your primary use case for Lucee CFML Server?
My main use case for Lucee CFML Server is to build websites for clients, and we do that on top of Lucee CFML Server. We do consultancy on a client patient filing system, which is built on top of Lu...
 

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