We performed a comparison between IIS and Windows Process Activation Services based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft, F5, Apache and others in Application Infrastructure."The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is easy to use and easy to understand."
"The solution is very easy to use and offers a quick deployment."
"IIS is easy to configure in terms of websites and other solutions."
"The solution integrates well with most Microsoft products."
"When you are working with Microsoft solutions, you will see that the integration with the operating system, and implementing some security features, are easier in IIS than when using another solution."
"All the features of Microsoft IIS are valuable."
"IIS's most valuable feature is user-friendliness."
"The solution is easy to use, easy to maintain and isn't too technical."
"The most valuable aspect of the solution is the central console, that allows you to see all of the activated and deactivated computers."
"IIS has some stability issues and needs restarting."
"The solution must improve the integration between its databases."
"The documentation isn't very good and the options are very complex."
"The cost is a bit too high."
"It would be beneficial if you could automate security certificate monitoring with IIS."
"Finding different settings can be difficult if you don't know where to look."
"The platform's stability could be better."
"I am using an older version of Windows Server IIS and the general management and navigation to get something done is not as straightforward as I hope it to be. The interface could be improved."
"The stability of the solution needs improvement."
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IIS is ranked 1st in Application Infrastructure with 53 reviews while Windows Process Activation Services is ranked 23rd in Application Infrastructure. IIS is rated 8.0, while Windows Process Activation Services is rated 4.0. The top reviewer of IIS writes " A simple and easy-to-use solution but not recommended for public apps". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Windows Process Activation Services writes "Central console enables us to see all of the activated and deactivated computers but it has poor alerts and frustrating technical support". IIS is most compared with NGINX Plus, Apache Web Server, Tomcat, Oracle WebLogic Server and Windows Server AppFabric, whereas Windows Process Activation Services is most compared with Microsoft .NET Framework.
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