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Researched Oracle GlassFish but chose Tomcat: Very robust functionality and fast website access but customer support is lacking
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  • "The price of the solution is good."
  • "I give the pricing an eight out of ten."
  • "The solution is open source so is free."
  • "If it is a community version of the solution, no payment is required. However, if it is a Linux version, we must buy the solution from JBoss."

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    8th
    out of 20 in Application Server
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    3rd
    out of 20 in Application Server
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    4,866
    Reviews
    12
    Average Words per Review
    375
    Rating
    8.0
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    GlassFish
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    Overview
    Oracle GlassFish Server is a robust open source platform that offers exhaustive and accessible documentation, intuitive administration and configuration features, interoperability with Microsoft Windows, feature-rich integration with NetBeans and Eclipse, and alignment with Oracle Solaris, OpenSolaris, and MySQL.
    Apache Tomcat is an open source software implementation of the Java Servlet, JavaServer Pages, Java Expression Language and Java WebSocket technologies. The Java Servlet, JavaServer Pages, Java Expression Language and Java WebSocket specifications are developed under the Java Community Process. Apache Tomcat powers numerous large-scale, mission-critical web applications across a diverse range of industries and organizations.
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    Sample Customers
    TravelMuse, Clarity Accounting
    Walmart.com, The Weather Channel, E*Trade, Delta Virtual Airlines, General Motors, AppFuse, Bonhams, CardinalHealth, CarGurus.com, FarmDirectory.org, Millenium Pharmaceuticals, RecipeLand.com, WebShots, QuickCreative.net, MyOtherDrive
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Comms Service Provider18%
    Computer Software Company15%
    Government13%
    Energy/Utilities Company9%
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm33%
    Comms Service Provider17%
    Government8%
    Transportation Company8%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm20%
    Computer Software Company15%
    Educational Organization12%
    Comms Service Provider8%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise67%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business59%
    Midsize Enterprise4%
    Large Enterprise37%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business15%
    Midsize Enterprise18%
    Large Enterprise67%
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    Oracle GlassFish is ranked 8th in Application Server while Tomcat is ranked 3rd in Application Server with 12 reviews. Oracle GlassFish is rated 0.0, while Tomcat is rated 7.8. On the other hand, the top reviewer of Tomcat writes "Beneficial comparability, easy to manage database interactions, and large online support resources". Oracle GlassFish is most compared with Oracle WebLogic Server, JBoss, IBM WebSphere Application Server and IIS, whereas Tomcat is most compared with Oracle WebLogic Server, JBoss, IBM WebSphere Application Server, IIS and Caucho Resin.

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