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Mehdi-Berriane - PeerSpot reviewer
Administration System/Virtualisation at Atos
MSP
Top 10
Provides a scalable platform, but its pricing needs improvement
Pros and Cons
  • "It is a scalable platform."
  • "The product's pricing needs improvement."

What is our primary use case?

We use Tomcat as an application bucket for our Linux and Windows environments.

What needs improvement?

The product's pricing needs improvement.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I rate Tomcat's stability a nine out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have 500 Tomcat users in our organization. It is a scalable platform. We plan to increase the usage.

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Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We used Red Hat before.

How was the initial setup?

The product is straightforward to set up. We have deployed it in a production environment. It took three years to complete. The process was executed by a team of ten technical executives, including engineers and developers.

What about the implementation team?

We implemented the product with the help of an integrator.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

We have purchased Tomcat's yearly license. It is an expensive product.

What other advice do I have?

I recommend Tomcat to others and rate it a seven out of ten.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Senior Software Engineer at Huawei Technologies India
Real User
Is flexible, scalable, stable, and easy to set up
Pros and Cons
  • "Tomcat's best feature is the open source server. It's a flexible and lightweight solution."
  • "Tomcat is not user-friendly. I would also like to be able to have multiple applications run at the same time."

What is most valuable?

Tomcat's best feature is the open source server.

It's a flexible and lightweight solution.

What needs improvement?

Tomcat is not user-friendly. I would also like to be able to have multiple applications run at the same time.

In the next release, I would like to see better security features.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using this solution for more than six years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Tomcat is a scalable product. More than 100 people use it in my company.

How are customer service and support?

The technical support is good, and I rate them at eight out of ten.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is very easy.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Tomcat is an open source solution.

What other advice do I have?

On a scale from one to ten, I would give Tomcat an eight.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Information Technology Consultant at Serbia And Montenegro Air Traffic Services SMATSA LLC
Consultant
Top 20
Reliable and secure solution simplifies complex application deployment
Pros and Cons
  • "Tomcat is reliable and secure, which makes it valuable for our application deployment."
  • "Perhaps there could be an easier way to configure some advanced features."

What is our primary use case?

I have used Apache Tomcat for various applications in our operational environment. We are a traffic service provider, and our operational department needs various types of proprietary applications.

How has it helped my organization?

In our environment, Tomcat is reliable and secure. We don't have to make many changes, and the applications work as expected.

What is most valuable?

Tomcat is reliable and secure, which makes it valuable for our application deployment. We do not have to intervene much to make changes.

What needs improvement?

Perhaps there could be an easier way to configure some advanced features. The learning curve to earn advanced skills is too steep.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Apache Tomcat for more than ten years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is very stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Tomcat is scalable. I would rate it an eight out of ten for scalability.

How are customer service and support?

I have never consulted Apache support.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

Personally, I rarely work on Tomcat. However, if I had to rate the setup from one to ten, with ten meaning easy, I would rate it an eight.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Tomcat is completely free of charge.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend using Tomcat because it is simple to integrate and use.

I'd rate the solution nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Staff Engineer at Nagarro
MSP
Top 5Leaderboard
A stable solution that can be used for application servers as well as web servers
Pros and Cons
  • "We can use Apache Tomcat for Java server applications."
  • "Tomcat's performance is less than other solutions like IBM WebSphere or JBoss."

What is our primary use case?

We developed a Java application, which was a content management application, and deployed it on the Apache Tomcat server.

What is most valuable?

We can use Apache Tomcat for Java server applications. We can use Apache Tomcat for application servers as well as web servers. We can easily deploy a Java project in Apache Tomcat.

What needs improvement?

Tomcat's cache could be improved. Tomcat's performance is less than other solutions like IBM WebSphere or JBoss.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Tomcat for nearly five years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Tomcat is a stable solution.

How was the initial setup?

Tomcat's initial setup is a little bit difficult.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Tomcat is not costlier than other solutions.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend the solution to other users.

Overall, I rate Tomcat a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Hybrid Cloud
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Subject Matter Expert at Cyprobes
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
An open-source and readily available solution that needs to improve stability
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution is readily available and open-source."
  • "Tomcat needs to improve its stability."

What is most valuable?

The solution is readily available and open-source. 

What needs improvement?

Tomcat needs to improve its stability. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Tomcat is stable. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I rate the tool's scalability a nine out of ten. 

How was the initial setup?

Tomcat's installation is easy and takes 10-20 minutes to complete. You need to download the solution and install it. 

What about the implementation team?

We can do the tool's deployment in-house. 

What other advice do I have?

I rate the tool a nine out of ten. 

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Hisham Badr - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Engineer Team Lead at Connect Professional Services
Real User
Straightforward and basic deployment, excellent rating, with scalability
Pros and Cons
  • "The scalability overall is good."
  • "I would also like to see a dashboard with some integrations in order to see the logs and trace performance easier."

What is our primary use case?

Our primary case use is for case logs. When the customer tries to log into the application and the webpage does not open I check it from the integration of Tomcat.

What needs improvement?

I would like to see the APM tools enhanced for all customers. Some APM customers are not yet fully integrated. I would also like to see a dashboard with some integrations in order to see the logs and trace performance easier.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Tomcat for the past four years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Tomcat is not always stable and but I have not used another server yet to compare the overall stability.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability overall is good.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is straightforward. The time frame of the deployment depends on configurations and parameters that a company may have.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

We are currently using the open-source version.

What other advice do I have?

I would rate Tomcat a ten on a scale of one to ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Developer at GrupoBios
Real User
It's a simple, light open-source environment
Pros and Cons
  • "Tomcat is a simple, light environment, whereas the full Red Hat Fuse solution is heavier."
  • "Security integration in Tomcat is complicated. We need to use another tool to solve the security issues."

What is our primary use case?

Our company is in healthcare, and Tomcat provides a backend server for our REST solution. Tomcat is widely used in Chile as a backend solution for web service and REST environments. Companies frequently use Spring Boot with a Tomcat environment. I'm a developer at a small company, and only 10 people use Tomcat here, but the company has around 100 employees in all. 

What is most valuable?

Tomcat is a simple, light environment, whereas the full Red Hat Fuse solution is heavier. 

What needs improvement?

Security integration in Tomcat is complicated. We need to use another tool to solve the security issues.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have used Tomcat for two years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We have some problems with the performance in terms of transactions per second, but Tomcat is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is easy to scale the solution if you use more CPUs.

How are customer service and support?

Tomcat is an Apache open-source project, so it doesn't have technical support. 

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We were using Red Hat Fuse for a Camel solution. Camel is another Apache product we use internally.  Two years ago, we switched our backend solution.  I was working with a bank, and we needed an integration platform. It was a relatively simple project.

How was the initial setup?

Deploying Tomcat is straightforward.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Tomcat is a free solution, but you need to pay the Java Oracle license in a commercial environment.

What other advice do I have?

I rate Tomcat eight out of 10. My only issue with it is the security. You need to use another solution.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Sr. Devops Engineer at a media company with 201-500 employees
Real User
Stable, easy to deploy, and user-friendly
Pros and Cons
  • "The deployment process is very fast."
  • "It would be great if they offered more integration of monitoring tools."

What is our primary use case?

We primarily use the solution on our main e-commerce web page.

What is most valuable?

Compared to Oracle Web Projects, it's very user-friendly and the administration is very simple. The navigation is very intuitive.

The deployment process is very fast.

The solution is very stable. 

What needs improvement?

I don't have too much experience with monitoring, however, it's possible it could be improved. It would be great if they offered more integration of monitoring tools.

The management maybe can be improved a bit. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I've used the solution for a small instance in the past. We have used it for three or four months now in a bigger instance. We've only used it for a few months at this point, and therefore, it's still pretty new to us.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability is good. We haven't had any issues. There are no bugs or glitches. it doesn't crash or freeze. It's reliable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability is good. We have a structure that we can easily scale up or down. It's very simple for us.

How are customer service and technical support?

We haven't contacted technical support. We haven't needed any assistance. Therefore, I cannot speak to how helpful or responsive they are. 

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I've also used Oracle WebLogic. 

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is very easy to install. It's very easy. A company shouldn't struggle with the setup process.

The deployment is fast.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I don't have any information on the pricing. I don't handle that aspect of the solution.

That said, my understanding is it's less expensive than, for example, Oracle.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I'm able to compare WebLogic with Tomcat, and I can say that Tomcat beats WebLogic on a number of fronts. It's easier, simpler to deploy, and less expensive. I prefer it. 

What other advice do I have?

We're just customers and end-users. We don't have a business relationship with Tomcat.

We also use the solution on a private cloud as well as on-premises.

I'd rate the product at an eight out of ten. We're pretty happy with it.

I have experience with WebLogic and Tomcat. I'd recommend Tomcat over Oracle, as it's easier to manage and install. It's my understanding that the pricing is a bit lower as well. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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