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Likelihood to Recommend
Apache HTTP Server
Well Suited: Perfect for hosting your own website. And, I don't mean just an individual with a port of MySpace. I mean an industrial strength, commercial grade replacement for Microsoft IIS. If you need a web server that provides a feature-rich environment with support for multiple sites (hosted in the same server), with such features as virtual hosting, and modular feature design, than Apache Web Server is right on the money. Less Well-Suited: Single page, small feature-set websites. Apache is a lot of trouble for developers to set up, just to send/receive JSON strings of a few bytes. You're really better off using something smaller and faster/simpler (lighttpd for example).

Verified User
Engineer in Corporate
Computer Software Company, 1-10 employeesRed Hat JBoss EAP
JBoss EAP is subscription based/open source platform. It's very reliable and great for deploying high transaction Java based enterprise applications. It integrates well with third party components like mod_cluster and supports popular Java EE web-based frameworks such as Spring, Angular JS, jQuery Mobile, and Google Web Toolkit.
Development Coordinator, Advancement Services
University of Southern CaliforniaHigher Education, 10,001+ employees
Feature Rating Comparison
Application Servers
Apache HTTP Server
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Red Hat JBoss EAP
8.6
IDE support
Apache HTTP Server
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Red Hat JBoss EAP
8.1
Security management
Apache HTTP Server
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Red Hat JBoss EAP
8.6
Administration and management
Apache HTTP Server
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Red Hat JBoss EAP
8.1
Application server performance
Apache HTTP Server
—
Red Hat JBoss EAP
8.6
Installation
Apache HTTP Server
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Red Hat JBoss EAP
9.4
Open-source standards compliance
Apache HTTP Server
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Red Hat JBoss EAP
8.6
Pros
Apache HTTP Server
- Apache server is a free and open source multi-platform software which gives ample amount of possibilities and options to use it without worrying about the hardware configurations much; it runs on almost everything!
- It is easy to configure quickly for a new project requires to set up a barebone server to serve any type of HTTP request.
- It allows us to configure https with encryption and configure virtual hosts easily.
- Log files are detailed enough to determine vulnerabilities by providing multiple params which makes it easy to diagnose and debug the root cause of any server issue.
Web Technologist
Left Right MindInformation Technology and Services, 51-200 employees
Red Hat JBoss EAP
- MOD_CLUSTER integration. JBoss EAP integrates pretty well with mod_cluster. This is an intelligent load balancer especially useful in highly clustered environments.
- Supports enterprise-grade features such as high availability clustering, distributed caching, messaging etc.
- Supports deployment in on-premise, virtual and hybrid cloud environments.

Verified User
Consultant in Information Technology
Information Technology and Services Company, 10,001+ employeesCons
Apache HTTP Server
- The one thing that I worry about Apache is the PHP language which is integrated into the platform. I am not sure if PHP has a relevant future. I worry about this because Python is becoming very popular.
- Some, not so sharp developers, might complain about the configuration file. Yes, it is complex. You need to learn it.
- Apache SSL documentation can be better.
- I would like to see video streaming, that would be fantastic.
Instructional Technologist
Pomona CollegeHigher Education, 201-500 employees
Red Hat JBoss EAP
- Jboss CLI is a great tool but we had trouble using it to get values that are displayed on Jboss GUI. It also has limitations parsing the applications.xml files and we had to use a mix of jboss-cli and linux bash commands to automate certain application administrative tasks.
- JBoss doesn't really provides performance tuning recommendations. It would have been nice if it could learn from the current demand vs current settings for things like connection pool, server configurations, garbage collection etc.
Development Coordinator, Advancement Services
University of Southern CaliforniaHigher Education, 10,001+ employees
Likelihood to Renew
Apache HTTP Server
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Red Hat JBoss EAP
Red Hat JBoss EAP 5.0
Based on 1 answer
We are planning to migrate away from Jboss to Tomcat as Jboss has shown not interest in supporting OSGi which is heavily used at our shop
Software Developer IV
USACTelecommunications, 201-500 employees
Usability
Apache HTTP Server
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Red Hat JBoss EAP
Red Hat JBoss EAP 8.5
Based on 3 answers
JBoss overall is easy to use. The installation and deployment of applications are quick. Documentations and support are also readily available.

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Engineer in Information Technology
Health, Wellness and Fitness Company, 5001-10,000 employeesPerformance
Apache HTTP Server
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Red Hat JBoss EAP
Red Hat JBoss EAP 8.7
Based on 3 answers
Usually, Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform is good at performance and well suited for high traffic Java EE-based applications, but we have faced hard times performance tuning it for our specific needs. The product would be nicer if they would add a performance diagnostic and recommendations feature to it.

Verified User
Consultant in Information Technology
Information Technology and Services Company, 10,001+ employeesSupport Rating
Apache HTTP Server
Apache HTTP Server 9.4
Based on 4 answers
I give this rating because there is so much Apache documentation and information on the web that you can literally do anything. This has to do with the fact that there is a huge Open Source community that is beyond mature and perhaps one of the most helpful to be found. The only thing that should hold anyone back from anything is that they can not read. RTFM, my friend. And I must say that the manual is excellent.
Instructional Technologist
Pomona CollegeHigher Education, 201-500 employees
Red Hat JBoss EAP
Red Hat JBoss EAP 6.4
Based on 3 answers
Fast response.
CIO (Chief Information Officer)
Mutual Ser EPSHospital & Health Care, 501-1000 employees
Alternatives Considered
Apache HTTP Server
By having a similar purpose, which is to publish and manage access to services, sites, and/or web systems, I have had to implement them to analyze their qualities and virtues, but stability, the power of implementation of different solutions and to be able to expand through own modules and Apache HTTP Server third-party makes it simply the best.
Ing. de Sistemas Informaticos
Corte Suprema de JusticiaGovernment Administration, 5001-10,000 employees
Red Hat JBoss EAP
We selected JBoss because of compatibility with EJB's. We currently are trying to reduce our footprint and will highly consider using Tomcat.

Verified User
Team Lead in Corporate
Hospital & Health Care Company, 10,001+ employeesReturn on Investment
Apache HTTP Server
- It's hard for us to determine ROI from Apache since most of our sites don't receive high traffic and we don't benchmark performance as often or aggressively as we could.
- Apache is well documented and extremely common in web hosting offerings, so configuring it and working with it becomes easier.
- Apache supports cPanel which is a web hosting control panel that makes performing tasks such as implementing SSl, managing files, and administrating databases rather easy.
Product Marketing Manager
nLyten Media LLCManagement Consulting, 1-10 employees
Red Hat JBoss EAP
- Jboss EAP is easy to deploy and configure. This lead to lower cost and faster delivery.
- Even though we have large number of machines running JBoss, we have only two Jboss Administrators. It doesn't requires too much administration and maintenance on daily basis and reduces number of administrators required for large implementations.
Development Coordinator, Advancement Services
University of Southern CaliforniaHigher Education, 10,001+ employees
Pricing Details
Apache HTTP Server
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Red Hat JBoss EAP
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No