IBM CICS Transaction Server vs. SAP NetWeaver Application Server

IBM CICS Transaction Server

SAP NetWeaver Application Server

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
IBM CICS Transaction Server	Score 9.5 out of 10	N/A	IBM CICS (Customer Information Control System) is mixed-language application server that runs on IBM z/OS. CICS® Transaction Server, often called CICS, is used for hosting transactional enterprise applications in a hybrid architecture.	N/A
SAP NetWeaver AS	Score 7.2 out of 10	N/A	N/A	N/A

Pricing

IBM CICS Transaction Server

SAP NetWeaver Application Server

Editions & Modules

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Offerings

Pricing Offerings
IBM CICS Transaction Server	SAP NetWeaver AS
Free Trial
No	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

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Community Pulse
	IBM CICS Transaction Server	SAP NetWeaver Application Server
Top Pros	No answers on this topic	Pro Contract management Pro Azure data Pro Certificate management
Top Cons	Minus Internet connection	Minus Hard to learn Minus Getting information Minus Old version

Features

IBM CICS Transaction Server

SAP NetWeaver Application Server

Application Servers

Comparison of Application Servers features of Product A and Product B
	IBM CICS Transaction Server 8.4 1 Ratings 5% above category average	SAP NetWeaver Application Server 8.3 4 Ratings 4% above category average
Security management	10.01 Ratings	8.14 Ratings
Administration and management	10.01 Ratings	9.14 Ratings
Application server performance	7.01 Ratings	8.44 Ratings
Installation	10.01 Ratings	8.44 Ratings
Open-source standards compliance	5.01 Ratings	7.54 Ratings
IDE support	00 Ratings	8.14 Ratings

Best Alternatives
	IBM CICS Transaction Server	SAP NetWeaver Application Server
Small Businesses	NGINX Score 9.0 out of 10	NGINX Score 9.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies	NGINX Score 9.0 out of 10	NGINX Score 9.0 out of 10
Enterprises	NGINX Score 9.0 out of 10	NGINX Score 9.0 out of 10
All Alternatives	View all alternatives	View all alternatives

User Ratings
	IBM CICS Transaction Server	SAP NetWeaver Application Server
Likelihood to Recommend	10.0 (1 ratings)	8.4 (4 ratings)
Support Rating	- (0 ratings)	9.0 (1 ratings)

User Testimonials
	IBM CICS Transaction Server	SAP NetWeaver Application Server
Likelihood to Recommend	IBM The strengths of CICS are certainly the scalability. The multilevel architecture of the CICS regions, security, and performance, manages to manage large volumes of transactions with efficient performances. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	SAP SAP NetWeaver is well suited for contract file storage and management. SAP NetWeaver is less appropriate for entering in time and attendance. Incentivized KV Katie vonErden Associate Commodity Manager Read full review
Pros	IBM De facto standard in the legacy enterprise Multiplatform connection Native connection with DB2 Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	SAP Control of inventory Organization of my clients Complete reports Autorization by level Incentivized Alexis Correa Customer Service Professional Read full review
Cons	IBM Direct internet connection Social connectors Speak Java not only with Websphere Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	SAP sometimes in linux OS we face several issues during start and stop. Sometimes Zombie process still exists after clean shutdown that time we need to manually kill those processes otherwise it might not start properly. Here SAP can improve. Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Support Rating	IBM No answers on this topic	SAP I did not give SAP NetWeaver a 10, only because getting access to it initially can be tricky and sometimes it's very slow to load up. Incentivized KV Katie vonErden Associate Commodity Manager Read full review
Alternatives Considered	IBM There is no comparison, in practice, the possibility of using the latest programming languages but, above all, the databases can be different and more modern than DL1. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	SAP Most of the other applications only provide one business module to use, whereas SAP Netweaver Application server can cover all business areas. It provides both ABAP & Java features, meaning it can host Portal applications and be also used for having online transactions. The application codes are easily modifiable & can be made to fit user needs. This application is suited for all type of business demands Incentivized KAUSHIK DEBNATH SAP BASIS Consultant Read full review
Return on Investment	IBM More scalability than servers More reliability than servers More security Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	SAP Great ROI. We need to invest in new developments, making it more functional for our business. We have requests that couldn't be duplicated. Maybe we need to pay to fix that. We have a lot of transactions and don't have anyone that can guide us to the ones that we need to improve our business. Incentivized Alexis Correa Customer Service Professional Read full review
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