IBM CICS Transaction Server vs. Tencent Global Application Acceleration Platform (GAAP)

IBM CICS Transaction Server

Tencent Global Application Acceleration Platform (GAAP)

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
IBM CICS Transaction Server	Score 8.2 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
Tencent Global Application Acceleration Platform (GAAP)	Score 0.0 out of 10	N/A	Leveraging high-speed connections, forwarding clusters and intelligent routing technology for global nodes, Global Application Acceleration Platform (GAAP) from Tencent is designed to enable users to access the origin server through a high-speed connection with the help of the nearest node, eliminating stutter and latency experienced by global users when accessing businesses. Equipped with a graphical configuration interface, GAAP allows users to create and use connections on a business' origin…	N/A

Pricing

IBM CICS Transaction Server

Tencent Global Application Acceleration Platform (GAAP)

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IBM CICS Transaction Server	Tencent Global Application Acceleration Platform (GAAP)
Free Trial
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Community Pulse
	IBM CICS Transaction Server	Tencent Global Application Acceleration Platform (GAAP)
Considered Both Products	IBM CICS Transaction Server Verified User Anonymous Chose IBM CICS Transaction Server IBM CICS Transaction Server product works well in conjunction with IBM DB2 and they go together very well. Both are equally scalable and reliable products to use. They both can handle very large numbers of transactions and have been around for decades and stood for times and … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose IBM CICS Transaction Server 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 Helpful?	Tencent Global Application Acceleration Platform (GAAP) No answer on this topic

Features

IBM CICS Transaction Server

Tencent Global Application Acceleration Platform (GAAP)

Application Servers

Comparison of Application Servers features of Product A and Product B
	IBM CICS Transaction Server 8.0 Ratings 0% above category average	Tencent Global Application Acceleration Platform (GAAP) - Ratings
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Security management	9.00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Administration and management	9.00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Application server performance	10.00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Installation	8.00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Open-source standards compliance	7.00 Ratings	00 Ratings

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	IBM CICS Transaction Server	Tencent Global Application Acceleration Platform (GAAP)
Small Businesses	NGINX Score 9.1 out of 10	NGINX Score 9.1 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies	NGINX Score 9.1 out of 10	NGINX Score 9.1 out of 10
Enterprises	NGINX Score 9.1 out of 10	NGINX Score 9.1 out of 10
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User Ratings
	IBM CICS Transaction Server	Tencent Global Application Acceleration Platform (GAAP)
Likelihood to Recommend	10.0 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	IBM CICS Transaction Server	Tencent Global Application Acceleration Platform (GAAP)
Likelihood to Recommend	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	No answers on this topic
Pros	De facto standard in the legacy enterprise Multiplatform connection Native connection with DB2 Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	No answers on this topic
Cons	Would like to see the transaction response matrix on the average transaction response among all requests. Would like to see GUI tool to be able to see currently running transactions Would like to be able to get the details of where the cics transaction was triggered from Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered	IBM CICS Transaction Server product works well in conjunction with IBM Db2 and they go together very well. Both are equally scalable and reliable products to use. They both can handle very large numbers of transactions and have been around for decades and stood for times and have great experience by those who have used it. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	No answers on this topic
Return on Investment	It has allowed us to use our decades old code and still continue to support the business Allows us to have faster time to market and modernize our systems We can still continue to use our legacy resources for modern systems Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	No answers on this topic
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