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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Microsoft Windows

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AWindows is an operating system with editions to support business workstations.N/A

    Red Hat JBoss EAP

    Score8.5 out of 10
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    Pricing
    Microsoft WindowsRed Hat JBoss EAP
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Microsoft WindowsRed Hat JBoss EAP
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Microsoft WindowsRed Hat JBoss EAP
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    Microsoft
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    90%
    Would buy again
    9 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    80%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    9 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    80%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    4 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    9 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Microsoft WindowsRed Hat JBoss EAP
    Application Servers
    Comparison of Application Servers features of Microsoft Windows and Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform
    Feature
    Microsoft Windows
    -
    Ratings
    Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform
    6.8
    9 Ratings
    15% below category average
    IDE support00 Ratings6.09 Ratings
    Security management00 Ratings7.09 Ratings
    Administration and management00 Ratings8.09 Ratings
    Application server performance00 Ratings8.09 Ratings
    Installation00 Ratings5.09 Ratings
    Open-source standards compliance00 Ratings7.09 Ratings
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    Small Businesses
    CentOS Linux
    Score8.9 out of 10
    NGINX
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    IBM AIX
    Score9.4 out of 10
    Oracle WebLogic Server
    Score7.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
    Score9.1 out of 10
    NGINX
    Score9.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Microsoft WindowsRed Hat JBoss EAP
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.2
    (10 ratings)
    8.1
    (8 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.4
    (7 ratings)
    8.5
    (3 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.7
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    5.2
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.5
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Microsoft WindowsRed Hat JBoss EAP
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    I think for every business in the world Microsoft Windows is a good use as standard OS system. It’s easy to use and a lot of other company's use it which make it very appealing for user to learn more about Microsoft Windows. The Office 365 suite is really good as a free feature and used a lot by every user of Microsoft Windows. If you got a designer business I would recommend other brands that are specialized in that kind of work. I feel Windows will come short on that end.
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    Red Hat
    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.
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • It is very easy to use, can be picked up by a novice in minutes.
    • It is aesthetically pleasing, and appears clean and modern.
    • Most programs that people use in their day to day run on windows natively.
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    Red Hat
    • 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.
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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • Forced updates occasionally have bad timing when ignored for too long
    • Microsoft Edge Web Browser is a bit clunky
    • The 3D desktop still needs some improvement
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    Red Hat
    • Difficult to replicate configuration outside of a container environment
    • Still requires quite a bit of knowledge of the CLI
    • Integration with deployment tools requires CLI knowledge
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Red Hat
    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
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    Usability
    Microsoft
    It's easy to use, very straightforward, and user-friendly. It has improved over the years, but you still need to be careful not to shut it down improperly because that may lead to corruption and Windows being unable to boot. There is plenty of software available that covers most needs.
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    Red Hat
    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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    Performance
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Red Hat
    JBoss EAP is lightweight and doesn't really consumes much physical resources. It's high performing and suites well for high transaction Java enterprise applications. The out of box performance settings are not really great and you will have to configure the settings to suite your environment to leverage it's full benefits.
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    Support Rating
    Microsoft
    support remains spotty, researching online articles are a pain
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    Red Hat
    Fast response.
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    Implementation Rating
    Microsoft
    MDT helped deploy OS to users machines via PXE boot.
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    Red Hat
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    Microsoft Windows and macOS are both useful operating systems. There are businesses who much prefer macOS and some that prefer Windows. Businesses that revolve around industries such as game design, art design, graphic design may opt to use macOS due to its optimization with programs that revolve around these topics. Other businesses that are more focused towards Data or text processing may opt to use Windows due to its familiarity across the world and ease of access.
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    Red Hat
    We selected JBoss because of compatibility with EJB's. We currently are trying to reduce our footprint and will highly consider using Tomcat.
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • Positively effects our easy of use of other programs
    • Take it for granted because it is so transparent in use
    • Definitely worth the price.
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    Red Hat
    • 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.
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