IIS - Should be first choice for .Net web applications
March 29, 2017
IIS - Should be first choice for .Net web applications
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Microsoft IIS
IIS is used for most publicly-facing web properties in the organization, as well as a number of internal-only line-of-business web applications (used organization-wide and per department) and the corporate SharePoint.
- Ease of configuration. IIS Manager provides access to almost all of IIS functionality via an easy to use GUI.
- Centralized Certificate Store means SSL certs can be centrally stored and referenced by various IIS installs.
- Strong user base means issues can often be resolved quickly via forums, etc.
- Some settings are not accessible via the GUI. This can obfuscate changes made directly by some application.
- Setting up impersonation for security can be difficult.
- Low cost of installation, as it is already included with Microsoft Server
- Ease of installation and maintenance, with few to no ongoing issues
- Can be difficult to configure on per-application basis, for complex web service access and security needs, so must account for extra time in deployment
IIS much easier to install, configure and maintain in a Windows environment. Tomcat is more appropriate when it comes bundled with third party applications.