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Apache Tomcat Reviews & Product Details

Apache Tomcat is an open-source implementation of the Jakarta EE platform's core specifications, including Jakarta Servlet, Jakarta Pages, Jakarta Expression Language, Jakarta WebSocket, Jakarta Annotations, and Jakarta Authentication. Developed and maintained by the Apache Software Foundation, Tomcat provides a "pure Java" HTTP web server environment for running Java code, making it a robust and reliable solution for deploying Java-based web applications. Key Features and Functionality: - Servlet Container (Catalina): Catalina is Tomcat's servlet container that implements the Jakarta Servlet specification, enabling the execution of Java Servlets. - JSP Engine (Jasper): Jasper is the JSP engine that compiles JavaServer Pages into servlets, facilitating dynamic web content generation. - HTTP Connector (Coyote): Coyote is the HTTP connector component that supports HTTP/1.1 and HTTP/2 protocols, allowing Tomcat to function as a standalone web server. - WebSocket Support: Tomcat provides support for the Jakarta WebSocket specification, enabling real-time, bi-directional communication between clients and servers. - Security Realms: Tomcat includes configurable security realms for user authentication and authorization, enhancing application security. Primary Value and User Solutions: Apache Tomcat offers a lightweight, efficient, and scalable platform for deploying Java-based web applications. Its adherence to Jakarta EE standards ensures compatibility and portability across different environments. Tomcat's modular architecture allows developers to integrate it seamlessly into existing infrastructures, whether as a standalone server or in conjunction with other web servers. Its open-source nature and active community support provide continuous improvements, security updates, and a wealth of resources for troubleshooting and development. By using Tomcat, organizations can deploy robust, high-performance web applications while maintaining flexibility and control over their server environments.

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2 months

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11 months

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Swapnil N.

Assistant System Engineer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

6/8/2023

"Good for Web applications"

3.5/5

What do you like best about Apache Tomcat?

The features of Apache Tomcat include support for the latest Java Servlet and JSP specifications and easily handle large workloads. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache Tomcat?

Setting up and configuring Apache Tomcat can be complex to new user, Facing lot's of issue and takes more time to resolve. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Amit K.

Elasticsearch contributor

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

4/13/2023

"Tomcat for deploying the java web applications"

5/5

What do you like best about Apache Tomcat?

Battle tested application container which is used by thousands of companies in production for millions or maybe billions of applications

Great community support and documentation and many articles which helps anyone to get started on it

popular IDE like IntelliJ and Eclipse has integrations and plugins to make it even more efficient Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache Tomcat?

Not lightweight and now a days many lightweight and embedded application conatiners came which might obsolete Apache tomcat in future.

Make it lightweighta and peformant, also focus more on the community to increse the adoption rate Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

RANJIT P.

Freelance Web Developer

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

4/13/2023

"Product built to help devs to build product locally"

5/5

What do you like best about Apache Tomcat?

It's the most simple web server available in industry to use for application building and testing.Tomcat provides more flexibility compares to others and it's ease to integrate and use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache Tomcat?

Mainly it runs on bydefault port so we need to change the port if it's already in use hence it doesn't change it's port automatically.And it's pretty hectic to configure in some cases. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Muhammad M.

Opentext Documentum Support

Oil & Energy

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

10/24/2022

"A Free,Open Source and Reliable Application Server"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Apache Tomcat?

Apache Tomcat is free to download and use, and it is easy to install. I appreciate the straightforward installation in Windows Server. I can use it right away without further complicated configuration. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache Tomcat?

Apache Tomcat's support for clustering is very limited. The interface is not user-friendly. It needs to develop an intuitive Administration and Configuration. Need more Technical Support for this product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Gianluigi M.

Freelance IT Consultant

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

12/13/2022

"Best entry level Web Application Server"

4/5

What do you like best about Apache Tomcat?

The open-source license is a plus. Apache Tomcat is really stable and scalable. The integrated admin panel allows simply deploying war packages on the fly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache Tomcat?

Memory leaks can be a real problem. Configuration can be hard to setup. It is not really fast with static contents. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

1/13/2023

"A Very Good Web Server for Java Based Web Applications"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Apache Tomcat?

I mostly like the ease of deployment of a Web application in Apache Tomcat. We can easily upload a war file through Tomcat manager UI or directly upload the war file in webapps folder thru an FTP. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache Tomcat?

The only thing I don't like is Database passwords in context.xml are non-encrypted. Other than this I don't see any issues to dislike Apache Tomcat. It would have been very useful if the Database password could be kept in encrypted form. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Kranthi M.

Full Stack Engineer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/2/2023

"Inbuilt server the apache tomact"

5/5

What do you like best about Apache Tomcat?

Earlier I used the tomcat as application server and now I am frequently using it as a inbuilt server in all the Springboot apps, this is quite friendly and easy for maintainance Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache Tomcat?

Nothing much I can say that I can dislike the tomcat because this is the only one server I used since my career till now Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Avish D.

Programmer Analyst Trainee

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

10/20/2022

"Best for Java web developers"

4/5

What do you like best about Apache Tomcat?

It has a property to deploy the desired web site by creating a local web server which is best quality of the tomcat and it doesn't require much to setup it's just used as on the go application. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache Tomcat?

It's pretty old and mostly limited to the java developers and it's IDE sometimes it is hard to debug the problem in server. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Upinder S.

IT Asset Manager

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

3/31/2022

"Webserver For Java"

4/5

What do you like best about Apache Tomcat?

As we know it's a free tool available in the market and it's a very lightweight tool. This tool consumption is very low which makes it lightweight. Plus this tool provides an HTTP Server specifically for running Java code. The Time required to switch from one part to another is also very less which is also known as Redeploy time. The most important factor is that this tool is a platform -independent and there's a lot to say about this tool. The Installation part is the best part of this application. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache Tomcat?

The Basic thing which I dislike about this application is that the user interface of this application is not that good. Second thing is that the management and administration part of this tool is not that good or appreciated. It is not that fast with Static pages. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Apache Tomcat:

Must use this app.It a very useful open-source tool and free to use. Use it for java development Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Apache Tomcat solving and how is that benefiting you?

We use its rich set of API and as it is a java technology it is also widely used by different organizations. We use this application for java development. We also use the apache tomcat server console log. We run Java server pages that are based on web applications. For the implementation of WebSocket technologies. With the help of this tool, we run servlets and java server pages. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.