Apache Tomcat Reviews (129)

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Apache Tomcat Reviews (129)

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Users consistently praise Apache Tomcat for its ease of use and fast deployment capabilities, making it a preferred choice for Java web applications. The lightweight nature and open-source model allow for quick setup and integration with various IDEs, which enhances development efficiency. However, some users note that it may not be suitable for large-scale applications due to performance limitations.
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Verified User in Commercial Real Estate
UC
Verified User in Commercial Real Estate
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"simple tool to set up "great" web server"
4/5
What do you like best about Apache Tomcat?

a very simple server, easy to monitor and install. It is very simple to build and deploy applications, web applications, REST services. There are many tools that can help you deploy applications, monitor them, and the application server. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache Tomcat?

It rarely crashes without any reason, and sometimes the errors displayed are not clear enough to find the true cause, but well, that happens very rarely. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services
AI
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Apache Tomcat review"
4/5
What do you like best about Apache Tomcat?

Tomcat server is best for light weight application.

Easy to setup.

Administrator console is easy to use Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache Tomcat?

Doesn't support very huge application

Node configuration is not possible Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

QJ
Quim J.
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"A solid product."
3.5/5
What do you like best about Apache Tomcat?

Easy to develop and web applications. Most customizations and integrations are well documented and easy to implement. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache Tomcat?

The configuration of a non-default logging framework is not easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jeff H.
JH
Jeff H.
Senior Software Engineer
Computer Software
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Tomcat is solid and reliable"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Apache Tomcat?

Easy to develop and web applications. Most customizations and integrations are well documented and easy to implement. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache Tomcat?

Configuration of a non default logging framework is not easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services
UI
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"the best server for developers"
5/5
What do you like best about Apache Tomcat?

It is a pretty good server that supports many technologies, besides having a free version, quite complete, it is the most used server and popular among programmers Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache Tomcat?

I really think it is quite complete, the only thing that may seem to me to be really bad, is that when it comes to having several versions of tomcat, it can be a problem when starting the server, besides that you have to clean it and run it several times so it can run perfectly Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Rosemary J.
RJ
Rosemary J.
Research Assistant
Higher Education
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Strong web server for JavaEE"
4/5
What do you like best about Apache Tomcat?

It is easy to setup your local system and production server with it. It can be used alongside IDEs such as Eclipse and Netbeans. It is platform independent. If the web interface is installed, deploying your war file is so easy. It's free and open source. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache Tomcat?

It crashes unexpectedly without any reason and sometimes the errors displayed are not clear enough to find the real reason. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Saurabh C.
SC
Saurabh C.
Java Developer
Information Technology and Services
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Tomcat was our main server. We used it both in our local machines and we ran it in our Amazon Web Se"
5/5
What do you like best about Apache Tomcat?

Tomcat doesn't provide the entire JEE stack and is much lighter weight to deploy and keep running.

It integrates very cleanly with Eclipse.

You can pick your own implementations of those technologies

It's supported by AWS which makes deployments very smooth. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache Tomcat?

Tomcat has less supporting software than Apache httpd.

Tomcat's web server has fewer web server features than Apache httpd.

Tomcat's fast, but not as fast as Apache httpd.

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Rut B.
RB
Rut B.
Programmatore Php/Zend Framework/Mysql
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"The easiest solution for servlet based Java applications"
4/5
What do you like best about Apache Tomcat?

Easy integration with Apache Tomcat, stability and good Ssl support for security, application deployment made very easy Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache Tomcat?

Difficult configuration, oerformance inssues if it's not well tuned up, don't like the logging system Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software
AC
Verified User in Computer Software
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores.
"Much like the rest of Java, bloated, slow and cumbersome"
0.5/5
What do you like best about Apache Tomcat?

Nothing, even the logo is annoying. It's like going back a decade or more in awlful software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache Tomcat?

Pretty much everything about it. IIS is more user friendly, Nginx is cooler to use, Apache is far more performant. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services
AI
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"A good back end software for web based apps"
3.5/5
What do you like best about Apache Tomcat?

For the most part, this application is solid and very reliable. We used it for back end software applications and it's rare we even need to touch it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Apache Tomcat?

Java updates constantly break it. This is no fault of the software but it is extremely annoying. It can also be a huge memory hog unless you limit it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.