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The Top 15 Easiest To Use Application Server Software

See the top Application Server Software products based on usability ratings. A product’s usability score is calculated by a proprietary algorithm that factors in real user satisfaction ratings of how easy the product is to administer, as well as how well the product meets business requirements, among other ratings. Compare products according to their usability scores to streamline the buying process and quickly identify the best products based on real user experiences.

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LiteSpeed Web Server

8.7

Overall Usability Score

8.7

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 9.0

9.5

Ease of Use

Average: 8.9

9.1

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.1

9.5

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

87%

Mid Market

Enterprise

Oracle WebLogic

8.6

Overall Usability Score

8.6

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 9.0

9.2

Ease of Use

Average: 8.9

9.5

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.1

9.6

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

Mid Market

22%

Enterprise

72%

ServerAvatar

8.5

Overall Usability Score

8.5

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 9.0

9.3

Ease of Use

Average: 8.9

9.4

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.1

9.2

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

100%

Apache Tomcat

8.4

Overall Usability Score

8.4

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 9.0

9.1

Ease of Use

Average: 8.9

9.5

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.1

9.2

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

23%

Mid Market

34%

Enterprise

43%

Internet Information Services (IIS) for Windows Server

8.4

Overall Usability Score

8.4

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 9.0

9.2

Ease of Use

Average: 8.9

9.0

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.1

9.5

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

31%

Mid Market

27%

Enterprise

42%

Fastly CDN

8.4

Overall Usability Score

8.4

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 9.0

9.4

Ease of Use

Average: 8.9

9.3

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.1

9.0

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

30%

Mid Market

48%

Enterprise

22%

Payara Server

8.4

Overall Usability Score

8.4

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 9.0

8.7

Ease of Use

Average: 8.9

8.5

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.1

8.8

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

46%

Mid Market

32%

Enterprise

22%

Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform

8.1

Overall Usability Score

8.1

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 9.0

9.4

Ease of Use

Average: 8.9

8.6

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.1

9.0

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

15%

Mid Market

35%

Enterprise

50%

RunCloud.io

8.1

Overall Usability Score

8.1

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 9.0

9.8

Ease of Use

Average: 8.9

8.1

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.1

8.5

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

100%

#10

Apache HTTP Server Project

8.1

Overall Usability Score

8.1

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 9.0

8.5

Ease of Use

Average: 8.9

8.9

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.1

9.2

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

47%

Mid Market

29%

Enterprise

24%

#11

IBM WebSphere Hybrid Edition (Application Server & Liberty)

8.1

Overall Usability Score

8.1

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 9.0

9.2

Ease of Use

Average: 8.9

9.0

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.1

9.1

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

Mid Market

26%

Enterprise

65%

#12

Plesk

8.0

Overall Usability Score

8.0

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 9.0

9.3

Ease of Use

Average: 8.9

9.2

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.1

9.1

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

73%

Mid Market

20%

Enterprise

#13

F5 NGINX

8.0

Overall Usability Score

8.0

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 9.0

8.2

Ease of Use

Average: 8.9

8.4

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.1

9.3

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

41%

Mid Market

40%

Enterprise

19%

#14

Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS)

7.6

Overall Usability Score

7.6

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 9.0

8.8

Ease of Use

Average: 8.9

8.7

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.1

8.9

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

44%

Mid Market

27%

Enterprise

29%

#15

Oracle Tuxedo

7.6

Overall Usability Score

7.6

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 9.0

7.9

Ease of Use

Average: 8.9

8.3

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.1

8.8

Customer Segment Breakdown

Mid Market

25%

Enterprise

75%