Apache HTTP Server vs. IBM CICS Transaction Server

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Apache HTTP Server
ScoreĀ 8.2Ā outĀ ofĀ 10
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Apache Web Server (Apache HTTP Server) is an open source HTTP web server for modern operating systems including UNIX and Windows.N/A
IBM CICS Transaction Server
ScoreĀ 9.9Ā outĀ ofĀ 10
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IBM CICS (Customer Information Control System) is mixed-language application server that runs on IBM z/OS. CICSĀ® Transaction Server, often called CICS, is used for hosting transactional enterprise applications in a hybrid architecture.N/A
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Features
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Application Servers
Comparison of Application Servers features of Product A and Product B
Apache HTTP Server
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Ratings
IBM CICS Transaction Server
8.0
2 Ratings
1% above category average
IDE support00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Security management00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Administration and management00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Application server performance00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Installation00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Open-source standards compliance00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
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Apache HTTP ServerIBM CICS Transaction Server
Small Businesses
NGINX
NGINX
ScoreĀ 9.1Ā outĀ ofĀ 10
NGINX
NGINX
ScoreĀ 9.1Ā outĀ ofĀ 10
Medium-sized Companies
NGINX
NGINX
ScoreĀ 9.1Ā outĀ ofĀ 10
NGINX
NGINX
ScoreĀ 9.1Ā outĀ ofĀ 10
Enterprises
NGINX
NGINX
ScoreĀ 9.1Ā outĀ ofĀ 10
NGINX
NGINX
ScoreĀ 9.1Ā outĀ ofĀ 10
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User Ratings
Apache HTTP ServerIBM CICS Transaction Server
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(20 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
9.3
(2 ratings)
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User Testimonials
Apache HTTP ServerIBM CICS Transaction Server
Likelihood to Recommend
Apache
As I mentioned earlier, the Apache HTTP Server has a small disadvantage compared to the competition (NGINX) in terms of performance. If you run websites that really have a lot of visitors, NGINX might be the better alternative.
On the other hand, the Apache HTTP Server is open source and free. Further functionalities can be activated via modules. The documentation is really excellent.
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IBM
IBM CICS Transaction Server is multi-decades proven transaction server which is very scalable, very secured, easy to use, has good transactional capabilities, works well all other mainframe resources such as Db2, languages on IBM mainframe, has access control capabilities in terms of who can access the transaction for read mode vs update mode, etc.
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Pros
Apache
  • Street Cred: Apache Web Server is the Founder for all of Apache Foundation's other projects. Without the Web Server, Apache Foundation would look very different. That being said, they have done a good job of maintaining the code base, and keeping a lot of what makes Apache so special
  • Stability: Apache is rock-solid. While no software is perfect, Apache can parse your web sources quickly and cleanly.
  • Flexibility: Need to startup your own Webpage? Done. Wordpress? Yup. REST Endpoint? Check. Honeypot? Absolutely.
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IBM
  • De facto standard in the legacy enterprise
  • Multiplatform connection
  • Native connection with DB2
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Cons
Apache
  • The default configurations which comes with Apache server needs to get optimized for performance and security with every new installation as these defaults are not recommended to push on the production environment directly.
  • Security options and advanced configurations are not easy to set up and require an additional level of expertise.
  • Admin frontend GUI could be improved to a great extent to match with other enterprise tools available to serve similar requirements.
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IBM
  • Would like to see the transaction response matrix on the average transaction response among all requests.
  • Would like to see GUI tool to be able to see currently running transactions
  • Would like to be able to get the details of where the cics transaction was triggered from
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Support Rating
Apache
I give this rating because there is so much Apache documentation and information on the web that you can literally do anything. This has to do with the fact that there is a huge Open Source community that is beyond mature and perhaps one of the most helpful to be found. The only thing that should hold anyone back from anything is that they can not read. RTFM, my friend. And I must say that the manual is excellent.
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IBM
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Alternatives Considered
Apache
I has a lot more features, except that IIS is more integrated in a Windows environment. But now with .net core also possible from Apache it would work anywhere really. Only in a full Windows environment where full integration is needed I would chose to go for IIS. Otherwise Apache it is.
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IBM
There is no comparison, in practice, the possibility of using the latest programming languages but, above all, the databases can be different and more modern than DL1.
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Return on Investment
Apache
  • Works as intended, so it's less to worry about.
  • Works great on elastic environments (like EC2).
  • As an Open Source project, you can get support for almost any problem you can have.
  • Configuration files, while powerful, can be tricky to dominate for some.
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IBM
  • It has allowed us to use our decades old code and still continue to support the business
  • Allows us to have faster time to market and modernize our systems
  • We can still continue to use our legacy resources for modern systems
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