Hiawatha vs Microsoft IIS

Struggling to choose between Hiawatha and Microsoft IIS? Both products offer unique advantages, making it a tough decision.

Hiawatha is a Network & Admin solution with tags like opensource, security, performance.

It boasts features such as Lightweight and fast, Built-in security features like URL blacklist, IP banning, and hotlink protection, Supports HTTP/2, IPv6, and TLS encryption, Minimal memory footprint, WebDAV support, CGI, FastCGI, and SCGI support, Load balancing and reverse proxy capabilities, Simple configuration with htpasswd authentication and pros including Very fast and lightweight, Secure out of the box, Easy to install and configure, Open source with active development, Supports latest web standards and protocols.

On the other hand, Microsoft IIS is a Network & Admin product tagged with web-server, hosting, windows.

Its standout features include Web server, Reverse proxy, Load balancing, HTTP compression, URL rewrite, HTTP caching, WebDAV, FTP, SSL/TLS, IPsec, WebSocket, ASP.NET, PHP, Node.js, and it shines with pros like Integrated with Windows Server, Scalable and reliable, Extensive security features, Easy administration, Supports latest web technologies and frameworks.

Feature	Hiawatha	Microsoft IIS
Overall Score	N/A	N/A
Primary Category	Network & Admin	Network & Admin

Product Overview

Hiawatha

Description: Hiawatha is an open source web server that focuses on security and speed. It is designed to be easy to use, secure out of the box, and lightweight.

Microsoft IIS

Description: Microsoft IIS (Internet Information Services) is a flexible, secure and manageable web server for hosting websites, applications and services. It runs on Windows servers.

Key Features Comparison

Hiawatha Features

• Lightweight and fast
• Built-in security features like URL blacklist, IP banning, and hotlink protection
• Supports HTTP/2, IPv6, and TLS encryption
• Minimal memory footprint
• WebDAV support
• CGI, FastCGI, and SCGI support
• Load balancing and reverse proxy capabilities
• Simple configuration with htpasswd authentication

Microsoft IIS Features

• Web server
• Reverse proxy
• Load balancing
• HTTP compression
• URL rewrite
• HTTP caching
• WebDAV
• FTP
• SSL/TLS
• IPsec
• WebSocket
• ASP.NET
• PHP
• Node.js

Pros & Cons Analysis

Hiawatha

Pros

• Very fast and lightweight
• Secure out of the box
• Easy to install and configure
• Open source with active development
• Supports latest web standards and protocols

Cons

• Lacks some advanced features of larger web servers
• Limited plugin ecosystem compared to Apache/Nginx
• Documentation could be more extensive
• Not as widely used as alternatives

Microsoft IIS

Pros

• Integrated with Windows Server
• Scalable and reliable
• Extensive security features
• Easy administration
• Supports latest web technologies and frameworks

Cons

• Only runs on Windows Server
• Can be complex to configure fully
• Not as fast as some other web servers
• Requires licensing beyond basic usage

Pricing Comparison

Hiawatha

• Open Source

Microsoft IIS

• Free
• Subscription-Based