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Apache Tomcat

Last updated May 16, 2025, generated by Sumble

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What is Apache Tomcat?

Apache Tomcat is an open-source implementation of the Java Servlet, JavaServer Pages (JSP), Java Expression Language and WebSocket technologies. Tomcat provides a pure Java HTTP web server environment in which Java code can run. It is commonly used to deploy and serve Java-based web applications, acting as a web server and servlet container.

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What other technologies are related to Apache Tomcat?

Apache Tomcat Competitor Technologies

A Java EE application server, like Tomcat, but provides a full Java EE stack including EJB, JMS, etc.

mentioned alongside Apache Tomcat in 7% (3k) of relevant job posts

A Java EE application server, offering a full Java EE stack similar to JBoss, thus competing with Tomcat.

mentioned alongside Apache Tomcat in 15% (920) of relevant job posts

Same as IBM WebSphere; a Java EE application server that competes with Tomcat.

mentioned alongside Apache Tomcat in 5% (1.4k) of relevant job posts

A Java EE application server, like JBoss and WebSphere, which competes with Tomcat.

mentioned alongside Apache Tomcat in 5% (1.6k) of relevant job posts

Oracle WebLogic

Same as WebLogic, a Java EE application server competing with Tomcat.

mentioned alongside Apache Tomcat in 11% (535) of relevant job posts

An application server that can run Java web applications and hence competes with Tomcat for certain use cases.

mentioned alongside Apache Tomcat in 44% (120) of relevant job posts

A web server from Microsoft; competes in some scenarios as an alternative web application hosting platform.

mentioned alongside Apache Tomcat in 3% (1.9k) of relevant job posts

Apache Tomcat Complementary Technologies

Apache HTTP Server

Often used as a reverse proxy in front of Tomcat for load balancing, security, and serving static content.

mentioned alongside Apache Tomcat in 32% (734) of relevant job posts

Same as Apache HTTP Server, used as a reverse proxy to Tomcat.

mentioned alongside Apache Tomcat in 27% (511) of relevant job posts

Same as Apache HTTP Server. Commonly used as a front-end proxy to Tomcat.

mentioned alongside Apache Tomcat in 29% (275) of relevant job posts

Which job functions mention Apache Tomcat?

Job function

Jobs mentioning Apache Tomcat

Orgs mentioning Apache Tomcat

Engineer

0% (11.9k) job posts

213 organizations

Software Engineer

0% (10k) job posts

1.9k organizations

Information Technology

0% (1.3k) job posts

274 organizations

DevOps Engineer

0% (850) job posts

324 organizations

Systems Engineer

0% (837) job posts

231 organizations

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Which organizations are mentioning Apache Tomcat?

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Finance and Insurance

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