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Tomcat

Last updated May 16, 2025, generated by Sumble

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What is 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.

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What other technologies are related to Tomcat?

Tomcat Competitor Technologies

JBoss Application Server (now WildFly) is a Java EE application server that competes with Tomcat.

mentioned alongside Tomcat in 46% (20.6k) of relevant job posts

WebLogic Server is a Java EE application server that competes with Tomcat.

mentioned alongside Tomcat in 38% (13.3k) of relevant job posts

WebSphere Application Server is a Java EE application server that competes with Tomcat.

mentioned alongside Tomcat in 40% (11.2k) of relevant job posts

IIS (Internet Information Services) is a web server from Microsoft that can serve web applications, providing similar functionality to Tomcat in some scenarios.

mentioned alongside Tomcat in 14% (9.9k) of relevant job posts

Jetty is a servlet container, similar to Tomcat, that can be used as an alternative for deploying Java web applications.

mentioned alongside Tomcat in 57% (2.3k) of relevant job posts

WildFly is a Java EE application server that competes directly with Tomcat, offering a broader range of Java EE features.

mentioned alongside Tomcat in 36% (2.8k) of relevant job posts

Tomcat Complementary Technologies

Apache HTTP Server is a web server often used in conjunction with Tomcat for serving static content and load balancing.

mentioned alongside Tomcat in 32% (29.9k) of relevant job posts

Nginx is a web server and reverse proxy often used in front of Tomcat to handle static content and improve performance.

mentioned alongside Tomcat in 14% (9.9k) of relevant job posts

Hibernate is an ORM (Object-Relational Mapping) framework often used in Java web applications deployed on Tomcat.

mentioned alongside Tomcat in 10% (12.3k) of relevant job posts

Which job functions mention Tomcat?

Job function

Jobs mentioning Tomcat

Orgs mentioning Tomcat

Engineering & R&D

1% (52.5k) job posts

2 organizations

Engineer

1% (52.5k) job posts

833 organizations

Software Engineer

1% (43k) job posts

5.4k organizations

DevOps Engineer

2% (4.6k) job posts

1.5k organizations

Site Reliability Engineer

2% (1.3k) job posts

350 organizations

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Which organizations are mentioning Tomcat?

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Finance and Insurance

Finance and Insurance

Finance and Insurance

Finance and Insurance

Finance and Insurance

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