Tomcat

Apache Software Foundation, Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Apache Tomcat is an open source Java application server that implements Java Servlet and Jakarta Server Pages specifications.

According to our data, Tomcat is the 6th most popular web server on the web.
It has 1.2% of the web server market share and is detected on 0.8% of all websites.

πŸ’Έ Pricing

Tomcat is available for free.

Free βœ”οΈOpen source

πŸ“Š Rankings and Market Share

πŸ† Tomcat Awards

⚑ Sites Using Tomcat

We have data on 24,446 websites that use the Tomcat web server. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using Tomcat is rijksoverheid.nl.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 rijksoverheid.nl #1,553 Netherlands Dutch
2 shutterfly.com #1,737 United States American English
3 cengage.com #2,574 United States English
4 study.com #2,788 English
5 vrchat.com #3,107 American English
6 squarespace.com #3,344 United States American English
7 universiteitleiden.nl #5,471 Netherlands Dutch
8 guitarcenter.com #5,552 United States English
9 anwb.nl #5,933 Netherlands Dutch
10 gale.com #5,938 United States English
11 acm.org #5,970 United States English
12 ah.nl #6,187 Netherlands Dutch
13 unimi.it #6,453 Italy Italian
14 ing.de #6,534 Germany German
15 nationaltrust.org.uk #6,744 United Kingdom English
16 minna.cc #6,937 United States Japanese
17 dice.com #7,059 United States English
18 castorama.pl #8,653 Poland Polish
19 castorama.fr #8,770 France French
20 tjba.jus.br #8,787 Brazil Brazilian Portuguese

πŸ“ˆ Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use Tomcat:

Most of the sites using Tomcat are from the United States and the United Kingdom.

  • United States 66.2%
  • United Kingdom 5.9%
  • Australia 4.8%
  • Canada 2.3%
  • Indonesia 1.9%
  • Netherlands 1.4%
  • New Zealand 1.4%
  • Germany 1.3%
  • Korea 1.3%
  • Other 13.5%

Most Tomcat users speak English or Malay.

  • English 84.5%
  • Malay 3.6%
  • German 2.2%
  • Spanish 1.2%
  • Dutch 1.1%
  • Korean 1%
  • Indonesian 1%
  • French 1%
  • Norwegian 0.6%
  • Other 3.8%

The Tomcat web server is especially popular on .com and .org top-level domains.

  • .com 57.1%
  • .org 14.9%
  • .com.au 2.9%
  • .net 2.6%
  • .co.uk 2.4%
  • .ca 1.8%
  • .de 1.1%
  • .nl 0.9%
  • .co.nz 0.7%
  • Other 15.6%

The primary market segments for websites utilizing Tomcat include business, marketing and merchandising, and education and reference.

  • Business 18.3%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 14.3%
  • Education/Reference 8.1%
  • Entertainment 6.6%
  • Blogs/Wiki 5.8%
  • Non-Profit/Advocacy/NGO 5%
  • Restaurants 3.8%
  • Online Shopping 3.6%
  • Health 3.2%
  • Other 31.3%

πŸ”’ Tomcat Versions

The most popular version of Tomcat is 9.0, used by 48.1% of sites where versions were detected. In addition, 25.9% of sites use Tomcat 7.0, and 22.2% use Tomcat 8.5.

  • 9.0 48.1%
  • 7.0 25.9%
  • 8.5 22.2%
  • 10.1 3.7%
  • Other 0.1%

πŸ•΅οΈ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best Tomcat alternatives.

RankName
8
Google Servlet Engine
Mountain View, California, United States

A fast, lightweight engine for running Java servlets, developed and used by Google.

24
WebSphere Application Server
Armonk, New York, United States

A flexible, secure Java server runtime environment designed to accelerate the delivery of enterprise applications.

Free$759+/month
26
Oracle WebLogic Server
Austin, Texas, United States

An enterprise-grade application server used for developing, deploying, and running applications built on Java EE for on-premises and in the cloud.

$10,000+/processor
28
Jetty
Brussels, Belgium

A scalable and memory efficient Java web server and servlet container that supports HTTP/1,2,3 and WebSocket protocols.

FreeOpen source
31
GlassFish
Brussels, Belgium

A complete application server that implements the Jakarta EE specification.

FreeOpen source

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πŸ’¬ Frequently Asked Questions

What is the company behind Tomcat?

Tomcat is owned by the Apache Software Foundation, headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, United States.

Is Tomcat free?

Yes, it is a free web server.

Which country uses Tomcat the most?

The majority of Tomcat users are from the United States.

Who uses Tomcat?

According to our data, Tomcat is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as rijksoverheid.nl, shutterfly.com, and cengage.com.

Is Tomcat used on government websites?

Overall, we found Tomcat on 11 government sites in the United States.

Do academic institutions use Tomcat?

Yes. Overall, we know of 43 academic websites in the United States that use Tomcat.

How does Tomcat compare to its competitors?

Tomcat is a fairly popular web server, ranking ahead of 35 other web servers we track.

What are the alternatives to Tomcat?

Alternatives and possible competitors to Tomcat may include GlassFish, Google Servlet Engine, and Oracle WebLogic Server.

πŸ‘‰ See Also

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For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.