Tomcat
Apache Software Foundation, Wilmington, Delaware, United StatesApache 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 0.9% of all websites.
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Wikipedia
Stack Overflow💸 Pricing
Tomcat is available for free.
📊 Rankings and Market Share
- Web Servers
- Rank: 6
- Market share: 1.2%
🏆 Tomcat Awards
- ⭐ 5th most popular in the United States in the Web Servers category.
- ⭐ 5th most popular in the United Kingdom in the Web Servers category.
- ⭐ 5th most popular in Australia in the Web Servers category.
- ⭐ 5th most popular in Indonesia in the Web Servers category.
- ⭐ 5th most popular in New Zealand in the Web Servers category.
- ⭐ 5th most popular in Ireland in the Web Servers category.
- ⭐ 5th most popular in Singapore in the Web Servers category.
- ⭐ 5th most popular in Cambodia in the Web Servers category.
- ⭐ 5th most popular in Iceland in the Web Servers category.
- ⭐ 6th most popular in Canada in the Web Servers category.
⚡ Sites Using Tomcat
We have data on 28,700 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.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #1,553 | Netherlands | Dutch | |
| 2 | #1,737 | United States | American English | |
| 3 | #2,574 | United States | English | |
| 4 | #2,788 | English | ||
| 5 |  squarespace.com |
#3,344 | United States | American English |
| 6 | #5,471 | Netherlands | Dutch | |
| 7 | #5,552 | United States | English | |
| 8 | #5,933 | Netherlands | Dutch | |
| 9 | #5,938 | United States | English | |
| 10 | #5,970 | United States | English | |
| 11 | #6,187 | Netherlands | Dutch | |
| 12 | #6,453 | Italy | Italian | |
| 13 | #6,534 | Germany | German | |
| 14 | #6,744 | United Kingdom | English | |
| 15 | #6,937 | United States | Japanese | |
| 16 | #7,059 | United States | English | |
| 17 | #8,653 | Poland | Polish | |
| 18 | #8,770 | France | French | |
| 19 | #8,787 | Brazil | Brazilian Portuguese | |
| 20 | #9,168 | United States | American English |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use Tomcat:
- are located in the United States
- have content in English
- use the .com domain extension
- fall into the Business category.
Most of the sites using Tomcat are from the United States and the United Kingdom.
- United States 68.2%
- United Kingdom 5.9%
- Australia 4.4%
- Canada 2.2%
- Indonesia 1.6%
- Netherlands 1.3%
- New Zealand 1.3%
- Korea 1.3%
- Germany 1.1%
- Other 12.7%
Most Tomcat users speak English.
- English 86%
- Malay 2.7%
- German 2%
- Spanish 1.2%
- Dutch 1%
- Korean 1%
- French 0.9%
- Indonesian 0.9%
- Norwegian 0.6%
- Other 3.7%
The Tomcat web server is especially popular on .com and .org top-level domains.
- .com 57.1%
- .org 15.9%
- .com.au 2.7%
- .net 2.6%
- .co.uk 2.4%
- .ca 1.7%
- .de 1%
- .nl 0.9%
- .no 0.6%
- Other 15.1%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing Tomcat include business, marketing and merchandising, and education and reference.
- Business 18.1%
- Marketing/Merchandising 13.8%
- Education/Reference 8.7%
- Entertainment 6.7%
- Blogs/Wiki 5.7%
- Non-Profit/Advocacy/NGO 5.3%
- Restaurants 4%
- Online Shopping 3.7%
- Health 3.2%
- Other 30.8%
🔢 Tomcat Versions
The most popular version of Tomcat is 9.0, used by 48.4% of sites where versions were detected. In addition, 22.6% of sites use Tomcat 7.0, and 22.6% use Tomcat 8.5.
- 9.0 48.4%
- 7.0 22.6%
- 8.5 22.6%
- 10.1 3.2%
- 8.0 3.2%
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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 12 government sites in the United States.
Do academic institutions use Tomcat?
Yes. Overall, we know of 49 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.
👉 See Also
- ✨ Related Technologies
- 💼 All technologies from Apache Software Foundation
Jakarta Server Pages
Jakarta Servlet