Tomcat

Apache Software Foundation, Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Apache Tomcat is an open-source Java application server that implements the Jakarta Servlet, Jakarta Server Pages, Jakarta Expression Language, and Jakarta WebSocket specifications.

It provides a servlet container and JSP engine for running Java web applications, supports HTTP/2 and virtual threads, implements a curated subset of Jakarta EE for lightweight deployment, and offers TLS certificate reload without downtime.

According to our data, Tomcat is the 6th most popular web server on the web.
It has 1.7% of the web server market share and is detected on 1.1% of all websites.

It appears on 4.5% of all websites in the United States, 3.3% in New Zealand, and 2.2% in Norway.

Statistics based on 4M+ analyzed websites. About this data

💸 Pricing

Tomcat is available for free.

Free ✔️ Open source

📊 Rankings and Market Share

🏆 Tomcat Awards

⚡ Sites Using Tomcat

We have data on 45,094 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 cengage.com.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 cengage.com #2,009 United States English
2 kidshealth.org #2,657 United States English
3 study.com #2,882 United States English
4 kvk.nl #3,005 Netherlands Dutch
5 squarespace.com #3,077 United States American English
6 nationaltrust.org.uk #3,090 United Kingdom English
7 diy.com #3,254 United Kingdom British English
8 consumentenbond.nl #3,469 Netherlands Dutch
9 anwb.nl #3,633 Netherlands Dutch
10 universiteitleiden.nl #5,430 Netherlands Dutch
11 ah.nl #5,481 Netherlands Dutch
12 acm.org #5,641 United States English
13 politie.nl #5,744 Netherlands Dutch
14 minna.cc #6,885 United States Japanese
15 guitarcenter.com #7,001 United States English
16 learnplatform.com #7,154 United States American English
17 gale.com #7,575 United States English
18 yellowpages.ca #7,687 Canada Canadian English
19 wordhippo.com #7,901 United States English
20 halfords.com #7,968 United Kingdom British English

📈 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 69.4%
  • United Kingdom 6.1%
  • Australia 4.3%
  • Canada 2.4%
  • New Zealand 1.3%
  • Germany 1.1%
  • Netherlands 1.1%
  • Norway 1%
  • Korea 0.9%
  • Other 12.4%

Most Tomcat users speak English.

  • English 88.9%
  • German 1.9%
  • Malay 1.2%
  • Spanish 1.1%
  • French 1%
  • Dutch 0.8%
  • Korean 0.8%
  • Norwegian 0.7%
  • Swedish 0.5%
  • Other 3.1%

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

  • .com 56.9%
  • .org 16.4%
  • .co.uk 2.8%
  • .com.au 2.7%
  • .net 2.2%
  • .ca 1.9%
  • .de 1%
  • .no 0.8%
  • .nl 0.7%
  • Other 14.6%

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

  • Business 17.3%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 13.6%
  • Education/Reference 8.4%
  • Entertainment 6.7%
  • Non-Profit/Advocacy/NGO 5.6%
  • Restaurants 5.5%
  • Blogs/Wiki 5.3%
  • Online Shopping 3.6%
  • Travel 3.3%
  • Other 30.7%

🔢 Tomcat Versions

The most popular version of Tomcat is 9.0, used by 61.9% of sites where versions were detected. In addition, 21.4% of sites use Tomcat 8.5, and 11.9% use Tomcat 7.0.

  • 9.0 61.9%
  • 8.5 21.4%
  • 7.0 11.9%
  • 10.1 2.4%
  • 8.0 2.4%

🕵️ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best Tomcat alternatives.

RankName
9
Google Servlet Engine
Mountain View, California, United States

A fast, lightweight engine for running Java servlets, developed and used by Google.
20
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
24
Oracle WebLogic Server
Austin, Texas, United States

Oracle WebLogic Server 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
26
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
30
GlassFish
Brussels, Belgium

A complete application server that implements the Jakarta EE specification.

FreeOpen source

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💬 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 cengage.com, kidshealth.org, and study.com.

Is Tomcat used on government websites?

Overall, we found Tomcat on 20 government sites in the United States.

Do academic institutions use Tomcat?

Yes. Overall, we know of 61 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 34 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.

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