VMware recently acquired SpringSource and tc Server. Visit the VMware vFabric tc Server product pages for updated product information and downloads for this Apache Tomcat replacement.
Lightweight Application Server Runtimes - Compare Editions
Lightweight Application Server Runtimes - Compare Editions
Available in tc Server Standard Edition, Spring Edition, and Developer Edition™, vFabric tc Server is an enterprise version of Apache Tomcat, the widely adopted application server. Optimized for Java Spring users, tc Server is ideally suited for usage in modern virtual environments.
Best Place to Run Spring Applications
tc Server, with its native Spring Instrumentation, enables fine grain monitoring of deployed applications and unparalleled visibility into the execution of Spring-powered applications. With pre-built advanced application management and reporting for Spring applications, tc Server provides the application operator with the top-down insight required to ensure Spring applications are performing as expected.
Lightweight Application Server Optimized for Virtual or Cloud Environments
tc Server provides a lean platform for running modern applications and is ideally-suited for running Java Spring applications in virtual or cloud environments. Thanks to its very small footprint and its lean approach, tc Server typically requires significantly less computing resources when compared to typical application servers, and so allows customers to yield greater application server density.
tc Server Spring Edition includes all the features of tc Server Standard Edition as well as:
- Native Spring instrumentation to enable fine grain monitoring of deployed applications
- Unparalleled visibility into the execution of Spring-powered applications
- Built-in advanced application management and reporting tools
Apache Tomcat is a trademark of The Apache Software Foundation.
tc Server Standard Edition
SpringSource tc Server provides enterprise users with the lightweight server they want paired with the operational management, advanced diagnostics, and mission-critical support capabilities businesses need. It is designed to be a drop in replacement for Apache Tomcat 6, ensuring a seamless migration path for existing custom-built and commercial software applications already certified for Tomcat.
- Lean, powerful Tomcat compatible server ideally suited for virtual environments
- Multi server configuration and templating for easier definition of production topologies
- Distributed server control operations with web and scripting interfaces
Apache Tomcat is a trademark of The Apache Software Foundation.
tc Server Developer Edition
SpringSource tc Server Developer Edition enhances Apache Tomcat to provide Java developers unparalleled insight into the performance and behavior of their Spring applications. The key component of tc Server Developer Edition is the Spring Insight console, a dashboard view of real-time Spring application performance metrics. Without changing their code, developers can use Spring Insight to detect, analyze and diagnose application performance issues right from their desktops.
Specifically packaged for application developers, tc Server Developer Edition is free to download and use and is also bundled within SpringSource Tool Suite, which is also a free download.
- Real-time insight into the performance and behavior of Spring applications
- Detection, analysis and diagnosis of application performance issues during development
Apache Tomcat is a trademark of The Apache Software Foundation.
SpringSource tc Server Feature Comparision
| Features | Spring Edition | Standard Edition |
| Apache Tomcat Compatible |
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| Multi server configuration |
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| Secure remote server administration |
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| Command line control and scripting |
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| Comprehensive integrated monitoring |
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| Spring Application control (start/stop/restart) |
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| Native Spring Instrumentation |
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| Detailed Spring App Performance Reporting |
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