Webware is similar to Java Servlets in many ways -- the basic
architecture was modelled on Java Servlets.  The primary difference is
that Webware is written in (and for) Python, not Java.

`See python.org's Python-Java comparisons`_

.. _See python.org's Python-Java comparisons: http://www.python.org/doc/Comparisons.html#java

*Advantages of Webware:*

* Python is much more compact: WebwareExampleVsJavaServletExample_
* Python is more flexible and transparent than Java.
* All implementations of Webware are fully open source!

*Places where they are equal*

* Python is nearly as portable as Java

*Disadvantages:*

* All implementations of Webware are, well, only one implementation
* Webware is not as portable to various web servers (Apache is used primarily, IIS is used by some, other servers are unknown -- though with a CGI adapter, most would still work)
* No large companies are backing Webware