The webserver encompasses a web container only, whereas the application server includes an EJB container and a web container. A web server is more suited for static data content, whereas an application server is more suited for dynamic data content. A web server utilizes and consumes lesser resources than an application server. A web server doesn’t support multithreading, whereas multithreading is supported in an application server. In a web server, HTTP and HTML protocols are used, whereas GUI, HTTP, and RPC/RMI protocols are used in an application server. A web server’s capacity is comparatively lower than an application server's capacity.