SharePoint 2016 Application Pool Limits

In this post, I’m trying to compare SharePoint 2016 Application Pool limits with SharePoint 2013 / 2010 / 2007.

It’s also recommended to read SharePoint 2019 Limitations.

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SharePoint 2016 Application Pool Limits compared to SharePoint 2013

The following table lists the recommended guidelines for Application Pool in SharePoint 2016, SharePoint 2013, SharePoint 2010, and SharePoint 2007.

limits	SharePoint 2007	SharePoint 2010	SharePoint 2013	SharePoint 2016
Application Pool	8 per web Server	10 per web server	10 per web server	10 per web server

This limit is dependent largely upon:

• The amount of memory allocated to the web servers
• The workload that the farm is serving, that is, the user base and the usage characteristics (a single highly active application pool can utilize 10 GB or more)

You might also like to read Get All Web Applications and Application Pools Per Farm

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Applies To

• SharePoint 2016.
• SharePoint 2013.
• SharePoint 2010.
• SharePoint 2007.

Download

Download PowerShell Script: SharePoint Farm Scan Report to get statistics and monitor the limits in your SharePoint farm.

References

• Software boundaries and limits for SharePoint Servers 2016.

You might also like to read

• SharePoint 2019 Limitations.
• SharePoint 2016 Content Database Limits.
• Site Collection limits SharePoint 2016.
• SharePoint 2016 Web Application Limits.
• SharePoint 2016 List and Library Limits.
• SharePoint Boundaries Vs Thresholds Vs Limits.