We performed a comparison between Microsoft Azure Application Gateway and NGINX App Protect based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Web Application Firewall (WAF) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The solution is easy to set up."
"Some of the key features of this solution are the low-level maintenance required, floating proxy service, and load balancing."
"The most valuable features of Microsoft Azure Application Gateway are the policies, the data store they are using, and the cloud platform it operates on."
"I like the tool's stability and performance."
"WAF feature replicates the firewall."
"The solution was very easy to configure. It wasn't hard at all to adjust it to our needs."
"We can control what rules should be used and what should be disabled."
"Using policies to link and manage these URL-based routing configurations is also valuable."
"We were looking for a product that is capable of complete automation and a container based solution. It's working."
"The most valuable feature of NGINX App Protect is its open source."
"The most valuable feature of NGINX App Protect is its flexibility."
"The initial setup was simple and took three to four days."
"The most valuable feature is that there is a link in the system that will help to analyze the security of an application when something abnormal is found."
"It's very easy to deploy."
"The policies are flexible based on the technologies you use."
"It has the best documentation features."
"It is a bit tricky to configure. You've got to have a very specific format to configure it. They should make it a little bit easier to configure. Mapping the certificates into it isn't easy, and it could be better. Currently, you've to write a bit of automation to pull certificates directly to HTTPS."
"There is room for improvement in the pricing model."
"The pricing of the solution is a bit high. The solution should offer different pricing systems."
"The solution should provide more security for certificate-based services so that we can implement more security on that."
"One of the challenges we faced was the solution does not support any other PCP protocols apart from HTTP and HTTPS."
"The pricing of the solution could be improved. Right now, it's a bit expensive."
"Needs easier integration with the existing SIAM."
"Application Gateway’s limitation is that the private and the public endpoint cannot use the same port."
"The integration of NGINX App Protect could improve."
"Right now, the tool doesn't provide an option revolving around update feeds, specifically the signature update option in the UI."
"They could provide a better user interface."
"Its technical support could be better."
"It's challenging if you need to go for a high throughput."
"I encountered issues with NGINX App Protect while trying to upgrade custom rules."
"As far as scalability, it takes a long time for deployment."
"The product's user interface is an area with shortcomings as it can be quite confusing for users, making it an area where improvements are required."
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Microsoft Azure Application Gateway is ranked 3rd in Web Application Firewall (WAF) with 40 reviews while NGINX App Protect is ranked 15th in Web Application Firewall (WAF) with 19 reviews. Microsoft Azure Application Gateway is rated 7.2, while NGINX App Protect is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Microsoft Azure Application Gateway writes "High stability with built-in rules that reduce alerts and are easy to configure". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NGINX App Protect writes "Capable of complete automation but is costly ". Microsoft Azure Application Gateway is most compared with AWS WAF, Citrix NetScaler, F5 Advanced WAF, Azure Front Door and Amazon Elastic Load Balancing, whereas NGINX App Protect is most compared with AWS WAF, F5 Advanced WAF, Fortinet FortiWeb, Cloudflare Web Application Firewall and Noname Security. See our Microsoft Azure Application Gateway vs. NGINX App Protect report.
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