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"We use the HDX protocol, a high-performing component of the Citrix solutions. We also use provisioning to generate VM and NetScaler ADC solutions to propose access to applications for our customers."

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"NGINX Plus also has NGINX App Protect. It's a separate module, which is inspired by the F5 apps.""The robust software architecture allows for it to be scalable and very stable.""Its versatility and capabilities make it invaluable for implementing patches and fixes when necessary.""The most valuable features are the gateway and the ability to publish to sites.""Application Gateway with application-level firewall tool and load distributor and balancer (also serves for A/B testing).""NGINX works much better than HAProxy in our current hardware and architecture for HTTP/HTTPS load balancing. ​​""​Zero Downtime has always been a strength in recommending infrastructure web services. NGINX allows me to execute such infrastructure with less complications and the ability to switch from server to server easily.​""When I worked in a security research center, we tested NGINX to support DoS and DDoS attacks, and its results were great."

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"We discussed problems with the network products with the Indian teams. The support center for network products is located in India. There are language barriers and issues with the time difference, so we sometimes face restrictions when dealing with this team."

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"The scaling should be built into the software rather than configured from an outside source.""Only improvement needed that I would point to is scalability. With it, I mean clusterized organisation on a low level. At the moment, the best alternative is RHEL HA.""NGINX is a very basic load balancer and cannot do as many customizations as F5.""The scalability could be improved.""I would like it to have a more user-friendly graphical interface.""I would suggest adding GUI-based configuration panels to NGINX Plus to simplify setup and management tasks.""The biggest room for improvement would be to allow NGINX Core machines to cluster for memory zones in some way with a plug and play module. ​""The solution must improve its performance."

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  • "Nginx is free. I don't have experience with the Plus version."
  • "I am not so happy with their pricing policy, but this is not the worse thing in my life. I can tolerate it."
  • "​NGINX Plus is worth it, if you need it. If you do not need the features or support, the free and open source package is more than capable. ​"
  • "​NGINX is a free tool in Brazil. There are some companies which do support it.​"
  • "The price is the cost to contract support with a specialized company, usually during consulting hours.​"
  • "Compared to other similar solutions on the market, I think it's over-priced."
  • "You pay for each feature that you want."
  • "The list price of NGINX Plus is close to $5,500."
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    Top Answer:Using NGINX Plus for web traffic distribution is fantastic. It offers performance similar to physical load balancers but with added flexibility.
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    Overview

    With billions of real user measurements a day, from every corner of the internet, Citrix Intelligent Traffic Management monitors internet traffic issues in real time and automatically steers your traffic to avoid them.

    Whether you host your applications and content on premises, in the cloud or in content delivery networks (CDNs), Citrix Intelligent Traffic Management allows you to globally load balance all traffic, dynamically optimizing the user experience and lowering service costs. Citrix uses real-time machine learning to direct user requests to the most suitable content source.

    NGINX Plus is a versatile solution that offers load balancing, caching, proxying, and API deployment capabilities. It can be deployed on private or public clouds and is ideal for building CDN solutions. The solution can also be used to secure web applications and replace web services like Apache. 

    NGINX has helped organizations improve functioning, reduce downtimes, and offer a DevOps-friendly solution. Its community support and documentation are highly regarded, and its configuration is more straightforward, making it a recommended choice over HAProxy.

    Sample Customers
    Dataport, Bet365, VFLI, Rhode & Schwartz
    Locaweb, AppNexus, Wix, Reliam, Montana Interactive, MuleSoft, Warpwire, Discovery Education, InkaBinka, WordPress.com, Gogo, GOV.UK, NASA
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    Computer Software Company31%
    Comms Service Provider23%
    Energy/Utilities Company15%
    Media Company8%
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    Computer Software Company16%
    Financial Services Firm14%
    Comms Service Provider10%
    Government7%
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    Small Business58%
    Midsize Enterprise4%
    Large Enterprise38%
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    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise61%
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    Citrix Intelligent Traffic Management is ranked 19th in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) while NGINX Plus is ranked 5th in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) with 28 reviews. Citrix Intelligent Traffic Management is rated 8.0, while NGINX Plus is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Citrix Intelligent Traffic Management writes "It's a robust and proven solution that we've been working with for many years". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NGINX Plus writes "Quick installation and very easy to manage while doing orchestration or automation". Citrix Intelligent Traffic Management is most compared with Citrix NetScaler, whereas NGINX Plus is most compared with IIS, HAProxy, Kemp LoadMaster, F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) and Apache Web Server.

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