We performed a comparison between NGINX App Protect and Noname Security based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Noname Security, Salt Security, Checkmarx and others in API Security."I tested specific features and evaluated the solution against the Web Application Firewall. I conducted research to test different detection percentages. I did not use it directly for protection but for evaluation purposes."
"It's very easy to deploy."
"It has the best documentation features."
"The most valuable feature of NGINX App Protect is its flexibility."
"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."
"The initial setup was simple and took three to four days."
"The most valuable feature of NGINX App Protect is its open source."
"NGINX App Protect is stable."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is its integration with API gateways, WAP and with part of their SDLC."
"The dashboard could provide a more comprehensive view of the status of the connections."
"They could provide a better user interface."
"The configuration needs to be more flexible because it is difficult to do things that are outside of the ordinary."
"Setting policies and parameters through the UI should be more automated because the process is manual, where we can only edit one rule at a time."
"I encountered issues with NGINX App Protect while trying to upgrade custom rules."
"It's challenging if you need to go for a high throughput."
"The setup of NGINX App Protect is complex. The full process took one week to complete. Additionally, we had to change the network infrastructure platform which took one month."
"Areas for improvement would be if NGINX could scan for vulnerabilities and learn and update the signatures of DoS attacks."
"I think it would be good if they can integrate more with API gateways as this is currently limited."
NGINX App Protect is ranked 4th in API Security with 20 reviews while Noname Security is ranked 1st in API Security with 1 review. NGINX App Protect is rated 8.2, while Noname Security is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of NGINX App Protect writes "Capable of complete automation but is costly ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Noname Security writes "Security platform that offers value through its integration with API gateways". NGINX App Protect is most compared with AWS WAF, Microsoft Azure Application Gateway, F5 Advanced WAF, Fortinet FortiWeb and Azure Front Door, whereas Noname Security is most compared with Salt Security, Traceable AI, Akamai API Security, Cequence Security and Wallarm NG WAF.
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