Compare Akamai Ion vs. NGINX Plus
Akamai Ion is ranked 22nd in Application Delivery Controllers while NGINX Plus is ranked 6th in Application Delivery Controllers with 6 reviews. Akamai Ion is rated 0, while NGINX Plus is rated 9.6. On the other hand, the top reviewer of NGINX Plus writes "Helped us painlessly deploy sites over a number of servers to balance the load". Akamai Ion is most compared with Citrix NetScaler ADC and NGINX Plus, whereas NGINX Plus is most compared with F5 BIG-IP, HAProxy and IIS.
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Views 93 Comparisons 73 Reviews 0 Average Words per Review 0 Avg. Rating N/A | Views 11,768 Comparisons 9,781 Reviews 6 Average Words per Review 263 Avg. Rating 9.5 |
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Ion, Akamai’s flagship performance solution, is a suite of intelligent performance optimizations and controls that helps deliver superior web, iOS, and Android app experiences. Built on the SLA-backed availability of the globally distributed Akamai Intelligent Edge Platform, Ion continuously monitors real user behavior — applying best-practice performance optimizations automatically — and adapting in real time to content, user behavior, and connectivity changes. | NGINX Plus is the all‑in‑one application delivery platform for the modern web. NGINX is the world’s most popular open source web server and load balancer for high‑traffic sites, powering over 200 million properties. NGINX Plus adds enterprise-ready features for HTTP, TCP, and UDP load balancing, such as session persistence, health checks, advanced monitoring, and management to give you the freedom to innovate without being constrained by infrastructure. |
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Information Not Available | Locaweb, AppNexus, Wix, Reliam, Montana Interactive, MuleSoft, Warpwire, Discovery Education, InkaBinka, WordPress.com, Gogo, GOV.UK, NASA |
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No Data Available | Software R&D Company28% Comms Service Provider20% Media Company10% Financial Services Firm6% |
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