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We performed a comparison between CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security and NGINX App Protect based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Container Security solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security vs. NGINX App Protect Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"Cloud security is one valuable feature. Spotlight is the other one. There is also vulnerability management and a couple of more features.""The most significant benefit is how quickly malware and other malicious attacks are detected.""The initial setup is easy .""Technical support is helpful.""The most valuable feature of CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security is its lightweight sensor, taking minimal space and not impacting server performance.""It is fully cloud-based, so we don't need to invest in third-party agents repeatedly.""The immediate mitigation of potential threats and instant alerts are valuable.""The most valuable feature of Falcon Cloud Security is its comprehensive threat-hunting ability."

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"The most valuable feature of NGINX App Protect is the reverse proxy.""The most valuable feature of NGINX App Protect is its open source.""The stability of the product is very impressive since it handles 60,000 to 70,000 requests or transactions per second.""The most valuable feature is that I can establish different services from the firewall.""It has the best documentation features.""It is a very good tool for load balancing.""The most valuable feature of NGINX App Protect is its flexibility.""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."

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Cons
"One area for improvement in Falcon Cloud Security is the support portal.""Different file options should be available, and clients should be able to select from the options.""The log scale or Humio side of it where it collects the data and expands into the XDR world still needs time to develop in terms of the way it combines the data and metadata that flows into the platform. I know they're working on it.""There should be cloud storage scanning. We would like to have cloud storage vulnerability and threat management on any cloud storage.""It gets the work done, but the main problem with the solution is that if you remediate anything, it takes 45 days for you to get any of the features displayed on the dashboard. This is the real weakness of CrowdStrike. Their customer support is also not ready to help with it. If you remediate any cloud vulnerability that they are giving you, such as removing a host from your organization, it takes around 45 days for them to remove it from their console.""The CrowdStrike dashboard currently lacks a username field.""The threat intelligence and user behavioral analysis could be more comprehensive.""The only suggestion for improvement would be the pricing."

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"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.""The integration of NGINX App Protect could improve.""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.""Right now, the tool doesn't provide an option revolving around update feeds, specifically the signature update option in the UI.""NGINX App Protect would be improved with integration with Shape and F5 WAF, which would make it easy for users to manage all their web application security with a single solution.""NGINX App Protect could improve security.""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.""The price of NGINX App Protect could improve."

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  • "The pricing is fair for what you get. I'd rate them a solid nine out of ten in terms of pricing."
  • "I am not the one who handled the pricing. A different team worked on it, but it is pretty expensive."
  • "CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security is pricy."
  • "The pricing is reasonable, neither overly expensive nor excessively cheap, making it competitive compared to other market options."
  • "Its price is moderate."
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  • "The licensing fees for this solution are pretty expensive for what it does, but there is no alternative."
  • "Our licensing costs are about $40,000 a year."
  • "Really understand the licensing model, because we underestimated that."
  • "There are no additional fees."
  • "NGINX is not expensive."
  • "The pricing is reasonable because NGINX operates on an instance basis."
  • "There is a license needed to use NGINX App Protect."
  • "There are not any additional costs we had to pay to use NGINX App Protect."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:It's easy to gather insights and conduct analysis about existing threats.
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    Top Answer:The threat intelligence and user behavioral analysis could be more comprehensive.
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    Top Answer:NGINX App Protect could provide a better user interface.
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    Also Known As
    NGINX WAF, NGINX Web Application Firewall
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    Overview

    CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security is a platform of cloud security solutions aimed at protecting organizations from breaches while simplifying cloud security management. The unified platform combines several cloud security functionalities for comprehensive protection. Built on the CrowdStrike Falcon Platform, it leverages the powerful agent and technology used in CrowdStrike's renowned endpoint protection solutions, extending its capabilities seamlessly to cloud environments.

    CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security is designed to be a shield for the cloud infrastructure. One of its key strengths is its ability to monitor cloud workloads for potential breaches and attacks. It doesn't matter if you're running virtual machines, containers, or a combination of both across different cloud providers – Falcon Cloud Security offers visibility and protection. Additionally, it works tirelessly to pinpoint misconfigurations or vulnerabilities in your cloud setup, proactively stopping issues before they become full-blown security incidents. Compliance becomes easier too, as it can check if your deployments meet the requirements of various industry standards and regulations.

    If you heavily utilize containers and Kubernetes, Falcon Cloud Security has you covered. It delves deep into container images and running containers to spot weaknesses and potential threats, helping you secure your containerized applications from the moment they're developed to when they're up and running. Finally, it tackles the often messy world of permissions in the cloud. Falcon Cloud Security analyzes identities and their attached permissions, ensuring that the principle of least privilege is followed and sensitive data isn't exposed due to overly broad access rights.

    In essence, CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security aims to simplify the complexities of cloud security by consolidating tools, providing a centralized view of your risks and threats, and delivering advanced protection that blends seamlessly with your development processes.

    Based on the interviews we conducted with CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security users, overall, the sentiment is positive. Users praise the solution's efficacy in detecting and preventing threats, its ease of use, scalability, stability, and integration with existing systems. There were also mentions of areas for improvement, such as the pricing, the user interface, and customer support.

    NGINX App Protect application security solution combines the efficacy of advanced F5 web application firewall (WAF) technology with the agility and performance of NGINX Plus. The solution runs natively on NGINX Plus and addresses some of the most difficult challenges facing modern DevOps environments:

    • Integrating security controls directly into the development automation pipeline
    • Applying and managing security for modern and distributed application environments such as containers and microservices
    • Providing the right level of security controls without impacting release and go-to-market velocity
    • Complying with security and regulatory requirements

    NGINX App Protect offers:

    • Expanded security beyond basic signatures to ensure adequate controls
    • F5 app‑security technology for efficacy superior to ModSecurity and other WAFs
    • Confidently run in “blocking” mode in production with proven F5 expertise
    • High‑confidence signatures for extremely low false positives
    • Increases visibility, integrating with third‑party analytics solutions
    • Integrates security and WAF natively into the CI/CD pipeline
    • Deploys as a lightweight software package that is agnostic of underlying infrastructure
    • Facilitates declarative policies for “security as code” and integration with DevOps tools
    • Decreases developer burden and provides feedback loop for quick security remediation
    • Accelerates time to market and reduces costs with DevSecOps‑automated security
    Top Industries
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    Computer Software Company14%
    Venture Capital & Private Equity Firm14%
    Security Firm14%
    Manufacturing Company14%
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    Computer Software Company17%
    Financial Services Firm16%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Healthcare Company5%
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    Financial Services Firm33%
    Comms Service Provider33%
    Insurance Company17%
    Computer Software Company17%
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    Computer Software Company19%
    Financial Services Firm11%
    Comms Service Provider9%
    Healthcare Company7%
    Company Size
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    Small Business36%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise50%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise64%
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    Small Business26%
    Midsize Enterprise26%
    Large Enterprise47%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business25%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise61%
    Buyer's Guide
    CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security vs. NGINX App Protect
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security vs. NGINX App Protect and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
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    CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security is ranked 8th in Container Security with 13 reviews while NGINX App Protect is ranked 21st in Container Security with 19 reviews. CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security is rated 8.8, while NGINX App Protect is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security writes "Enhances the overall safety of our company's environment from cyber threats". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NGINX App Protect writes "Capable of complete automation but is costly ". CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security is most compared with Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks, AWS GuardDuty, Wiz, Qualys VMDR and Akamai Guardicore Segmentation, whereas NGINX App Protect is most compared with AWS WAF, Microsoft Azure Application Gateway, F5 Advanced WAF, Fortinet FortiWeb and Imperva Web Application Firewall. See our CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security vs. NGINX App Protect report.

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