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HCL Digital Experience

Read 1 HCL Digital Experience review
272 views|191 comparisons
100% willing to recommend
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NGINX Plus

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6,517 views|5,199 comparisons
92% willing to recommend
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It's easy to customize security access for all resources or content.
Workflow to manage page and content with validation step, is great! and it's easy to customize security access for all resources or content.... Read more →
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Very high-performance load balancers on HTTP; supports numerous protocols for the reverse proxy
The solution has provided us with a resilient IT infrastructure and it can also provide the reverse proxy features for securing the web application... Read more →
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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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    Ranking
    10th
    out of 30 in Digital Experience Platforms (DXP)
    Views
    272
    Comparisons
    191
    Reviews
    0
    Average Words per Review
    0
    Rating
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    5th
    out of 24 in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC)
    Views
    6,517
    Comparisons
    5,199
    Reviews
    14
    Average Words per Review
    428
    Rating
    8.4
    Comparisons
    Also Known As
    IBM Digital Experience Manager, IBM WebSphere Portal
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    Overview

    HCL Digital Experience software empowers you to create, manage and deliver engaging omni-channel digital experiences to virtually all audiences. Offer an engaging customer experience with responsive content, targeted offers and consistent branding across channels (web, mobile web, and hybrid mobile/web applications). Provide outstanding service to your channel partners with integrated applications. Bring in powerful, flexible tools that allow business users to easily manage and create better content - and free IT staff to focus on other projects. Key features includes: Boost engagement with a streamlined digital experience, Offer a flexible and responsive design, Easily craft and manage your content, Leverage the power of Watson technology, Build your brand with an integrated DX platform and Embed social capabilities to help you connect.

    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
    Skypicker, Inventive, Factor-y S.r.l., Meander Medical Center, Intesa S.p.A., Deutsche Lufthansa AG, CinePostproduction, UnipolSai Assicurazioni S.p.A, Jyske Bank, Swiss Export Risk Insurance
    Locaweb, AppNexus, Wix, Reliam, Montana Interactive, MuleSoft, Warpwire, Discovery Education, InkaBinka, WordPress.com, Gogo, GOV.UK, NASA
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company13%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    Retailer11%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company31%
    Comms Service Provider23%
    Energy/Utilities Company15%
    Media Company8%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company15%
    Financial Services Firm14%
    Comms Service Provider11%
    Government7%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business11%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise74%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business58%
    Midsize Enterprise4%
    Large Enterprise38%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business23%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise61%
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    HCL Digital Experience is ranked 10th in Digital Experience Platforms (DXP) while NGINX Plus is ranked 5th in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) with 27 reviews. HCL Digital Experience is rated 9.0, while NGINX Plus is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of HCL Digital Experience writes "It's easy to customize security access for all resources or content". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NGINX Plus writes "Quick installation and very easy to manage while doing orchestration or automation". HCL Digital Experience is most compared with IBM WebSphere Application Server, Liferay Digital Experience Platform, Drupal, Sitecore Experience Platform and SharePoint, whereas NGINX Plus is most compared with IIS, HAProxy, Kemp LoadMaster, F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) and Apache Web Server.

    We monitor all Digital Experience Platforms (DXP) reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.