We performed a comparison between IBM DataPower Gateway and NGINX Plus based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Application Infrastructure solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It is easy to use, easy to install, and it's resilient for high availability."
"I like the tool's security. Also, all functionalities are integrated within on platform."
"Its initial setup was straightforward."
"It is very easy to set up and configure, even for users with no prior experience."
"My company has a good impression of IBM DataPower Gateway. What I like about it is that because it's an appliance, it's a turnkey solution that's very fast and out of the box. Compared to other gateways, I also like that IBM DataPower Gateway is function-rich. For example, for one of the projects, there was a need for specific transformation and security features available in IBM DataPower Gateway out of the box, so my team just needed to configure the appliance. There was no need for separate development, and I found it quite neat. Another valuable feature of IBM DataPower Gateway is that it's easy to integrate with other products."
"The scalability of the solution is good."
"The solution is robust."
"The product's most valuable features are AAA policies and security features."
"I need to highlight that the number one thing about NGINX is that it is free."
"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. "
"When you use NGINX, you have more options and power."
"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."
"I think installation only took a couple of minutes — no more than 10 minutes."
"Nginx is simple to configure, very stable in a highly utilized environment and very modular, allowing DevOps to create it's own modules for interactive use with Nginx."
"In the next release, I would like to see the product price reduced. It should be cheaper."
"The user interface or the application development perspective and customization of the tool could be a little better."
"I would like the tool to improve its training."
"The product should be more adapted to the DevOps process."
"The two biggest issues of this solution are the complexity and the maintenance procedures."
"The solution requires a lot of training manuals in order to get to know it better and to be able to use it effectively."
"The initial setup isn't so easy, you need who has experience working with the solution to help."
"Additional documentation needs to be provided for complex automations."
"The solution needs to be easier to setup and deploy."
"Lack of a feature to print data on the terminal for verification of network traffic during debugging and testing."
"If NGINX brings some features for health check in the open source version, it would be better. "
"NGINX Plus is moderately priced, but it could give better value for money."
"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."
"The solution's GUI is an area with certain shortcomings that need improvement."
"The scalability could be improved."
"The drawback is that you must obtain a license for everything."
IBM DataPower Gateway is ranked 7th in Application Infrastructure with 26 reviews while NGINX Plus is ranked 2nd in Application Infrastructure with 27 reviews. IBM DataPower Gateway is rated 8.4, while NGINX Plus is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of IBM DataPower Gateway writes "Easy to use, plenty of functionality, but expensive". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NGINX Plus writes "Quick installation and very easy to manage while doing orchestration or automation". IBM DataPower Gateway is most compared with IBM API Connect, Apigee, Microsoft Azure API Management, Mule ESB and IBM WebSphere Application Server, whereas NGINX Plus is most compared with IIS, HAProxy, Kemp LoadMaster, F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) and A10 Networks Thunder ADC. See our IBM DataPower Gateway vs. NGINX Plus report.
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