We performed a comparison between NGINX Plus and Windows Server AppFabric based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft, F5, Apache and others in Application Infrastructure."The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is simple to configure."
"The most valuable features are the gateway and the ability to publish to sites."
"Valuable features include authentication, caching, reverse proxy routing, and load balancing."
"-"
"The best solution, by far, for web traffic control for things in production and just around the house."
"NGINX Plus' most valuable feature is the ingress controller."
"The product is resilient."
"Its versatility and capabilities make it invaluable for implementing patches and fixes when necessary."
"It is very usable and easy to understand. Antivirus and VPN are the main features being used now. It allows my clients to access the network from home, which was very crucial because of the pandemic."
"The product's deployment phase was very easy."
"The most valuable feature is AppFabric's hosting solution, which is what we need for running workflows."
"They should do in the open source version of what they did to Advanced HTTP, TCP, and UDP load balancing."
"It would be great if there was even more automation to make it even easier to maintain."
"The KPI should be more focused on load balancing and the latency in application calling from the end system."
"I would suggest adding GUI-based configuration panels to NGINX Plus to simplify setup and management tasks."
"NGINX Plus is moderately priced, but it could give better value for money."
"The center management system could be improved."
"Make modules easier to enable or disable. The beauty and ugly side of the NGINX modules is you have to know how to compile the module. For beginners or non-very technical aspirant(s) going for NGINX, they have to learn how to compile the modules."
"The drawback is that you must obtain a license for everything."
"Its price and licensing policy can be improved. It could be a little cheaper. Licensing is sometimes confusing. There are so many different options. It is difficult to find out what to buy or what to choose for my necessity."
"Microsoft will stop supporting the product next year, and we can't run unsupported programs in our systems."
"The product is unable to connect with different cloud services."
NGINX Plus is ranked 2nd in Application Infrastructure with 27 reviews while Windows Server AppFabric is ranked 18th in Application Infrastructure with 3 reviews. NGINX Plus is rated 8.8, while Windows Server AppFabric is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of NGINX Plus writes "Quick installation and very easy to manage while doing orchestration or automation". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Windows Server AppFabric writes "Offers good monitoring capabilities and ease of setup". NGINX Plus is most compared with IIS, HAProxy, Kemp LoadMaster, F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) and Apache Web Server, whereas Windows Server AppFabric is most compared with IIS.
See our list of best Application Infrastructure vendors.
We monitor all Application Infrastructure 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.