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We performed a comparison between NGINX App Protect and Symantec Web Application Firewall based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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"The most valuable feature of NGINX App Protect is the reverse proxy.""NGINX App Protect is stable.""WAF is useful to track mitigation, inclusion, prevention, and the parametric firewall.""It's very easy to deploy.""It is a stable solution.""We were looking for a product that is capable of complete automation and a container based solution. It's working.""It is a very good tool for load balancing.""The most valuable feature is that there is a link in the system that will help to analyze the security of an application when something abnormal is found."

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"The solution has an up-to-date data repository to deal with external threats.""The interface is user-friendly.""The setup was straightforward."

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Cons
"Right now, the tool doesn't provide an option revolving around update feeds, specifically the signature update option in the UI.""Its technical support could be better.""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.""I encountered issues with NGINX App Protect while trying to upgrade custom rules.""NGINX App Protect could improve security.""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.""The dashboard could provide a more comprehensive view of the status of the connections.""The integration of NGINX App Protect could improve."

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"Sometimes scanning slows down the endpoints.""I'm not convinced that it's necessary the best solution going forward in the future.""It would be an improvement if the management dashboards were not reliant upon Java."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "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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    Also Known As
    NGINX WAF, NGINX Web Application Firewall
    Symantec WAF, Blue Coat Protecting Web Applications
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    Overview

    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

    The Symantec Web Application Firewall (WAF) enables you to secure and accelerate your web applications.

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    NGINX App Protect is ranked 13th in Web Application Firewall (WAF) with 19 reviews while Symantec Web Application Firewall is ranked 35th in Web Application Firewall (WAF). NGINX App Protect is rated 8.2, while Symantec Web Application Firewall is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of NGINX App Protect writes "Capable of complete automation but is costly ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Symantec Web Application Firewall writes "An excellent up-to-date data repository handling external threats successfully". NGINX App Protect is most compared with AWS WAF, F5 Advanced WAF, Microsoft Azure Application Gateway, Fortinet FortiWeb and Cloudflare Web Application Firewall, whereas Symantec Web Application Firewall is most compared with F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM), Imperva DDoS and WAPPLES.

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