NGINX Plus Reviews

We have two to three use cases for the solution. The first use case is for our organization’s Base Server that is hosting the applications. The second is the load balancing and reverse proxy. The third use case is NGINX App Protect which we are using right now.

I find the solution’s community support and documentation most valuable. Compared to HAProxy, have found a lot of documentation and community support on Quora. If you would be asking me as a developer whether to choose this product, I would recommend this since it has good community support, documentation, and signature updates. The configuration of HAProxy is also very tedious. However, NGINX’s configuration is very simple.

I would like to see the Grafana integration in NGINX which is already present in HAProxy. Grafana integration will help the solution visualize all the data analytics on the dashboard which is currently not present.

.I have been using the solution for more than one and a half years. I use the solution’s latest version.

The product is stable.

The solution is scalable.

I used HAProxy before NGINX and I switched to the latter because of the documentation.

The solution’s implementation is very straightforward. The deployment takes around two to three days to complete. However, the solution’s implementation will depend from organization to organization. Some of the packages can be blocked by their BLP. If a company has full internet access, one to two days would be enough to do the POC. In fact, one hour would be enough if the company has full internet access.

We use CLI-based installation process in docker. If you use docker filing for the solution, then the installation is too easy. You can build a server within two to three minutes if you have the image of the application.

HAProxy is cheaper than NGINX.

I would rate the solution a seven-point five out of ten. I would recommend the solution because of its community support.

The load balancer which is based on NGINX is used to protect our servers. The product works as a reverse proxy and we use some modes and smart security modules of NGINX for securing the web application as a web module.

The solution has provided us with a resilient IT infrastructure and it can also provide the reverse proxy features for securing the web application and netting a particular client's IP. NGINX has created a resilient infrastructure for us which has reduced our downtimes. 

A valuable feature is the very high-performance load balancers on HTTP and it's also great that the product supports IMAP, POP and SMTP protocols for the reverse proxy.

The KPI on NGINX Plus should be more focused on load balancing and the latency in application calling from the end system. That is something currently lacking in the solution. I would also like to see a very interactive dashboard with all the KPI metrics that would help with application level troubleshooting. Finally, most people implementing this solution do not include a security model and it would be great if they could include that in the product. 

I've been using this solution for three years. 

The solution is stable. 

The solution is scalable, we can host many websites. We have around 1000 users.

We haven't contacted the support. I've read the documentation and it's quite good and sufficient for our needs.

NGINX is a little complex to implement and requires a certain level of knowledge including at the application level when different websites need to be redirected.  Using the redirection requires some knowledge about the application aspect and that's somewhat complicated. Deployment was carried out in-house. We're currently using 10 nodes and we won't be expanding in the near future. 

We are using the open source version of the solution. 

We also evaluated Apache but NGINX had more suitable features. 

I rate this solution nine out of 10. 

We primarily use the solution as a proxy in communities. We’ve got some latencies in the database connection and some connection drops, so we use the proxy to make the database relevant. We use it for all the websites, the APIs, et cetera.

The web proxy and the database proxy are excellent.

It offers a lot of very helpful, useful features that I really like. There are too many to name.

I can’t speak to where the solution needs improvement. I’m just a user and I haven’t really gone in-depth in terms of looking for where the solution might have weak points.

It would be great if there was even more automation to make it even easier to maintain.

We’ve been using the solution for twenty years at this point.

The stability has been very good. It’s reliable and easy to deal with. There are no bugs or glitches. We haven’t had any issues with crashing or freezing.

In terms of scalability, everything it has is good for us. We have everything redundant. We use HP Proxy 2 to make it load balancing. We haven’t had any issues with scaling.

We do not plan to increase usage at this time. We’re pretty small. We don’t have to operate a lot.

We did previously use a different solution for two or three years. We needed to have some security features, which made us move to NGINX.

I don’t have any insights as far as the setup goes. I came to the company after it was deployed.

However, my understanding is that it wouldn’t be complicated as everything is automated.

For maintenance, we have two people managing the solution.

We handled the initial setup on our own, without any outside assistance.

For us, the solution is pretty affordable. We don’t use it too much. It’s inexpensive for our setup. That said, I can’t speak about the exact cost.

I’m just an end-user.

I’d rate the solution a ten out of ten. I’ve been very pleased with its overall capabilities.

Proxy and load balance are the reasons why I use NGINX Plus. I use NGINX Plus to help me with a delivery app on the cloud for one of my company's customers.

The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is simple to configure.

The solution's GUI is an area with certain shortcomings that need improvement. The price of the solution is also an area that needs improvement.

In the future, I would like to see the solution to have better capabilities in terms of basic checks and reporting.

I have been using NGINX Plus for two years. I don't remember the version of the solution.

Stability-wise, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a seven to eight out of ten.

I rate the technical support a nine out of ten.

Positive

The initial setup of NGINX Plus is very simple to deploy since it is done on a cloud.

The solution is deployed on the cloud.

The cost of NGINX Plus is high. NGINX Plus is an open-source solution with limited additional features. When you try to get additional features in the solution, then you need to pay an extra amount to NGINX Plus.

NGINX Plus offers limited functionalities when it comes to load balancing.

I rate the overall solution a six out of ten.

We are just copying some of what is on the F5 to the NGINX and seeing how it behaves. We will start with the streaming servers.

The load balancing module, which is equivalent to LTM, is the focus of the PSE. So far, the features of both are identical. I believe NGINX has more features for securing these services, but in terms of load balancing, both are massive solutions.

We are still learning. I can't tell you.

It is still in the POC phase. It is not yet live. Running it as a proof of concept is never the same as having it in production.

It's currently a POC, and things are going well so far. We haven't gotten too far into advanced topics. We are still in the early stages of setting up VMs, routing, and more but things are going well so far.

Because we are in the POC, I would need more time to comment on stability. We haven't even finished or published the proof of concept. We are still in the preliminary stages.

In terms of scalability, we have not yet scaled up. We have a basic setup where we have a VM that acts as a load balancer, and the controller. 

Scaling up means adding more VMs to the cluster; it's as simple as that, but it's a feature that F5 lacks.

We have not yet contacted technical support.

We are still using F5.

The architecture is slightly different from F5 because it is based on VMs. F5 has an appliance, but it's a legacy style, whereas NGINX has both the VM and the appliance. The controller, which controls and pushes configuration, and the orchestrator are both parts of the VM. It is not difficult; it is simply different.

It took me about two or two and a half months to install this solution while I was experimenting with it, but that doesn't mean it's difficult or difficult to accomplish. It's new to me, and I'm following the instructions to get started with the solution.

It only took a few hours for the third party to implement everything from A to Z.

The POC is handled by a third party because we would need the license as well as the VMs or images. This must be supplied by a third party.

This would follow the technical evaluation. After that, we'll meet with the commercial team to go over these details. But, as of now, I have no idea how much that product or solution costs.

Because the solution is modular, it is not like F5, where you pay for the box, then licenses, and that's it. You pay for each feature that you want. It has both benefits and drawbacks. The benefits, in my opinion, are that you can pay for whatever you want. The drawback is that you must obtain a license for everything.

It is difficult to offer advice. I want to be completely objective about both products.

I would require more time. I haven't even discovered 20% of the features. NGINX Plus is more than just the load balancing module. It has a number of other modules and features.

I would rate NGINX Plus a seven out of ten.

We use this solution for caching. We are customers of NGINX.

This is a great product, it has everything. 

The center management system was not very good, maybe their new NGINX manager product is better. I'd like to see a good web management interface in the next release. 

I've been using this solution for three years. 

The solution is stable. 

The solution is scalable, we have around 1,000 users. 

The technical support is very good. 

The initial setup is straightforward.

They offer a free product, but there's a license for the more advanced features like API gateway. It's a mid-range cost. 

It's worth learning Kubernetes because NGINX is generally deployed in the Kubernetes environment like ingress controller. 

I rate this solution eight out of 10. 

NGINX Plus is a part of F5 and can be useful for customers with containers and terminals. Moreover, it's useful for businesses that need application delivery control and enterprise load balancing.

It's lightweight software that can handle heavy loads efficiently.

There is room for improvement in the pricing model. 

I have been using this solution for three years. 

The customer service and support is fine. 

The initial setup is straightforward. It took about a week to deploy the solution.

There was an ROI. It's a very useful solution.

The licensing cost is yearly, and it can be quite expensive.

Overall, I would rate the solution a ten out of ten. 

If you're using a container environment, I would highly recommend it. It's usually a good fit in about 58% of cases.

I use the solution as a reverse proxy. 

The product is lightweight and fast. 

The solution needs to be easier to setup and deploy. 

I have been using the product for two to three years. 

I would rate the product stability a ten out of ten.

I would rate the product scalability an eight out of ten. 

The tool helps us to improve our website speed. 

I use the solution's community edition which is free of cost. 

I would rate the solution a nine out of ten. You need to be careful with the product's configurations. It is easy to maintain.