Constellix vs. NGINX

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Constellix
Score 9.3 out of 10
N/A
Constellix aims to make the Internet faster and more reliable through multi-cloud and multi-CDN management powered by intelligent traffic routing services. Constellix is a subsidiary of Tiggee, the creators of DNS Made Easy , and the provider of IP Anycast enterprise DNS services. Constellix is an Internet Traffic Optimization (ITO) company dedicated to providing next-generation traffic management solutions. The Constellix GeoDNS platform offers the most powerful and precise DNS query…N/A
NGINX
Score 9.2 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
NGINX, a business unit of F5 Networks, powers over 65% of the world's busiest websites and web applications. NGINX started out as an open source web server and reverse proxy, built to be faster and more efficient than Apache. Over the years, NGINX has built a suite of infrastructure software products o tackle some of the biggest challenges in managing high-transaction applications. NGINX offers a suite of products to form the core of what organizations need to create…N/A
Pricing
ConstellixNGINX
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ConstellixNGINX
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalOptional
Additional DetailsConstellix offers a pay per usage or "a la carte" pricing model that eliminates the need for contracts or annual subscriptions. You will only pay for what you use with Constellix, and we have designed our pricing model to reward you as you grow with us; you will automatically unlock cheaper rates as your usage increases. We would love to hear from you. Give us a ring at +1 703.880.2007 and one of our account specialists would be happy to answer your pricing related questions.
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Community Pulse
ConstellixNGINX
Features
ConstellixNGINX
Application Servers
Comparison of Application Servers features of Product A and Product B
Constellix
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Ratings
NGINX
8.7
32 Ratings
9% above category average
IDE support00 Ratings7.617 Ratings
Security management00 Ratings8.627 Ratings
Administration and management00 Ratings8.827 Ratings
Application server performance00 Ratings9.327 Ratings
Installation00 Ratings8.929 Ratings
Open-source standards compliance00 Ratings9.025 Ratings
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User Ratings
ConstellixNGINX
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(1 ratings)
8.9
(50 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.3
(3 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.1
(4 ratings)
User Testimonials
ConstellixNGINX
Likelihood to Recommend
Constellix
Constellix DNS is well suited for people already familiar with DNS Made Easy but want more features. Constellix is especially good for people who need ANAME records
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F5
Nginx is well-suited for any web server scenarios, such as web applications, backend or reverse proxy for both application and HTTP requests, and distribution. It is less appropriate for Windows-based applications that run directly on a Windows Server host. In any case, it is very easy to manage, through separate conf files for each application or site you want to host with it.
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Pros
Constellix
  • Resiliency, they claim to have very little downtime and so far we haven't experienced any
  • ANAME Records, we haven't experienced any issues as IP addresses behind the target CNAME records have changed.
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F5
  • Very low memory usage. Can handle many more connections than alternatives (like Apache HTTPD) due to low overhead. (event-based architecture).
  • Great at serving static content.
  • Scales very well. Easy to host multiple Nginx servers to promote high availability.
  • Open-Source (no cost)!
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Cons
Constellix
  • Nothing I would change. The admin interface is straightforward and easy to use.
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F5
  • Customer support can be strangely condescending, perhaps it's a language issue?
  • I find it a little weird how the release versions used for Nginx+ aren't the same as for open source version. It can be very confusing to determine the cross-compatibility of modules, etc., because of this.
  • It seems like some (most?) modules on their own site are ancient and no longer supported, so their documentation in this area needs work.
  • It's difficult to navigate between nginx.com commercial site and customer support. They need to be integrated together.
  • I'd love to see more work done on nginx+ monitoring without requiring logging every request. I understand that many statistics can only be derived from logs, but plenty should work without that. Logging is not an option in many environments.
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Likelihood to Renew
Constellix
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F5
Great value for the product
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Usability
Constellix
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F5
This tool is really easy to use and configure. Consumes very less system resources. It is highly modular and configurable. You can easily use it with other tools like certbot for SSLs. You can configure basic security with configuration and headers
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Support Rating
Constellix
No answers on this topic
F5
Community support is great, and they've also had a presence at conferences. Overall, there is no shortage of documentation and community support. We're currently using it to serve up some WordPress sites, and configuring NGINX for this purpose is well documented.
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Alternatives Considered
Constellix
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F5
I have found that [NGINX] seems to perform better throughout the years with less issues although I've used Apache more. I would definitely recommend [NGINX] for any high volume site and I've seen this to usually be the case from most provided web hosts who will pick [NGINX] over alternatives
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Return on Investment
Constellix
  • It has made our DNS easier to manage
  • It has lowered our DNS bills
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F5
  • By using Nginx, we can host multiple web services on a single server, keeping our infrastructure costs lower.
  • Nginx maintains our HTTPS connections, allowing us to keep our promise to our customers that their data is safe in transit.
  • Due to Nginx's extremely low failure rate, our web addresses always return something meaningful, even when individual services go down. In sense, this means we are "always online" and allows us to maintain brand and support our customers even in the face of catastrophe.
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ScreenShots

Constellix Screenshots

Screenshot of Our query reporting breaks down your usage by day for each of your domains and compares GeoDNS queries to your standard query usage.Screenshot of See which records are being queried the most in real-time! You can also filter historical query data by record type, name, location, or IP version. This tool is excellent for identifying traffic anomalies, like DDoS attacks.Screenshot of We offer a full suite of network monitoring services that we call Sonar. Sonar can be used as a standalone service or in tandem with our DNS services; like our Traffic Steering solution, which combines Real-User Monitoring data with synthetic monitoring metrics to inform traffic steering decisions in real-time.Screenshot of Version Control with Rollback:
Compare and revert the commit history of your domain. Each version contains an account of all record changes and gives you the ability to create historical domain recovery. If you make a mistake you are able to roll back to the previous. You can keep notes that are assigned to each committed change to keep track of your work overtime and compare up to two different commit versions side-by-side.

NGINX Screenshots

Screenshot of Overview of the NGINX Application PlatformScreenshot of NGINX Controller - MonitoringScreenshot of NGINX Controller - Configuration