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F5 on IBM Cloud vs. NGINX Plus

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
F5 on IBM Cloud
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
F5 on IBM Cloud lets you see and control all traffic passing through your network. F5’s highly scalable, resilient and reusable services dynamically adapt to ensure application availability, performance and security.N/A
NGINX Plus
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
NGINX Plus is presented as a cloud‑native, easy-to-use reverse proxy, load balancer, and API gateway, from F5.
$849
per month billed annually
Pricing
F5 on IBM CloudNGINX Plus
Editions & Modules
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Team
$849
per month billed annually
Advanced
$2,099
per month billed annually
Enterprise
Tiered Pricing
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
F5 on IBM CloudNGINX Plus
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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Community Pulse
F5 on IBM CloudNGINX Plus
Top Pros

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Top Cons

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Features
F5 on IBM CloudNGINX Plus
Application Servers
Comparison of Application Servers features of Product A and Product B
F5 on IBM Cloud
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Ratings
NGINX Plus
7.3
3 Ratings
9% below category average
IDE support00 Ratings7.32 Ratings
Security management00 Ratings7.72 Ratings
Administration and management00 Ratings6.42 Ratings
Application server performance00 Ratings7.72 Ratings
Installation00 Ratings6.82 Ratings
Open-source standards compliance00 Ratings7.72 Ratings
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User Ratings
F5 on IBM CloudNGINX Plus
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(1 ratings)
8.5
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
F5 on IBM CloudNGINX Plus
Likelihood to Recommend
IBM
F5 on IBM Cloud has efficient ways to manage traffic, both local and that from the international sources. Besides, the firewall evaluations and management is handled by the program. F5 on IBM Cloud has a well designed virtual machine configuration, following both small and the largest templates for efficiency. The network configuration and monitoring is also deployed in the program.
JB
Jessica Bwire
Communications Director
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F5
I think that NGINX Plus could be used in place of a hardware load balancer and it would be light weight and easier to configure than a hardware based load balancer but in terms of usability a GUI for said load balancer would definitely help in setting up
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Anonymous
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Pros
IBM
  • F5 on IBM Cloud has application security features.
  • Besides, the extensive local traffic management from the application is efficient.
  • Lastly, the program acts as an advanced firewall managing tool.
JB
Jessica Bwire
Communications Director
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F5
  • Load balancing
  • Caching
  • App security
  • Boost App performance
NS
Nishant Shah
Senior Analyst IS
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Cons
IBM
  • F5 on IBM Cloud is a virtual edition, which is technical.
  • The subscription fee is extensive and expensive.
  • F5 on IBM Cloud configuration process requires an expertise.
JB
Jessica Bwire
Communications Director
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F5
  • Update full config via api
Verified User
Anonymous
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Alternatives Considered
IBM
F5 on IBM Cloud is substantially competent in managing traffic, through network configuration and monitoring. The presence of a software security manager also suits the program for stability and confidence. Besides, F5 on IBM Cloud has an infrastructure management feature, which deals with storage, network, and the general hardware that supports systems.
JB
Jessica Bwire
Communications Director
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F5
The API and dashboard alone make NGINX Plus a better choice.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Return on Investment
IBM
  • F5 on IBM Cloud offers a traffic report that is critical for decisions.
  • Firewall management eliminates chances of threats and destruction.
  • Network monitoring and configurations keeps us safe and monitored.
JB
Jessica Bwire
Communications Director
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F5
  • More uptime for business critical applications
  • Less overhead for administrator to maintain the applications
NS
Nishant Shah
Senior Analyst IS
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