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    NGINX

    Score9.1 out of 10
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    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

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    Score6.1 out of 10
    N/ATenable Attack Surface Management (formerly Tenable.asm, and previously Bit Discovery) is an external attack surface management (EASM) solution that integrates into a vulnerability management platform. Tenable.asm continuously maps the entire internet and discovers connections to internet-facing assets so that users can assess the security posture of the entire external attack surface, or those facets of an organization that face the public, and the Internet. It can be used to access an attack…N/A
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    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
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    F5
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    98%
    Would buy again
    49 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    45 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    50 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    34 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    43 Answers
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    Features
    NGINXTenable Attack Surface Management
    Application Servers
    Comparison of Application Servers features of NGINX and Tenable Attack Surface Management
    Feature
    NGINX
    8.8
    43 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Tenable Attack Surface Management
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    Ratings
    IDE support8.127 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security management8.638 Ratings00 Ratings
    Administration and management8.939 Ratings00 Ratings
    Application server performance9.139 Ratings00 Ratings
    Installation9.040 Ratings00 Ratings
    Open-source standards compliance9.037 Ratings00 Ratings
    Threat Intelligence
    Comparison of Threat Intelligence features of NGINX and Tenable Attack Surface Management
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    NGINX
    -
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    Tenable Attack Surface Management
    9.3
    1 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Threat Recognition00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Vulnerability Classification00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Automated Alerts and Reporting00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Threat Analysis00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Threat Intelligence Reporting00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Automated Threat Identification00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Vulnerability Management Tools
    Comparison of Vulnerability Management Tools features of NGINX and Tenable Attack Surface Management
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    NGINX
    -
    Ratings
    Tenable Attack Surface Management
    9.4
    1 Ratings
    12% above category average
    IT Asset Realization00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Authentication00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Configuration Monitoring00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Web Scanning00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Vulnerability Intelligence00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    NGINXTenable Attack Surface Management
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.3
    (72 ratings)
    10.0
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    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
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    Usability
    8.3
    (25 ratings)
    -
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    Support Rating
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    10.0
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    Implementation Rating
    8.0
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    User Testimonials
    NGINXTenable Attack Surface Management
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Tenable
    Tenable Attack Surface Management simplifies not just your vulnerability management needs but also the mapping and discovery of known and unknown internet assets. All this within a very intuitive online dashboard, making it relatively easy to setup and configure. Without having to spend hours of training time in order to use basic functions.
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    Pros
    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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    Tenable
    • Maps external facing infrastructure and continuously updates this data
    • Can display the scan results in Business Context to help with management reporting
    • Great Asset Management tool
    • Powerful vulnerability scanning engine
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    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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    Tenable
    • No improvement can be suggested at this moment as it fits our needs and more
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    Likelihood to Renew
    F5
    Great value for the product
    Incentivized
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    Tenable
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    Usability
    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
    Incentivized
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    Tenable
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    Support Rating
    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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    Tenable
    Very fast and helpful support staff. From the Vendor as well as the local Distributor. Support like that makes adding such a product to our MSSP offering the obvious choice.
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Tenable
    We didn't test any other solutions. Because to be frank no other solution can compare feature-wise as well as ease of use. Which makes reselling and supporting any Tenable product such an obvious choice for us.
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    Return on Investment
    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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    Tenable
    • This solution is most definitely a great Return on Investment because it can quickly and accurately discover and report on our clients' entire Internet facing real estate. And keep this data updated with any changes.
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    NGINX Screenshots

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