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Nginx - great alternative for Apache Server
February 08, 2019

Nginx - great alternative for Apache Server

Rahul Dhangar | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with NGINX

Nginx is an excellent choice for any size company, be it a startup or mid to large scale. iI delivers a well-supported server architecture without much fuss involved. I loved the customer support I received whenever I sought help for several different client projects. Nginx is a great choice for use with AWS EC2 instances as well as I've personally used and configured it without any bottleneck. So I can say that it is a good choice for AWS and similar cloud hosting solutions.
  • Reliable load balancing capabilities
  • Caching of static assets is great
  • SSL handling is good
  • Relatively simple configurable proxy solution
  • Open source hence accessibility is easy to larger audience
  • Nginx plus is a bit on higher end on pricing for small organisations
  • Automatic Nginx configuration & services update for open source version is something which would be a welcoming step. Currently everything needs to be done manually
  • Web GUI console could be a slight better and some configurations from there itself would be highly appreciated
  • Nginx has helped with solving the quick loading issue for static assets to a great extent for us.
  • Nginx helped us with distributing loads effectively which eventually helped us with converting visitors into customers.
  • Nginx can be a good solution for eCommerce websites whenever there is a sudden spike in traffic which could be handled more effectively using the Nginx solution.
Microsoft IIS server is not open source and it comes with its own overhead in terms of cost which is not the case with Nginx as we do not need to purchase a handful of other products in order to get an HTTP server up and running. If I compare it to Apache Server, it dramatically is better in serving the pages quickly hence it is very fast and efficient in serving the requests in a more timely manner. Apache lags in speed a lot and implementing an Nginx server can increase the speed of your website up to 10x (no kidding).
It is well suited for creating your custom CDN without much payload on the server and a proxy solution is also very effective using Nginx. Great for websites having high traffic demands but could be a bit heavy for smaller projects where traffic is low. Overall effectiveness of the Nginx solution is great when compared to competitive solutions provided by Apache Server.