Apache Web Server vs NGINX Plus comparison

Apache and F5 are both solutions in the Application Infrastructure category. Apache is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.7, while F5 is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.3. Apache holds a 10.3% mindshare in AIS, compared to F5’s 11.5% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Apache users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of F5 users who would recommend it.

Apache Web Server

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100% willing to recommend

NGINX Plus

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92% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Apache Web Server and NGINX Plus based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Application Infrastructure solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

Apache Web Server

Ranking in Application Infrastructure

3rd

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

NGINX Plus

Ranking in Application Infrastructure

2nd

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) (5th)

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Application Infrastructure category, the mindshare of Apache Web Server is 10.3%, up from 9.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NGINX Plus is 11.5%, down from 12.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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VishalSingh

Consulting & Solutions, BA/BD in Enterprise IT on Open Source, Red Hat & EDB at KEEN AND ABLE COMPUTERS PVT LTD

Not only does it allow the creation of in-house application servers and websites but also acts as a proxy server for specific use cases

The initial setup of Apache Web Server is extremely straightforward. The solution's deployment process can be completed in a few minutes. The deployment process depends on how the application is designed. For example, if you are designing an application that only renders static web pages, then the design will be unique. If there is a digital library of books and people are reading books in such a library, then mostly a server like Apache Web Server will host the content of the books on the application server and since everybody is trying to use the library, some of the users will be concurrently reading the same book, in that case a caching server is needed to help in load balancing. For the aforementioned example on libraries, the Apache Web Server can be used for the FTP to allow users to download or upload files and perform session tracking.

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Ritesh-Bakhru

Major Account Manager at Check Point Software

Quick installation and very easy to manage while doing orchestration or automation

NGINX cannot be a replacement for your traditional load balancer with what we use in the network today. However, with applications going toward microservices, NGINX is definitely a way forward. F5 has many traditional load balancing features, so they still need to bring some of those features to NGINX. NGINX is a very basic load balancer and cannot do as many customizations as F5. I think F5 is trying to implement those features in NGINX so they can improve the balancing on NGINX, but I think that will take some time. With the traditional F5 set up, the same OS can do load balancing, firewalls, and even policy enforcement. If we are able to bring some of those capabilities to NGINX, I think it would become a versatile solution and usage would definitely increase.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"Its community is its most valuable feature. Solving problems is easier on Apache because so many people know this product."

"It is more secure to use Apache and you will have fewer problems than other web services."

"The open-source nature is one of its most significant advantages."

"The product's initial setup phase is straightforward."

"The product is very cheap and stable."

"Apache has proven to be incredibly reliable, and everything has operated smoothly without encountering any issues."

"Most of the features I liked were related to the performance during peak hours."

"The most significant advantage is the ability to swiftly enable HTTPS services when my DNS is configured correctly."

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"This solution has everything."

"NGINX works much better than HAProxy in our current hardware and architecture for HTTP/HTTPS load balancing. "

"Valuable features include authentication, caching, reverse proxy routing, and load balancing."

"The best solution, by far, for web traffic control for things in production and just around the house."

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"Using NGINX Plus for web traffic distribution is fantastic. It offers performance similar to physical load balancers but with added flexibility."

"Its versatility and capabilities make it invaluable for implementing patches and fixes when necessary."

"NGINX Plus also has NGINX App Protect. It's a separate module, which is inspired by the F5 apps."

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Cons

"I want the user interface to be more user-friendly."

"Adding a reverse proxy to Apache Web Server would be a significant improvement."

"In future releases, I would like to see better server optimization."

"By optimizing the infrastructure to allow the webserver to directly handle queries from memory—particularly by prioritizing the storage of queries in memory and processing them through the web server interface—I could potentially cut down the required instances from five hundred to two hundred."

"The GUI for the less experienced users needs some improvement. For some companies, it is hard to configure it if they have not had any experience."

"So far, for us, everything is okay."

"Things change very fast. We're always on the lookout for better approaches and tools. If the solution falls behind, we may have to switch."

"There isn't a dedicated customer support available"

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"Lack of a feature to print data on the terminal for verification of network traffic during debugging and testing."

"It would be good if NGINX provided a graphical user interface."

"The biggest room for improvement would be to allow NGINX Core machines to cluster for memory zones in some way with a plug and play module. "

"Improvement needed in NGINX Plus could focus on optimizing memory usage for users."

"If NGINX brings some features for health check in the open source version, it would be better. "

"They should do in the open source version of what they did to Advanced HTTP, TCP, and UDP load balancing."

"The solution's GUI is an area with certain shortcomings that need improvement."

"The scalability could be improved."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is a free-of-cost solution."

"It is an open-source solution."

"There is no licensing cost for the product."

"The apache software is free, open-source."

"It's an open source solution, so it's free."

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

"You pay for each feature that you want."

"The solution is free, but you can spend a lot of money with a complex solution."

"NGINX Plus is worth it, if you need it. If you do not need the features or support, the free and open source package is more than capable. "

"There's an open-source version of NGINX that is free."

"The list price of NGINX Plus is close to $5,500."

"NGINX is a free tool in Brazil. There are some companies which do support it."

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Senior IT Architect at a university with 5,001-10,000 employees

Apr 10, 2016

Apache vs. Nginx

Originally posted https://zitseng.com/archives/10435 Apache or Nginx. This is a question that many website administrators have considered. It’s a question that I’ve also considered several times, and again just the past week. Apache is the most popular web server on the Internet. Nginx, on the…

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

17%

Computer Software Company

16%

Government

University

Computer Software Company

18%

Financial Services Firm

17%

Government

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Apache Web Server?

The product's initial setup phase is straightforward.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Apache Web Server?

The price of the product is an area handled by the procurement team in my company.

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What needs improvement with Apache Web Server?

There isn't a dedicated customer support available for Apache Web Server.

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Which is better - IIS or NGINX Plus?

IIS is a flexible, secure, and manageable web server to host anything on the web. IIS’s scalable and open architecture can handle the most demanding tasks. From media streaming to web applications,...

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What do you like most about NGINX Plus?

It performs very well. That's one of the primary reasons we use NGINX.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for NGINX Plus?

There's an open-source version of NGINX that is free. There's also NGINX Plus, which is a paid version with additional features.

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Also Known As

Apache HTTP Server

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Apache

Overview

The Apache HTTP Server Project was founded in 1995 by a group of webmasters, known as The Apache Group, with the aim of developing robust, richly-featured, freely-available and commercial-standard Web (HTTP) server source code. The result was Apache Web Server or Apache HTTP Server, which is an open-source public-domain web server.

This collaborative project has been enhanced ever since with contributions from the core development team and other volunteers situated all over the globe. Also, hundreds of users of this open-source web server have contributed code, ideas, and documentation. The project falls under The Apache Software Foundation, which manages many open-source projects.

NGINX Plus is a versatile solution that offers load balancing, caching, proxying, and API deployment capabilities. It can be deployed on private or public clouds and is ideal for building CDN solutions. The solution can also be used to secure web applications and replace web services like Apache.

NGINX has helped organizations improve functioning, reduce downtimes, and offer a DevOps-friendly solution. Its community support and documentation are highly regarded, and its configuration is more straightforward, making it a recommended choice over HAProxy.

Sample Customers

Cisco, Intuit, General Electric, Adobe, VMware, PayPal, HP, EMC, eBay, Apple, SAP, Qualcomm, SanDisk, Allstate, FedEx

Locaweb, AppNexus, Wix, Reliam, Montana Interactive, MuleSoft, Warpwire, Discovery Education, InkaBinka, WordPress.com, Gogo, GOV.UK, NASA

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