JBoss Enterprise Application Platform vs NGINX Plus comparison

Red Hat and F5 are both solutions in the Application Infrastructure category. Red Hat is ranked #7 with an average rating of 9.3, while F5 is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.2. Red Hat holds a 7.9% mindshare in AIS, compared to F5’s 11.8% mindshare. Additionally, 87% of Red Hat users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 93% of F5 users who would recommend it.

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93% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 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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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

JBoss Enterprise Applicatio...

Ranking in Application Infrastructure

7th

Average Rating

9.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

NGINX Plus

Ranking in Application Infrastructure

2nd

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) (6th)

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the Application Infrastructure category, the mindshare of JBoss Enterprise Application Platform is 7.9%, down from 8.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NGINX Plus is 11.8%, up from 11.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Application Infrastructure

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Gustavo Magni

lead architect at Sys Manager

Stable solution with an easy initial setup process

We use the solution for the deployment of Java-based applications The solution helps my organization with simple and fast deployments. The solution is easy to configure and deploy. The solution's architecture needs improvement. Also, there could be more integration with container platforms. We…

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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

"The most valuable aspect of JBoss EAP is its support for clustering and load balancing, which is essential for our applications that serve multiple users simultaneously."

"Its technical support is excellent."

"The solution is quite stable."

"Stable and easy to handle in terms of hosting applications."

"It's convenient and barebone."

"The most valuable features of this solution are scalability and performance."

"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."

"The web proxy and the database proxy are excellent."

"Application Gateway with application-level firewall tool and load distributor and balancer (also serves for A/B testing)."

"This solution has everything."

"Its most valuable features are load balancing and application delivery. This is the most efficient application for these features because of stability and its efficiency."

"The robust software architecture allows for it to be scalable and very stable."

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Cons

"A graphic user interface can be added."

"Lacks some functional requirements."

"It's hard to find out the root cause of errors."

"Its architecture needs improvement."

"This solution needs better management UI."

"Improvement is needed in the synchronization between cluster nodes, especially under network strain."

"The user interface could be improved."

"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. "

"Our most challenging part was to run an older PHP website reverse-proxied through NGINX. That was not fun."

"Initially, I experienced hiccups whenever I installed the application."

"NGINX is a very basic load balancer and cannot do as many customizations as F5."

"One area of improvement could be that NGINX could provide a means to generate self-signed SSL certificates."

"I would suggest adding GUI-based configuration panels to NGINX Plus to simplify setup and management tasks."

"The scalability could be improved."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is an open-source solution."

"The solution is cost-effective."

"While I am not directly involved with the financial aspects, JBoss is known for its reasonable subscription pricing. Potential users should consider whether the cost aligns with their budget and requirements."

"NGINX Plus is an open-source solution with limited additional features. When you try to get additional features in the solution, then you need to pay an extra amount to NGINX Plus."

"The cost is reasonable."

"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. "

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

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

"Nginx is free. I don't have experience with the Plus version."

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

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

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

30%

Computer Software Company

15%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Computer Software Company

18%

Financial Services Firm

17%

Government

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about JBoss Enterprise Application Platform?

The solution is quite stable.

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What needs improvement with JBoss Enterprise Application Platform?

Improvement is needed in the synchronization between cluster nodes, especially under network strain. Enhanced stability in cluster management and better error handling during unexpected network cha...

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What is your primary use case for JBoss Enterprise Application Platform?

We use JBoss primarily for public institutions involved in customs. Our environment does not use cutting-edge technologies; instead, we continue to utilize JBoss due to our clients' preference for ...

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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?

My use case involves using the free and open-source version of NGINX, making it cost-effective as I haven't incurred any costs.

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Also Known As

JBoss EAP, Red Hat EAP

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Overview

Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (JBoss EAP) is an open source platform for modern Java applications deployed in any environment. JBoss EAPâs architecture is modular, and cloud ready. The platform offers powerful management and automation for greater developer productivity. It is based on the open source Wildfly project (formerly known as JBoss Application Server).

Red Hat

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

APD, Banco Azteca, Roche, Tata Sky, Frost Bank

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

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