Mirantis Container Cloud vs NGINX App Protect comparison

Mirantis and F5 are both solutions in the Container Security category. Mirantis is ranked #16 with an average rating of 8.6, while F5 is ranked #22 with an average rating of 8.8. Mirantis holds a 0.2% mindshare in Container Security, compared to F5’s 0.3% mindshare. Additionally, 94% of Mirantis users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of F5 users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 16, 2024

Mirantis Container Cloud and NGINX App Protect are leading solutions in their respective categories. User reviews show that while Mirantis Container Cloud is preferred for better overall performance and support, NGINX App Protect offers more advanced security features.

Features: Mirantis Container Cloud is known for its scalability, intuitive management, and comprehensive monitoring capabilities. NGINX App Protect is praised for its advanced security features, extensive protection mechanisms, and traffic management. The key difference lies in the primary focus, with Mirantis targeting container management and orchestration, whereas NGINX is superior in security.

Room For Improvement: Mirantis Container Cloud users suggest improvements in documentation, user accessibility, and support materials. NGINX App Protect users ask for better integration capabilities, reporting features, and smoother integration processes.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Mirantis Container Cloud receives positive feedback for its simplified deployment process and reliable customer service. NGINX App Protect has a steeper learning curve but still offers good customer support, though its deployment process is more complex.

Pricing and ROI: Mirantis Container Cloud is considered cost-effective, offering good returns on investment according to users. NGINX App Protect, while more expensive, is valued for its top-tier security features. Users find Mirantis to offer better cost-efficiency, while NGINX is worth the price for its security benefits.

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Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the Container Security category, the mindshare of SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security is 2.3%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Mirantis Container Cloud is 0.2%, down from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NGINX App Protect is 0.3%, down from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Container Security

Featured Reviews

Andrew W

VP - Information Technology at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees

Tells us about vulnerabilities as well as their impact and helps to focus on real issues

Looking at all the different pieces, it has got everything we need. Some of the pieces we do not even use. For example, we do not have Kubernetes Security. We are not running any K8 clusters, so it is good for us. Overall, we find the solution to be fantastic. There can be additional education components. This may not be truly fair to them because of what the product is going for, but it would be great to see additional education for compliance. It is not a criticism of the tool per se, but anything to help non-development resources understand some of the complexities of the cloud is always appreciated. Any additional educational resources are always helpful for security teams, especially those without a development background.

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Sakthivel Veeramuthu

Technology Lead at Infosys

Offers automation in deployment, stable and good solution

There are a couple of things. Firstly, the vaultStore database within Container isn't as efficient as a standalone Container vault. This needs improvement. Ideally, Mirantis Container Cloud should seamlessly integrate with traditional software. Right now, incorporating such software into containers feels clunky and disadvantageous. We should be able to easily deploy database instances and split traditional software into containerized components for optimal utilization. These advancements would significantly enhance Mirantis Container Cloud's capabilities.

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Tomaz Sobczak

Security System Engineer at Ascomp S.A.

Signature-based detection, DOS protection, and bot protection

NGINX App Protect is easier to automate and configure, or manage from an API. This is good for securing applications. However, it's not suitable for more complex tasks. NGINX App Protect positively impacted performance changes. There's a cache or it works like a proxy, so it can speed up applications. It can also offload some functions from servers, which NGINX can handle faster.

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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

"PingSafe offers security solutions for both Kubernetes and CI/CD pipelines."

"I recommend SentinelOne due to its high-security capabilities, which are essential to safeguard data and systems from potential threats."

"Cloud Native Security has helped us with our risk posture and securing our agenda. It has been tremendous in terms of supporting growth."

"Our organization is growing steadily, so our infrastructure is expanding, and we're managing more technical resources. Singularity Cloud Security helps us track our resources so that we don't get lost in the overwhelming volume of things and ensures we follow best practices. The solution gives us better visibility into our resources and enables faster resolution."

"The cloud misconfiguration is the most valuable feature."

"SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security offers valuable scalability suitable for organizations of all sizes, from small businesses to large enterprises."

"My favorite feature is Storyline."

"PingSafe has a dashboard that can detect the criticality of a particular problem, whether it falls under critical, medium, or low vulnerability."

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"It is a compact, complete solution that performs well."

"The product's most valuable feature is cloud simulation to predict application behavior on the cloud."

"Very easy solution to use as it is intuitive."

"This solution has improved our organization with the agility, microservices approach, and scalable solutions for distributed systems."

"You need to make an architectural runway before actually starting to implement Docker Compose, especially in a distributed environment."

"This solution has cut down on our development time and allows us to spin off new instances for inner development, testing, productions, and security testing."

"The product is easy to use."

"Mirantis Container Cloud provides significant features such as real-time vulnerability scanning and patching for container images and Kubernetes components, reducing security risks."

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"The most valuable feature is that there is a link in the system that will help to analyze the security of an application when something abnormal is found."

"The most valuable feature of NGINX App Protect is its flexibility."

"It is a stable solution."

"NGINX App Protect is stable."

"It has the best documentation features."

"The most valuable feature of NGINX App Protect is the reverse proxy."

"The policies are flexible based on the technologies you use."

"NGINX App Protect's best features are auto-learning, which creates a profile of applications that are deployed, bot protection, and force protection, which lets you configure your brute force policy and alert for and prevent brute force attacks."

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Cons

"The reporting works well, but sometimes the severity classifications are inaccurate. Sometimes, it flags an issue as high-impact, but it should be a lower severity."

"There can be a specific type of alert showing that a new type of risk has been identified."

"I'd like to see better onboarding documentation."

"PingSafe's current documentation could be improved to better assist customers during the cluster onboarding process."

"We are getting reports only in a predefined form. I would like to have customized reports so that I can see how many issues are open or closed today or in two weeks."

"One of our use cases was setting up a firewall for our endpoints, specifically for our remote users... We were hoping to utilize SentinelOne's firewall capabilities, but there were limitations on how many URLs we could implement. Because of those limitations on the number of URLs, we weren't able to utilize that feature in the way we had hoped to."

"We don't get any notifications from PingSafe when the clusters are down."

"We wanted it to provide us with something like Claroty Hub in AWS for lateral movement. For example, if an EC2 instance or a virtual machine is compromised in a public subnet based on a particular vulnerability, such as Log4j, we want it to not be able to reach some of our databases. This kind of feature is not supported in PingSafe."

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"This solution is open-source and they need to focus on improving the Linux Operating Systems' GUI. It does not have a GUI making it not user-friendly. Additionally, the containers need to improve security and compliance."

"The initial setup was quite complex."

"I find Docker easier to use, but I gave it to an inexperienced developer and it took him a lot of time to understand."

"An improvement would be automated testing."

"This product will only be useful if it can successfully run legacy applications in the cloud."

"It would be very nice to have a GUI that can be used by any administrator, and not just people who have experience with Docker."

"In my previous years, I have brainstormed about the development of Container software. I have recently shifted focus, but the knowledge gained from those were really helpful. In my experience, Containers have their own complexities and to implement them, open source information is crucial. A software with new features would be beneficial. I suggest to implement a flow-based approach for container sequences, similar to Google Cloud's machine learning. The current process of deploying containers involves too many steps, and a more streamlined method would be appreciated. I've even automated deployment using APIs. Overall, simplifying container management and deployment processes would be valuable."

"Mirantis Container Cloud needs to improve its documentation."

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"The configuration needs to be more flexible because it is difficult to do things that are outside of the ordinary."

"It's challenging if you need to go for a high throughput."

"NGINX App Protect could improve security."

"The solution needs to be improved in the e-commerce portal."

"Currently, the policies have to be handled manually, and you have to create from scratch, which can be a bit time-consuming, in a large environment."

"The price of NGINX App Protect could improve."

"The setup of NGINX App Protect is complex. The full process took one week to complete. Additionally, we had to change the network infrastructure platform which took one month."

"Right now, the tool doesn't provide an option revolving around update feeds, specifically the signature update option in the UI."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The licensing is easy to understand and implement, with some flexibility to accommodate dynamic environments."

"The pricing is somewhat high compared to other market tools."

"I wasn't sure what to expect from the pricing, but I was pleasantly surprised to find that it was a little less than I thought."

"I am personally not taking care of the pricing part, but when we moved from CrowdStrike to PingSafe, there were some savings. The price of CrowdStrike was quite high. Compared to that, the price of PingSafe was low. PingSafe is charging based on the subscription model. If I want to add an AWS subscription, I need to pay more. It should not be based on subscription. It should be based on the number of servers that I am scanning."

"PingSafe is fairly priced."

"PingSafe falls within the typical price range for cloud security platforms."

"PingSafe is cost-effective for the amount of infrastructure we have. It's reasonable for what they offer compared to our previous solution. It's at least 25 percent to 30 percent less."

"It is not that expensive. There are some tools that are double the cost of PingSafe. It is good on the pricing side."

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"Docker is a free solution."

"We use the free version of this solution."

"It is more costly than other products, but it is worth every penny."

"Mirantis Container Cloud is free. However, there are features for which you need to pay."

"The community edition does not require a license and is completely free."

"Its licensing is on a yearly basis."

"The pricing and licensing really depends on what your needs are. You could be paying $100 a month to $100,000. It depends on the needs you have from the solution, and the agreement you make."

"With open source, you can use Mirantis completely free."

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"Our licensing costs are about $40,000 a year."

"The product's price is high."

"There is a monthly or annual subscription to use NGINX App Protect. There are not any additional costs to the subscription."

"There is a license needed to use NGINX App Protect."

"The price of NGINX App Protect is approximately $3,000 annually. All of our licenses are observed by a managed service partner."

"The pricing is reasonable because NGINX operates on an instance basis."

"NGINX App Protect is expensive."

"Really understand the licensing model, because we underestimated that."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

19%

Financial Services Firm

15%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Financial Services Firm

19%

Computer Software Company

15%

Healthcare Company

12%

Government

Computer Software Company

19%

Financial Services Firm

14%

Comms Service Provider

Healthcare Company

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Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about PingSafe?

The dashboard gives me an overview of all the things happening in the product, making it one of the tool's best featu...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for PingSafe?

The pricing is somewhat high compared to other market tools. This cost can be particularly prohibitive for small busi...

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What needs improvement with PingSafe?

SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security has limited legacy system support and may not fully support older operating sy...

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What do you like most about Mirantis Container Cloud?

The product's initial setup phase is simple.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Mirantis Container Cloud?

The cost savings are significant as you only pay for the active nodes. Managed Kubernetes services ensure cost optimi...

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What needs improvement with Mirantis Container Cloud?

Mirantis Container Cloud could improve in simplifying security and compliance management, particularly in vulnerabili...

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What do you like most about NGINX App Protect?

It's very easy to deploy.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for NGINX App Protect?

The product's price is high.

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What needs improvement with NGINX App Protect?

The product's price is high, making it an area of concern where improvements are required. The tool's licensing model...

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Also Known As

PingSafe

Docker Enterprise

NGINX WAF, NGINX Web Application Firewall

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Overview

SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security protects cloud workloads, offering advanced threat detection and automated response. It integrates seamlessly with cloud environments and secures containerized applications and virtual machines against vulnerabilities.

SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security is renowned for its efficiency in mitigating threats in real-time. The platform integrates effortlessly with existing cloud environments, ensuring robust cloud security management with minimal manual intervention. Securing containerized applications and virtual machines, it excels in threat intelligence and endpoint protection. However, improvements are needed in performance during high workload periods, and more integrations with third-party tools and better documentation would be beneficial. Users often find the installation process complex, support response times slow, and the dashboard's navigation unintuitive.

What are the key features of SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security?

Real-time Threat Detection: Identifies and mitigates threats as they occur.
Automated Response: Automatically responds to threats to minimize impact.
Ease of Deployment: Simple setup process with scalable options.
Machine Learning Insights: AI-driven insights enhance threat prevention.
Seamless Integration: Integrates with cloud environments for unified security management.

What are the primary benefits or ROI to expect from SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security?

Enhanced Threat Mitigation: Improved security against real-time threats.
Reduced Manual Intervention: Automated processes save time and resources.
Scalability: Easily adapts to growing security requirements.
Centralized Management: Manage security across platforms from a single console.
Advanced Threat Intelligence: Provides in-depth analysis and protection.

In specific industries, SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security is implemented to safeguard critical data and infrastructure. Organizations in finance, healthcare, and technology depend on its real-time threat detection and automated response to protect sensitive information. Its ability to secure containerized applications and virtual machines is particularly valuable in dynamic environments where rapid scaling is necessary.

Mirantis Container Cloud is a secure container platform for any cloud. It provides organizations with unmatched speed to ship code quicker on public clouds and on-premise infrastructure. Mirantis Container Cloud is the simplest method for building and managing Kubernetes clusters anywhere with one consistent cloud experience for developers and operators across public and private clouds. It enables full application and DevOps portability.

Mirantis Container Cloud simplifies infrastructure management by allowing you to deploy clusters anywhere on demand with one reliable connection, minimizing operational costs and increasing developer productivity. Mirantis Container Cloud is a clear solution for the world's most regulated businesses, with end-to-end security enabled by default and the highest level of FIPS 140-2 and DISA STIG compliance. Developers can quickly ship code by creating, monitoring, and managing their own Kubernetes clusters within pre-established boundaries using the self-service portal.

Mirantis Container Cloud Features

Mirantis Container Cloud has many valuable key features. Some of the most useful ones include:

Run apps anywhere: Your containerized workloads and configurations are very portable due to the ability to operate clusters anywhere. A truly open experience that prevents lock-in.

Continuous updates: Maintain availability of management and child clusters while being completely up to date with platform patches and pertinent dependencies through careful testing and validation.

Multi cloud and hybrid: Container Cloud has been optimized and tested for easy cluster management on OpenStack, VMware, bare metal, and leading cloud providers such as AWS and Azure.

Self-service: Reduce time to market by giving developers the ability to quickly build up their own development and test clusters on any cloud.

Touchless operations: Software updates are applied continuously and without downtime thanks to automated lifecycle management. Get the new features you need faster and with less risk.

Single pane of glass: Multiple clouds and infrastructure platforms can be integrated into operations through a single point. The built-in Stacklight allows you to monitor anything in your multi-cloud estate.

Full stack management: Manage the whole Kubernetes stack and related technologies on a single platform, including the operating system, container runtime, networking, storage, service mesh, image registry, and more.

Reviews from Real Users

Mirantis Container Cloud stands out among its competitors for a number of reasons. Two major ones are its deployment of images and the portability of its containers. PeerSpot users take note of the advantages of these features in their reviews:

Cristina C., Test Architect at a tech services company, writes of the solution, “The idea that you can configure an image, deploy it, and it can be reused and redeployed with the same setup over and over again is a valuable feature.

A DevOps Engineer at a tech services company, notes, “I like that Mirantis’ main products of containers are very portable. Any possible issues, problems, or troubles are fixed with improvements of the platform itself. Any constraints that Mirantis [has], have been fixed with other products or features that Mirantis provides.”

NGINX App Protect application security solution combines the efficacy of advanced F5 web application firewall (WAF) technology with the agility and performance of NGINX Plus. The solution runs natively on NGINX Plus and addresses some of the most difficult challenges facing modern DevOps environments:

Integrating security controls directly into the development automation pipeline
Applying and managing security for modern and distributed application environments such as containers and microservices
Providing the right level of security controls without impacting release and go-to-market velocity
Complying with security and regulatory requirements

NGINX App Protect offers:

Expanded security beyond basic signatures to ensure adequate controls
F5 app‑security technology for efficacy superior to ModSecurity and other WAFs
Confidently run in “blocking” mode in production with proven F5 expertise
High‑confidence signatures for extremely low false positives
Increases visibility, integrating with third‑party analytics solutions
Integrates security and WAF natively into the CI/CD pipeline
Deploys as a lightweight software package that is agnostic of underlying infrastructure
Facilitates declarative policies for “security as code” and integration with DevOps tools
Decreases developer burden and provides feedback loop for quick security remediation
Accelerates time to market and reduces costs with DevSecOps‑automated security

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illumina, Groupon, PayPal, ebay, ING, New Relic

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