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NGINX Plus pros and cons

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PROS

NGINX Plus offers high efficiency in terms of connection rate and bandwidth to CPU cycles ratio.
It is extremely simple to configure and provides robust stability in high-utilization environments.
NGINX Plus excels in features such as load balancing, reverse proxy, and application-level firewall tools.
The implementation of NGINX Plus allows for exceptional scalability and zero downtime in infrastructure web services.
Community support and documentation for NGINX Plus are highly valued by users, providing extensive resources and updates.

CONS

NGINX Plus needs improved scalability and built-in scaling features.
The pricing model, including licensing costs, needs improvement for better value for money.
NGINX Plus should offer easier module management to accommodate less technical users.
It should include features for better memory zone clustering and automation.
Integration with Grafana for data analytics visualization is desired.
 

NGINX Plus Pros review quotes

Ritesh-Bakhru - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 12, 2022
NGINX Plus also has NGINX App Protect. It's a separate module, which is inspired by the F5 apps.
MB
Jun 15, 2023
With NGINX, I appreciate its ability to route traffic geographically.
Vijay Muddu - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 4, 2024
Using NGINX Plus for web traffic distribution is fantastic. It offers performance similar to physical load balancers but with added flexibility.
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reviewer1573344 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 20, 2022
The load balancing module, which is equivalent to LTM, is the focus of the PSE. So far, the features of both are identical. I believe NGINX has more features for securing these services, but in terms of load balancing, both are massive solutions.
AS
Jan 16, 2018
Nginx is extremely efficient in terms of the connection rate to the CPU cycles ratio, and in terms of the bandwidth to CPU cycles.
reviewer1441791 - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 8, 2020
I think installation only took a couple of minutes — no more than 10 minutes.
M.Umar Farooq - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 4, 2024
It performs very well. That's one of the primary reasons we use NGINX.
Michael Olayemi - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 18, 2024
The primary valuable feature of NGINX for me is its ability to provide a reverse proxy.
Derrick Brockel - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 14, 2023
The product is resilient.
reviewer1497894 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 28, 2022
The web proxy and the database proxy are excellent.
 

NGINX Plus Cons review quotes

Ritesh-Bakhru - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 12, 2022
NGINX is a very basic load balancer and cannot do as many customizations as F5.
MB
Jun 15, 2023
Lack of a feature to print data on the terminal for verification of network traffic during debugging and testing.
Vijay Muddu - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 4, 2024
I would suggest adding GUI-based configuration panels to NGINX Plus to simplify setup and management tasks.
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reviewer1573344 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 20, 2022
The drawback is that you must obtain a license for everything.
reviewer1441791 - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 8, 2020
The scaling should be built into the software rather than configured from an outside source.
M.Umar Farooq - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 4, 2024
I would like the configuration process to be more simplified.
Michael Olayemi - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 18, 2024
One area of improvement could be that NGINX could provide a means to generate self-signed SSL certificates.
Derrick Brockel - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 14, 2023
The solution must improve its performance.
DW
Apr 22, 2018
Our most challenging part was to run an older PHP website reverse-proxied through NGINX. That was not fun.
reviewer1497894 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 28, 2022
It would be great if there was even more automation to make it even easier to maintain.