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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (34.1% of reviews)
Small-Business (41.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Starting at $2500 per year
Amazon ElastiCache
Star Rating
(86)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (34.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Amazon ElastiCacheF5 NGINX
Star Rating
(107)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (41.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $2500 per year
Browse all 3 pricing plansAmazon ElastiCache vs F5 NGINX
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Amazon ElastiCache easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers preferred doing business with F5 NGINX overall.
- Reviewers felt that F5 NGINX meets the needs of their business better than Amazon ElastiCache.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Amazon ElastiCache is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Amazon ElastiCache over F5 NGINX.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Amazon ElastiCache
No pricing availableF5 NGINX
NGINX Plus, Single Instance
Starting at $2500
per year
24/7 Enterprise support with 30-minute SLA is available, for $5,000/year per instance.
We also provide Basic support for $2,500/year and Professional support for $3,500/year for less-critical deployments.
Free Trial
Amazon ElastiCache
Free Trial is available
F5 NGINX
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
63
9.3
96
Ease of Use
8.9
63
8.4
96
Ease of Setup
8.7
35
8.3
65
Ease of Admin
8.7
36
8.4
65
Quality of Support
8.5
58
7.6
70
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
36
9.1
45
Product Direction (% positive)
9.6
52
9.0
93
Features by Category
Analysis
Not enough data
9.4
21
Not enough data
8.9
20
Not enough data
9.1
20
Controls
Not enough data
8.4
21
Not enough data
9.0
21
Not enough data
8.3
20
Functionality
Not enough data
8.2
18
Not enough data
8.1
21
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
8.5
22
Not enough data
8.8
23
Not enough data
9.1
23
Not enough data
8.0
18
Protection
Not enough data
8.1
21
Not enough data
9.2
22
Not enough data
9.1
23
Resolution
Not enough data
7.1
23
Not enough data
7.7
21
Not enough data
7.5
21
Not enough data
7.9
21
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
9.0
7
Not enough data
9.4
8
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
Solution Provision
9.0
8
Not enough data
8.8
10
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
Performance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Data Management
8.7
18
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
18
|
Verified
Not enough data
Availability
7.9
12
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
12
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
Performance
9.2
16
|
Verified
Not enough data
Security
8.7
15
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
16
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
12
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
Support
8.2
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
Data Management
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
7.9
7
User Features
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
8.3
8
Modernization
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
7.7
8
Not enough data
8.3
8
AI Performance Improvement - Application Server
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Application Server
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Usability - Load Balancing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance Optimization - Load Balancing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security & Compliance - Load Balancing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reporting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Configuration
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Database Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Availability
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
Security
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
Data Management
8.7
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
Database Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Amazon ElastiCache and F5 NGINX share no categories
Unique Categories
Amazon ElastiCache is categorized as Database as a Service (DBaaS), Data Replication, and Key Value Databases
F5 NGINX is categorized as Load Balancing, Container Networking, Web Server Accelerator, Application Server, DDoS Protection, and Web Application Firewall (WAF)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Amazon ElastiCache
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
F5 NGINX
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
19.5%
Information Technology and Services
13.4%
Internet
7.3%
Financial Services
7.3%
Banking
7.3%
Other
45.1%
Information Technology and Services
38.7%
Computer Software
17.0%
Internet
7.5%
Retail
2.8%
E-Learning
2.8%
Other
31.1%
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Discussions
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