Compare Apache Tomcat and F5 NGINX 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (43.4% of reviews)
Small-Business (41.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Starting at $2500 per year
Apache Tomcat
Star Rating
(125)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (43.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Apache TomcatF5 NGINX
Star Rating
(107)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (41.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $2500 per year
Browse all 3 pricing plansApache Tomcat vs F5 NGINX
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Apache Tomcat easier to use and set up. However, F5 NGINX is easier to administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with F5 NGINX overall.
- Reviewers felt that F5 NGINX meets the needs of their business better than Apache Tomcat.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Apache Tomcat is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of F5 NGINX over Apache Tomcat.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Apache Tomcat
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
Apache Tomcat
No trial information availableF5 NGINX
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
105
9.3
96
Ease of Use
9.0
105
8.4
96
Ease of Setup
8.8
42
8.3
65
Ease of Admin
7.8
35
8.4
65
Quality of Support
8.1
90
7.6
70
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.1
30
9.1
45
Product Direction (% positive)
8.5
101
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
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
8.5
13
8.0
9
9.3
12
8.9
9
8.5
9
8.7
9
8.6
11
8.7
9
8.7
10
7.9
7
User Features
8.5
12
8.5
8
8.6
12
8.3
9
8.5
12
8.3
8
Modernization
9.2
10
8.3
7
9.5
10
9.2
8
9.1
9
7.7
8
8.8
11
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Apache Tomcat and F5 NGINX are categorized as Application Server
Unique Categories
Apache Tomcat has no unique categories
F5 NGINX is categorized as Load Balancing, Container Networking, Web Server Accelerator, DDoS Protection, and Web Application Firewall (WAF)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Apache Tomcat
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
Information Technology and Services
26.2%
Computer Software
26.2%
Internet
4.9%
Higher Education
3.3%
Telecommunications
3.3%
Other
36.1%
Information Technology and Services
38.7%
Computer Software
17.0%
Internet
7.5%
Banking
2.8%
E-Learning
2.8%
Other
31.1%
Alternatives
Discussions
What is the latest Apache Tomcat version?
1 Comment
MM
The latest Apache Tomcat version is 10.1.1Read more
Is Tomcat still used?
1 Comment
RV
Apache Tomcat is still relevant today. It is a lightweight servlet container and thanks to its compliance to Servlet 6.0, it is the perfect runtime for Java...Read more
What is Apache Tomcat used for?
1 Comment
MM
It is used to deploy java enterprise edition applicationRead more
F5 NGINX has no more discussions with answers
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