Compare Azure Application Gateway and F5 NGINX 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (42.8% of reviews)
Small-Business (41.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Starting at $2500 per year
Azure Application Gateway
Star Rating
(160)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (42.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Azure Application GatewayF5 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 plansAzure Application Gateway vs F5 NGINX
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Azure Application Gateway easier to use and administer. However, reviewers preferred the ease of set up, and doing business with F5 NGINX overall.
- Reviewers felt that F5 NGINX meets the needs of their business better than Azure Application Gateway.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Azure Application Gateway is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of F5 NGINX over Azure Application Gateway.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Azure Application Gateway
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
Azure Application Gateway
No trial information availableF5 NGINX
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
103
9.3
96
Ease of Use
8.5
103
8.4
96
Ease of Setup
8.2
70
8.3
65
Ease of Admin
8.6
66
8.4
65
Quality of Support
8.5
101
7.6
70
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
65
9.1
45
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
96
9.0
93
Features by Category
Analysis
9.1
13
9.4
21
8.5
13
8.9
20
9.5
13
9.1
20
Controls
9.2
13
8.4
21
9.4
13
9.0
21
9.4
13
8.3
20
Functionality
8.6
13
8.2
18
8.9
12
8.1
21
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.6
6
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
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Azure Application Gateway and F5 NGINX are categorized as Web Application Firewall (WAF) and Load Balancing
Unique Categories
Azure Application Gateway has no unique categories
F5 NGINX is categorized as Container Networking, Web Server Accelerator, Application Server, and DDoS Protection
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Azure Application Gateway
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
23.2%
Computer Software
10.9%
Computer & Network Security
7.2%
Banking
5.1%
Hospital & Health Care
4.3%
Other
49.3%
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 best way I can use App gateway for multiple applications ?
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You'd configure your applications to all live under separate domains, subdomains or paths behind your application gateway.
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