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Compare Azure Load Balancer and F5 NGINX 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (35.7% of reviews)
Small-Business (41.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Starting at $2500 per year
Azure Load Balancer
Star Rating
(30)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (35.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Azure Load BalancerF5 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 Load Balancer vs F5 NGINX
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Azure Load Balancer easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Azure Load Balancer overall.
- Reviewers felt that F5 NGINX meets the needs of their business better than Azure Load Balancer.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Azure Load Balancer is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Azure Load Balancer over F5 NGINX.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Azure Load Balancer
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 Load Balancer
No trial information availableF5 NGINX
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
22
9.3
96
Ease of Use
8.8
22
8.4
96
Ease of Setup
9.5
10
8.3
65
Ease of Admin
9.4
9
8.4
65
Quality of Support
8.2
22
7.6
70
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.3
9
9.1
45
Product Direction (% positive)
10.0
22
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
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 Load Balancer and F5 NGINX are categorized as Load Balancing
Unique Categories
Azure Load Balancer has no unique categories
F5 NGINX is categorized as Container Networking, Web Server Accelerator, Application Server, DDoS Protection, and Web Application Firewall (WAF)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Azure Load Balancer
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
39.3%
Information Technology and Services
17.9%
Financial Services
7.1%
Computer & Network Security
7.1%
Telecommunications
3.6%
Other
25.0%
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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