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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (42.3% of reviews)
Small-Business (41.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Starting at $2500 per year
Cypress
Star Rating
(107)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (42.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Browse all 5 pricing plansF5 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 plansCypress vs F5 NGINX
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Cypress easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Cypress overall.
- Reviewers felt that F5 NGINX meets the needs of their business better than Cypress.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Cypress is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Cypress over F5 NGINX.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Cypress
OSS - Cypress Test Runner
Free
Always free and open source. No restrictions or limitations.
- http://download.cypress.io/desktop or 'npm install cypress'
F5 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
Cypress
Free Trial is available
F5 NGINX
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
92
9.3
96
Ease of Use
9.2
93
8.4
96
Ease of Setup
9.3
18
8.3
65
Ease of Admin
9.3
14
8.4
65
Quality of Support
8.8
74
7.6
70
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.3
10
9.1
45
Product Direction (% positive)
9.5
90
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
Functionality
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
Automation
6.7
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Automation Testing
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
Agentic AI - Software Testing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Cypress and F5 NGINX share no categories
Unique Categories
Cypress is categorized as Software Testing and Automation Testing
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
Cypress
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
42.3%
Information Technology and Services
20.2%
Financial Services
7.7%
Program Development
3.8%
Marketing and Advertising
2.9%
Other
23.1%
Information Technology and Services
38.7%
Computer Software
17.0%
Internet
7.5%
Retail
2.8%
E-Learning
2.8%
Other
31.1%
Alternatives
Discussions
Are their any resources or individuals to help us connect our app authenticating with IdentityServer
1 Comment
SR
Try cy.pause, intract with app for identity and then resume. Or use api calls.Read more
Is there a plan to add firefox to the list of supported browsers?
1 Comment
SR
Firefox and edge are supported in cypress 4.0Read more
How can I influence my lead QA engineer positively to to use Cypress? Cross-browser is a factor.
1 Comment
SR
Cypress 4.0 add Firefox and edge browsers.Read more
F5 NGINX has no more discussions with answers
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