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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (37.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (41.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Starting at $2500 per year
F5 Distributed Cloud WAF
Star Rating
(10)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (37.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about F5 Distributed Cloud WAFF5 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
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that F5 NGINX excels in performance and reliability, achieving a score of 9.5, which reviewers attribute to its efficient load balancing and caching capabilities. In contrast, F5 Distributed Cloud WAF, while strong in security features, scores lower in performance metrics.
- Reviewers mention that F5 Distributed Cloud WAF shines in quality of support, with a score of 9.3, highlighting the responsiveness and helpfulness of the support team. Conversely, F5 NGINX has a lower support score of 7.6, indicating potential challenges in obtaining timely assistance.
- G2 users note that F5 NGINX offers superior logging and reporting features, scoring 9.3, which users appreciate for its detailed analytics and issue tracking. F5 Distributed Cloud WAF, while providing solid security monitoring, scores lower in this area, indicating less comprehensive reporting capabilities.
- Users on G2 report that F5 Distributed Cloud WAF provides robust application-layer controls, scoring 8.3, which is essential for fine-tuning security settings. In comparison, F5 NGINX's application-layer controls score lower, suggesting it may not offer the same level of granularity in security management.
- Reviewers say that F5 NGINX's ease of use is rated at 8.4, making it a more user-friendly option for teams looking to implement quickly. F5 Distributed Cloud WAF, however, does not have a specified ease of use score, which may indicate a steeper learning curve for new users.
- Users report that F5 Distributed Cloud WAF's cloud deployment capabilities score 8.3, making it a strong choice for organizations looking to leverage cloud infrastructure. F5 NGINX, while also capable of cloud deployment, does not emphasize this feature as strongly, focusing more on on-premises support.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
F5 Distributed Cloud WAF
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
F5 Distributed Cloud WAF
No trial information availableF5 NGINX
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
5
9.3
96
Ease of Use
Not enough data
8.4
96
Ease of Setup
Not enough data
8.3
65
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
8.4
65
Quality of Support
9.3
5
7.6
70
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
9.1
45
Product Direction (% positive)
Not enough data
9.0
93
Features by Category
Administration
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Risk Analysis
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Threat Protection
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Generative AI
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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
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Generative AI
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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
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Performance
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Security
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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
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Agentic AI - Application Server
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Usability - Load Balancing
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Performance Optimization - Load Balancing
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Security & Compliance - Load Balancing
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
F5 Distributed Cloud WAF and F5 NGINX are categorized as Web Application Firewall (WAF)
Unique Categories
F5 Distributed Cloud WAF is categorized as Website Security
F5 NGINX is categorized as Load Balancing, Container Networking, Web Server Accelerator, Application Server, and DDoS Protection
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
F5 Distributed Cloud WAF
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
25.0%
Restaurants
12.5%
Financial Services
12.5%
Education Management
12.5%
Computer Software
12.5%
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
What is the best way which i can use the tool with almost all functionality and at a moderate cost
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MS
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