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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (41.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (69.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $2500 per year
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F5 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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Star Rating
(287)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (69.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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Browse all 4 pricing plansF5 NGINX vs Firebase
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Firebase easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers preferred doing business with F5 NGINX overall.
- Reviewers felt that F5 NGINX meets the needs of their business better than Firebase.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Firebase is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of F5 NGINX over Firebase.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
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
F5 NGINX
Free Trial is available
Firebase
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.3
96
9.0
225
Ease of Use
8.4
96
9.0
225
Ease of Setup
8.3
65
9.1
85
Ease of Admin
8.4
65
9.0
73
Quality of Support
7.6
70
8.5
200
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
45
8.8
67
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
93
8.9
215
Features by Category
Analysis
9.4
21
Not enough data
8.9
20
Not enough data
9.1
20
Not enough data
Controls
8.4
21
Not enough data
9.0
21
Not enough data
8.3
20
Not enough data
Functionality
8.2
18
Not enough data
8.1
21
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
8.5
22
Not enough data
8.8
23
Not enough data
9.1
23
Not enough data
8.0
18
Not enough data
Protection
8.1
21
Not enough data
9.2
22
Not enough data
9.1
23
Not enough data
Resolution
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
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
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
9.2
64
Not enough data
8.9
61
Not enough data
8.8
54
Not enough data
8.4
61
Not enough data
8.9
62
Not enough data
8.9
64
Not enough data
8.8
61
Data Management
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
Not enough data
User Features
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
Modernization
8.3
7
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
7.7
8
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
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
Agentic AI - Mobile Development Platforms
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
6.9
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
F5 NGINX and Firebase share no categories
Unique Categories
F5 NGINX is categorized as Load Balancing, Container Networking, Web Server Accelerator, Application Server, DDoS Protection, and Web Application Firewall (WAF)
Firebase is categorized as Application Development Platforms and Mobile Development Platforms
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
F5 NGINX
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Firebase
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
38.7%
Computer Software
17.0%
Internet
7.5%
Retail
2.8%
E-Learning
2.8%
Other
31.1%
Computer Software
31.1%
Information Technology and Services
25.9%
Marketing and Advertising
4.1%
Computer Games
4.1%
Program Development
2.6%
Other
32.2%
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