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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (41.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (46.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $2500 per year
No pricing available
F5 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 plansKaspersky DDoS Protection
Star Rating
(34)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (46.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Kaspersky DDoS ProtectionF5 NGINX vs Kaspersky DDoS Protection
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Kaspersky DDoS Protection 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 Kaspersky DDoS Protection.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Kaspersky DDoS Protection is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of F5 NGINX over Kaspersky DDoS Protection.
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.
Kaspersky DDoS Protection
No pricing availableFree Trial
F5 NGINX
Free Trial is available
Kaspersky DDoS Protection
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.3
96
8.7
17
Ease of Use
8.4
96
8.6
18
Ease of Setup
8.3
65
8.8
8
Ease of Admin
8.4
65
9.2
8
Quality of Support
7.6
70
8.1
18
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
45
9.0
8
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
93
7.4
18
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
8.6
13
8.8
23
8.3
14
9.1
23
8.1
14
8.0
18
8.2
14
Protection
8.1
21
8.3
14
9.2
22
8.1
12
9.1
23
8.8
13
Resolution
7.1
23
8.2
14
7.7
21
8.3
14
7.5
21
8.6
14
7.9
21
8.1
12
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
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
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Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Agentic AI - Application Server
Not enough data
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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
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
F5 NGINX and Kaspersky DDoS Protection are categorized as DDoS Protection
Unique Categories
F5 NGINX is categorized as Load Balancing, Container Networking, Web Server Accelerator, Application Server, and Web Application Firewall (WAF)
Kaspersky DDoS Protection has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
F5 NGINX
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Kaspersky DDoS Protection
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%
Information Technology and Services
28.6%
Oil & Energy
7.1%
Financial Services
7.1%
Automotive
7.1%
Utilities
3.6%
Other
46.4%
Alternatives
Discussions
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