Link copied to clipboard # F5 NGINX vs OpenResty Comparison - What are their main differences? Share [ Export ](/compare/f5-nginx/openresty/export.csv) NginxOpenResty[+ Add Product](#) Reviews **F5 NGINX** [ 4.6/5(113) ](https://www.g2.com/products/f5-nginx/reviews#reviews) **OpenResty** [ 4.4/5(7) ](https://www.g2.com/products/openresty/reviews#reviews) Pricing **F5 NGINX** Free Trial **Starting at $2500** per year ยท NGINX Plus, Single Instance **OpenResty** No pricing available **Pricing Insights** from reviews Time to Implement **F5 NGINX** 1 month Based on 22 responses **OpenResty** Not enough reviews yet Return on Investment **F5 NGINX** 25 months Based on 10 responses **OpenResty** Not enough reviews yet Perceived Cost **F5 NGINX** $$$$$ **OpenResty** Not enough reviews yet Average Discount **F5 NGINX** 5% **OpenResty** Not enough reviews yet Pros & Cons **F5 NGINX** [ Configuration Ease (1) ](https://www.g2.com/products/f5-nginx/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1840224&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews) **OpenResty** [ Customizability (1) ](https://www.g2.com/products/openresty/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2073752&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[ Customization (1) ](https://www.g2.com/products/openresty/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1576382&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews) Screenshots **F5 NGINX** ![F5 NGINX screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/72078/expirable-direct-uploads_2F5106936e-8ae6-4059-823c-f434d29a0889_2Fnginx.com-Products-9-diagram2-dark.png) **OpenResty** No screenshot available Ratings Meets Requirements **F5 NGINX** 9.4 9.4100 **OpenResty** 9.2 9.26 Ease of Use **F5 NGINX** 8.5 8.5101 **OpenResty** 7.8 7.86 Ease of Setup **F5 NGINX** 8.4 8.470 **OpenResty** Not enough data Ease of Admin **F5 NGINX** 8.4 8.465 **OpenResty** Not enough data Quality of Support **F5 NGINX** 7.7 7.774 **OpenResty** 8.0 8.05 Has the product been a good partner in doing business? **F5 NGINX** 9.1 9.145 **OpenResty** Not enough data Product Direction (% positive) **F5 NGINX** 9.0 9.096 **OpenResty** 8.1 8.16 Features Web Application Firewall (WAF)[Hide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features](javascript:void(0);) 8.7 22 Not enough data Analysis Logging and Reporting 9.4(won by default) 21 Not enough data Issue Tracking 8.9(won by default) 20 Not enough data Security Monitoring 9.1(won by default) 20 Not enough data Controls Application-Layer Controls 8.4(won by default) 21 Not enough data Traffic Controls 9.0(won by default) 21 Not enough data Network Controls 8.3(won by default) 20 Not enough data Functionality API / Integrations 8.2(won by default) 18 Not enough data Extensibility 8.1(won by default) 21 Not enough data Bot Traffic Not enough data Not enough data Generative AI AI Text Summarization Not enough data Not enough data DDoS Protection[Hide 23 FeaturesShow 23 Features](javascript:void(0);) 8.3 24 Not enough data Management IT Alerting 8.5(won by default) 22 Not enough data Network Capacity 8.8(won by default) 23 Not enough data Logging 9.1(won by default) 23 Not enough data API / Integrations 8.0(won by default) 18 Not enough data Third-Party Integrations Not enough data Not enough data Protection DNS Protection 8.1(won by default) 21 Not enough data Website Protection 9.2(won by default) 22 Not enough data Infrastructure Protection 9.1(won by default) 23 Not enough data Resolution Attack Mitigation 7.1(won by default) 23 Not enough data Network Monitoring 7.7(won by default) 21 Not enough data Security Monitoring 7.5(won by default) 21 Not enough data Anomoly Detection 7.9(won by default) 21 Not enough data Resolution Automation Not enough data Not enough data Web Traffic Monitoring Not enough data Not enough data Server Monitoring Not enough data Not enough data Additional Functionality Policy Management Not enough data Not enough data IT Incident Management Not enough data Not enough data Generative AI Not enough data Not enough data AI Copilot Not enough data Not enough data Alerts/Notifications Not enough data Not enough data Dashboard Not enough data Not enough data Reporting/Analytics Not enough data Not enough data Threat Intelligence Not enough data Not enough data Web Server Accelerator[Hide 8 FeaturesShow 8 Features](javascript:void(0);) 8.8 6 Not enough data Performance Content Delivery Acceleration 9.0(won by default) 5 Not enough data Caching and Prefetching Not enough data Not enough data Content Compression Not enough data Not enough data Load Balancing Not enough data Not enough data Server Clustering Not enough data Not enough data Real-Time Monitoring Not enough data Not enough data Security SSL/TLS Processing 9.0(won by default) 5 Not enough data Adminstration Control 8.3(won by default) 5 Not enough data Application Server[Hide 24 FeaturesShow 24 Features](javascript:void(0);) 8.4 9 Not enough data Data Management Data Redundancy 8.0(won by default) 9 Not enough data Server Management 8.9(won by default) 9 Not enough data Version and Profile Support 8.7(won by default) 9 Not enough data Web-based frameworks 8.7(won by default) 9 Not enough data Data exchange 7.9(won by default) 7 Not enough data User Features Centralized offering 8.5(won by default) 8 Not enough data Security updates 8.3(won by default) 9 Not enough data Real-time visibility 8.3(won by default) 8 Not enough data Modernization Cloud deployment 8.3(won by default) 7 Not enough data Microservices development 9.2(won by default) 8 Not enough data On-premises support 7.7(won by default) 8 Not enough data Modular architecture 8.3(won by default) 8 Not enough data AI Performance Improvement - Application Server AI Application Scaling Not enough data Not enough data AI Error Prediction Not enough data Not enough data Intelligent Resource Forecasting Not enough data Not enough data AI Anomaly Detection Not enough data Not enough data AI Intrusion Detection Not enough data Not enough data Agentic AI - Application Server Autonomous Task Execution Not enough data Not enough data Multi-step Planning Not enough data Not enough data Cross-system Integration Not enough data Not enough data Adaptive Learning Not enough data Not enough data Natural Language Interaction Not enough data Not enough data Proactive Assistance Not enough data Not enough data Decision Making Not enough data Not enough data Show 5 feature categories with incomplete data Server Monitoring[Hide 86 FeaturesShow 86 Features](javascript:void(0);) Not enough data Not enough data Visibility Activity Dashboard Not enough data Not enough data Real-Time Notifications Not enough data Not enough data Uptime Reporting Not enough data Not enough data Customizable Dashboard Not enough data Not enough data Web Traffic Reporting Not enough data Not enough data Real-Time Reporting Not enough data Not enough data Risk Alerts Not enough data Not enough data Threshold Alerts Not enough data Not enough data Email Alerts Not enough data Not enough data Monitoring and Management Capacity Management Not enough data Not enough data Automation Not enough data Not enough data Performance Baseline Not enough data Not enough data Bandwidth Monitoring Not enough data Not enough data Immediate Alert Notification Not enough data Not enough data Proactive Server Monitoring Software Not enough data Not enough data Generative AI Not enough data Not enough data Audit Trail Not enough data Not enough data User Management Not enough data Not enough data Audit Management Not enough data Not enough data Issue Management Not enough data Not enough data Service Level Agreement (SLA) Management Not enough data Not enough data Configuration Management Not enough data Not enough data Incident Management Not enough data Not enough data Patch Management Not enough data Not enough data Compliance Management Not enough data Not enough data Remote Monitoring & Management Not enough data Not enough data Inventory Management Not enough data Not enough data Policy Management Not enough data Not enough data CPU Monitoring Not enough data Not enough data Network Monitoring Not enough data Not enough data Real-Time Analytics Not enough data Not enough data Server Monitoring Not enough data Not enough data Email Monitoring Not enough data Not enough data Performance Monitoring Not enough data Not enough data Asset Lifecycle Management Not enough data Not enough data Workflow Management Not enough data Not enough data Data Storage Management Not enough data Not enough data Credential Management Not enough data Not enough data Password Management Not enough data Not enough data Virtual Machine Monitoring Not enough data Not enough data Monitoring Not enough data Not enough data Database Monitoring Not enough data Not enough data Cloud environment support Server Monitoring For Cloud Deployments Not enough data Not enough data Software Scaling Not enough data Not enough data Agentic AI - Server Monitoring Autonomous Task Execution Not enough data Not enough data Multi-step Planning Not enough data Not enough data Cross-system Integration Not enough data Not enough data Adaptive Learning Not enough data Not enough data Natural Language Interaction Not enough data Not enough data Proactive Assistance Not enough data Not enough data Decision Making Not enough data Not enough data Third-Party Integrations Not enough data Not enough data Capacity Planning Not enough data Not enough data Additional Functionality Authentication Not enough data Not enough data Secure Data Storage Not enough data Not enough data Role-Based Permissions Not enough data Not enough data AI Copilot Not enough data Not enough data Automatic Backup Not enough data Not enough data Reporting/Analytics Not enough data Not enough data Event Logs Not enough data Not enough data Maintenance Scheduling Not enough data Not enough data Trend Analysis Not enough data Not enough data Secure Login Not enough data Not enough data Drag & Drop Not enough data Not enough data Access Controls/Permissions Not enough data Not enough data Dashboard Creation Not enough data Not enough data SSL Security Not enough data Not enough data HIPAA Compliant Not enough data Not enough data Real-Time Updates Not enough data Not enough data Scheduling Not enough data Not enough data API Not enough data Not enough data Tagging Not enough data Not enough data Data Migration Not enough data Not enough data Self Service Portal Not enough data Not enough data Disaster Recovery Not enough data Not enough data Purchasing & Receiving Not enough data Not enough data Activity Tracking Not enough data Not enough data Automated Scheduling Not enough data Not enough data Reporting & Statistics Not enough data Not enough data Diagnostic Tools Not enough data Not enough data Status Tracking Not enough data Not enough data Customizable Reports Not enough data Not enough data Alerts/Escalation Not enough data Not enough data Visual Analytics Not enough data Not enough data Event Tracking Not enough data Not enough data Baseline Manager Not enough data Not enough data Log Analysis[Hide 80 FeaturesShow 80 Features](javascript:void(0);) Not enough data Not enough data Data Preparation Data Sources Not enough data Not enough data Indexing Not enough data Not enough data Automated Tagging Not enough data Not enough data Data Blending Not enough data Not enough data Analysis Track Trends Not enough data Not enough data Detect Anomalies Not enough data Not enough data Metric and Event Data Not enough data Not enough data Search Not enough data Not enough data Alerts Not enough data Not enough data Live Tail Not enough data Not enough data Real-Time Data Not enough data Not enough data Visualization Dashboards Not enough data Not enough data Data Discovery Not enough data Not enough data Activity Dashboard Not enough data Not enough data Activity Dashboard Not enough data Not enough data Customizable Dashboard Not enough data Not enough data Agentic AI - Log Analysis Autonomous Task Execution Not enough data Not enough data Multi-step Planning Not enough data Not enough data Cross-system Integration Not enough data Not enough data Adaptive Learning Not enough data Not enough data Natural Language Interaction Not enough data Not enough data Proactive Assistance Not enough data Not enough data Decision Making Not enough data Not enough data Third-Party Integrations Not enough data Not enough data Additional Functionality Continuous Monitoring Not enough data Not enough data Reporting/Analytics Not enough data Not enough data Real-Time Analytics Not enough data Not enough data Issue Tracking Not enough data Not enough data Anomaly Detection Not enough data Not enough data Visual Analytics Not enough data Not enough data Data Visualization Not enough data Not enough data Monitoring Not enough data Not enough data AI Copilot Not enough data Not enough data Audit Management Not enough data Not enough data Correlation Analysis Not enough data Not enough data Generative AI Not enough data Not enough data Reporting & Statistics Not enough data Not enough data Search/Filter Not enough data Not enough data Data Import/Export Not enough data Not enough data Data Classification Not enough data Not enough data Audit Trail Not enough data Not enough data Pattern Detection and Recognition Not enough data Not enough data Analytics Not enough data Not enough data Activity Tracking Not enough data Not enough data Event Tracking Not enough data Not enough data Log Collection Not enough data Not enough data Alerts/Notifications Not enough data Not enough data Log Analysis Not enough data Not enough data Event Logs Not enough data Not enough data Data Analysis Tools Not enough data Not enough data HIPAA Compliant Not enough data Not enough data Predictive Analytics Not enough data Not enough data Performance Metrics Not enough data Not enough data Secure Data Storage Not enough data Not enough data Dashboard Creation Not enough data Not enough data Real-Time Monitoring Not enough data Not enough data Alerts/Escalation Not enough data Not enough data Remediation Management Not enough data Not enough data Compliance Tracking Not enough data Not enough data Single Sign On Not enough data Not enough data Prioritization Not enough data Not enough data Uptime Reporting Not enough data Not enough data Log Rotation Not enough data Not enough data Real-Time Notifications Not enough data Not enough data Compliance Management Not enough data Not enough data Server Logs Not enough data Not enough data Incident Management Not enough data Not enough data Role-Based Permissions Not enough data Not enough data PCI Compliance Not enough data Not enough data Charting Not enough data Not enough data Log Parsing Not enough data Not enough data Archiving & Retention Not enough data Not enough data Server Monitoring Not enough data Not enough data API Not enough data Not enough data Diagnostic Tools Not enough data Not enough data Customizable Reports Not enough data Not enough data Real-Time Reporting Not enough data Not enough data Policy Management Not enough data Not enough data Issue Management Not enough data Not enough data Vulnerability Scanning Not enough data Not enough data Application Performance Monitoring (APM)[Hide 54 FeaturesShow 54 Features](javascript:void(0);) Not enough data Not enough data Monitoring Performance Baselines Not enough data Not enough data Performance Analysis Not enough data Not enough data Transaction Monitoring Not enough data Not enough data AI/ML Assistance Not enough data Not enough data Multi-System Monitoring Not enough data Not enough data Generative AI Not enough data Not enough data Container Monitoring Not enough data Not enough data Response Dashboards and Visualization Not enough data Not enough data Incident Alerting Not enough data Not enough data Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Not enough data Not enough data Trend Analysis Not enough data Not enough data Data Visualization Not enough data Not enough data Agentic AI - Application Performance Monitoring (APM) Autonomous Task Execution Not enough data Not enough data Cross-system Integration Not enough data Not enough data Adaptive Learning Not enough data Not enough data Proactive Assistance Not enough data Not enough data Decision Making Not enough data Not enough data Third-Party Integrations Not enough data Not enough data Performance Real User Monitoring (RUM) Not enough data Not enough data Performance Metrics Not enough data Not enough data Functionality Database Monitoring Not enough data Not enough data Dynamic Transaction Mapping Not enough data Not enough data Load Balancing Not enough data Not enough data Cloud Observability Not enough data Not enough data Server Monitoring Not enough data Not enough data Additional Functionality Real-Time Data Not enough data Not enough data Email Alerts Not enough data Not enough data Bottleneck Identification Not enough data Not enough data API Not enough data Not enough data Uptime Reporting Not enough data Not enough data Resource Management Not enough data Not enough data Dashboard Creation Not enough data Not enough data Data Import/Export Not enough data Not enough data Baseline Manager Not enough data Not enough data Issue Tracking Not enough data Not enough data Drag & Drop Not enough data Not enough data Reporting/Analytics Not enough data Not enough data Alerts/Notifications Not enough data Not enough data Prioritization Not enough data Not enough data Collaboration Tools Not enough data Not enough data Real-Time Reporting Not enough data Not enough data Application Management Not enough data Not enough data SSL Security Not enough data Not enough data Incident Management Not enough data Not enough data Access Controls/Permissions Not enough data Not enough data Status Tracking Not enough data Not enough data Audit Management Not enough data Not enough data Customizable Reports Not enough data Not enough data Diagnostic Tools Not enough data Not enough data Single Sign On Not enough data Not enough data Workflow Management Not enough data Not enough data AI Copilot Not enough data Not enough data Activity Tracking Not enough data Not enough data Event Logs Not enough data Not enough data Load Balancing[Hide 54 FeaturesShow 54 Features](javascript:void(0);) Not enough data Not enough data Usability - Load Balancing User Interface Design Not enough data Not enough data Setup Simplicity Not enough data Not enough data Platform Integration Not enough data Not enough data Container Support Not enough data Not enough data Performance Optimization - Load Balancing Global Load Balancing Not enough data Not enough data Dynamic Resource Allocation Not enough data Not enough data Server Health Monitoring Not enough data Not enough data Disaster Recovery Not enough data Not enough data Real-Time Monitoring Not enough data Not enough data Health Monitoring Not enough data Not enough data Network Monitoring Not enough data Not enough data Web Traffic Monitoring Not enough data Not enough data Security & Compliance - Load Balancing SSL/TLS Termination Not enough data Not enough data Application Firewall Integration Not enough data Not enough data DDoS Mitigation Not enough data Not enough data Access Control Not enough data Not enough data IP Whitelisting/Blacklisting Not enough data Not enough data Access Controls/Permissions Not enough data Not enough data Traffic Control Not enough data Not enough data DDoS Protection Not enough data Not enough data Third-Party Integrations Not enough data Not enough data Additional Functionality SSL Decryption Not enough data Not enough data Real-Time Data Not enough data Not enough data Event Logs Not enough data Not enough data Alerts/Notifications Not enough data Not enough data SSL Offload Not enough data Not enough data Content Routing Not enough data Not enough data Schedulers Not enough data Not enough data Automatic Configuration Not enough data Not enough data Secure Data Storage Not enough data Not enough data Activity Dashboard Not enough data Not enough data Content Caching Not enough data Not enough data Real-Time Analytics Not enough data Not enough data Predefined Protocols Not enough data Not enough data API Not enough data Not enough data HTTP Caching Not enough data Not enough data Configuration Management Not enough data Not enough data Performance Metrics Not enough data Not enough data AI Copilot Not enough data Not enough data Multi-Cloud Management Not enough data Not enough data Reporting/Analytics Not enough data Not enough data Data Loss Prevention Not enough data Not enough data Reverse Proxy Not enough data Not enough data Compression Not enough data Not enough data Status Tracking Not enough data Not enough data Authentication Not enough data Not enough data Redundancy Checking Not enough data Not enough data Visual Analytics Not enough data Not enough data Generative AI Not enough data Not enough data Network Provisioning Not enough data Not enough data Remote Monitoring & Management Not enough data Not enough data Load Distribution Not enough data Not enough data User Management Not enough data Not enough data SSL Security Not enough data Not enough data Observability Software[Hide 49 FeaturesShow 49 Features](javascript:void(0);) Not enough data Not enough data Telemetry Collection & Ingestion - Observability Multi-Telemetry Ingestion Not enough data Not enough data OpenTelemetry Support Not enough data Not enough data Agentic AI - Observability Software Autonomous Task Execution Not enough data Not enough data Multi-step Planning Not enough data Not enough data Cross-system Integration Not enough data Not enough data Adaptive Learning Not enough data Not enough data Natural Language Interaction Not enough data Not enough data Proactive Assistance Not enough data Not enough data Decision Making Not enough data Not enough data AI/Machine Learning Not enough data Not enough data Third-Party Integrations Not enough data Not enough data Visualization & Dashboards - Observability Service Dependency Mapping Not enough data Not enough data Unified Dashboard Not enough data Not enough data Trace Visualization Not enough data Not enough data Activity Dashboard Not enough data Not enough data Correlation & Root Cause Analysis - Observability Cross-Telemetry Correlation Not enough data Not enough data Root Cause Detection Not enough data Not enough data Intelligent Alerting Not enough data Not enough data Scalability & Ecosystem Integration - Observability Kubernetes Monitoring Not enough data Not enough data Hybrid/Multi-Cloud Support Not enough data Not enough data Real-Time Monitoring Not enough data Not enough data Network Monitoring Not enough data Not enough data Container Monitoring Not enough data Not enough data Activity Monitoring Not enough data Not enough data AI Features - Observability Predictive Insights Not enough data Not enough data Generative AI Not enough data Not enough data AI Anomaly Detection Not enough data Not enough data Additional Functionality Vulnerability Management Not enough data Not enough data Load Balancing Not enough data Not enough data Asset Discovery Not enough data Not enough data AI Copilot Not enough data Not enough data Real-Time Data Not enough data Not enough data Incident Reporting Not enough data Not enough data Real-Time Analytics Not enough data Not enough data Threat Response Not enough data Not enough data Threat Intelligence Not enough data Not enough data Performance Metrics Not enough data Not enough data Alerts/Notifications Not enough data Not enough data Compliance Management Not enough data Not enough data Workflow Management Not enough data Not enough data Configuration Management Not enough data Not enough data Issue Tracking Not enough data Not enough data Reporting & Statistics Not enough data Not enough data Log Management Not enough data Not enough data Troubleshooting Not enough data Not enough data Incident Management Not enough data Not enough data Root Cause Analysis Not enough data Not enough data Prioritization Not enough data Not enough data Key Performance Indicators Not enough data Not enough data User Insights Reviewers' Company Size [![F5 NGINX](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/62010ad6d5b954f5a6a5bdaf40a5d2b7/f5-nginx.svg "F5 NGINX")](https://www.g2.com/products/f5-nginx/reviews) F5 NGINX Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.) 40.2% Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.) 39.3% Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.) 20.5% [![OpenResty](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_4c0dc6ac3d98ab3b530538ba0b388f4b/openresty.jpg "OpenResty")](https://www.g2.com/products/openresty/reviews) OpenResty Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.) 0% Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.) 66.7% Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.) 33.3% Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 40.2% 0% Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 39.3% 66.7% Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 20.5% 33.3% Reviewers' Industry [![F5 NGINX](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/62010ad6d5b954f5a6a5bdaf40a5d2b7/f5-nginx.svg "F5 NGINX")](https://www.g2.com/products/f5-nginx/reviews) F5 NGINX Information Technology and Services 36.9% Computer Software 17.1% Internet 7.2% Banking 3.6% E-Learning 2.7% Other 32.4% [![OpenResty](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_4c0dc6ac3d98ab3b530538ba0b388f4b/openresty.jpg "OpenResty")](https://www.g2.com/products/openresty/reviews) OpenResty Information Technology and Services 50.0% Market Research 16.7% Computer Software 16.7% Computer & Network Security 16.7% ‐ Other 0.0% Alternatives **F5 NGINX Alternatives** ![HAProxy](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/7b4d7d3f13ff9a655c3e07b1ab59128a/haproxy.svg "HAProxy") [ HAProxy ](/products/haproxy/reviews) ![Cloudflare Application Security and 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