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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (41.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (64.3% 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)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $2500 per year
Browse all 3 pricing plansRapidSSL
Star Rating
(14)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (64.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about RapidSSLF5 NGINX vs RapidSSL
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found RapidSSL easier to use, set up, and do business with overall. However, reviewers preferred the ease of administration with F5 NGINX.
- Reviewers felt that F5 NGINX meets the needs of their business better than RapidSSL.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that RapidSSL is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of F5 NGINX over RapidSSL.
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.
RapidSSL
No pricing availableFree Trial
F5 NGINX
Free Trial is available
RapidSSL
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.3
96
9.1
9
Ease of Use
8.4
96
8.9
9
Ease of Setup
8.3
65
8.9
6
Ease of Admin
8.4
65
7.8
6
Quality of Support
7.6
70
9.2
8
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
45
9.2
6
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
93
7.1
8
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
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Functionality
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
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
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
F5 NGINX and RapidSSL 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)
RapidSSL is categorized as SSL & TLS Certificate Tools
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
F5 NGINX
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
RapidSSL
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
14.3%
Consumer Goods
14.3%
Computer & Network Security
14.3%
Wholesale
7.1%
Machinery
7.1%
Other
42.9%
Alternatives
Discussions
Improve the delivery of static resources
3 Comments
MB
Application serverRead more
F5 NGINX has no more discussions with answers
Is RapidSSL any good?
1 Comment
AA
If you are willing to engage with support who even don't know about SSL then it is good!Read more
Is RapidSSL a DigiCert?
1 Comment
AR
Unlikely! Rapid SSL, like any other SSL (Comodo, etc) provides domain validation certificates. Whereas DigiCert provides organization validation...Read more
RapidSSL has no more discussions with answers
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