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Compare F5 NGINX and Traefik 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (41.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (56.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $2500 per year
Free
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 plansTraefik
Star Rating
(35)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (56.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Browse all 3 pricing plansF5 NGINX vs Traefik
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found F5 NGINX easier to use and do business with overall. However, reviewers preferred the ease of set up with Traefik, along with administration.
- Reviewers felt that Traefik meets the needs of their business better than F5 NGINX.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Traefik is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Traefik over F5 NGINX.
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.
Traefik
OSS Application Proxy
Free
Effortlessly expose your microservices to the internet.
- Open Source
- Ingress Controller + Reverse Proxy + Load balancer
- Services Auto-Discovery
Free Trial
F5 NGINX
Free Trial is available
Traefik
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.3
96
9.4
25
Ease of Use
8.4
96
8.2
25
Ease of Setup
8.3
65
8.5
22
Ease of Admin
8.4
65
8.8
17
Quality of Support
7.6
70
8.2
16
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
45
8.6
12
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
93
10.0
24
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
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
API Construction
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
9.8
8
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
9.4
9
API Management
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.2
8
Data Integration
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
9.2
8
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
F5 NGINX and Traefik are categorized as Load Balancing and Container Networking
Unique Categories
F5 NGINX is categorized as Web Server Accelerator, Application Server, DDoS Protection, and Web Application Firewall (WAF)
Traefik is categorized as Service Discovery and API Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
F5 NGINX
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Traefik
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
34.4%
Information Technology and Services
15.6%
Program Development
6.3%
Primary/Secondary Education
6.3%
Telecommunications
3.1%
Other
34.4%
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Discussions
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