Varnish Software Reviews (100)

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Varnish Software Reviews (100)

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Users consistently praise Varnish Software for its exceptional caching performance and ease of configuration, which significantly enhances website speed and user experience. The software's flexibility allows for tailored solutions, making it suitable for various web applications. However, many users note that it can be resource-intensive and may require technical expertise for optimal setup.

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Sharath J.
Chief training manager
Insurance
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Great Caching Performance, But Debugging Needs Improvement"
2.5/5
What do you like best about Varnish Software?

deliver faster reliable web content through advance caching Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Varnish Software?

debugging is tricky some require manual fine tuning Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Covenant L.
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Covenant L.
Software developer
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Great"
3/5
What do you like best about Varnish Software?

I like that they are building tools to help organizations Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Varnish Software?

They need to pay more attention to their developers Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Francesco U.
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Francesco U.
System Administator
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Using varnish for cdn"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Varnish Software?

We use varnish in our developing cdn infrastructure Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Varnish Software?

it's powerful language is also steepy to learning at the beginning Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Telecommunications
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Verified User in Telecommunications
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Performance, Quality, Configuration"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Varnish Software?

Varnish is really fast and powerfull . The Varnish Configuration Langage (VCL) is a must (think embedding Javascript to configure the cache). You can do everything with it.

I use varnish for caching popular content (VOD, Live, Static Assets) on hundred of servers, but also for Load Balancing API. Varnish support also distributed and multi-level of caching.

I haven't found any problems in many years. The support is fast, and helpfull. The support come from the developper so it's very easy to find issue with our hardware. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Varnish Software?

It's difficult to find a flaw for Varnish. Perhaps the cost of the solution ? But when i see the number of times i've open a ticket (3 in 8 years) I think the value is well spent. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Consumer Goods
AC
Verified User in Consumer Goods
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Varnish Software: A Simple Review"
4/5
What do you like best about Varnish Software?

The Cache HA Cluster and ESI (Edge Side Includes) features are often considered among the best aspects of Varnish Software due to their capability to optimize web performance and manage content delivery efficiently. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Varnish Software?

One drawback of Varnish Software is the lack of native support for Kubernetes as an ingress controller. While Varnish offers advanced routing, caching, and other features, its compatibility with Kubernetes and cncf solutions is limited, which can hinder its seamless integration within Kubernetes environments. This limitation could potentially be addressed to broaden the software's usage. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services
CI
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Speed Up Drupal Using Varnish"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Varnish Software?

Our web servers have become faster and more responsive thanks to Varnish software, this cuts down the waiting time for our pages. We managed to cope with large traffic spikes without any interruptions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Varnish Software?

The only minor drawbacks I can think of are related to the aggressive caching approach. This approach sometimes requires custom code to make it suitable for automatic cache invalidation using cache tags. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Muhammad A.
Full Stack Developer
Information Technology and Services
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"THE SPEED BOOST YOUR WEBSITE CRAVES."
4.5/5
What do you like best about Varnish Software?

One of the standout features of Varnish Software is its Caching Brilliance.It has significantly boosted our website and application performance by storing frequently accessed content in memory, reducing the load on backend servers. This results in faster page load times and improved user experiences. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Varnish Software?

I have found it to be resource-intensive , particularly in memory usage. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Banking
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Verified User in Banking
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Value adding component, securing end user experience and cost efficient"
5/5
What do you like best about Varnish Software?

It is flexible, securing our web development from request to response from client to backend and back again. Cost efficient, fast load to clients, low usage of backend infrastructure. High availability. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Varnish Software?

Very hard to say anything less good about Varnish. It's a technical product, built by technical people for technical usage, But make everyone happy from technicians to end users. One thing is that is so in front line of services to manage subscription thats its harder for a large company with security regulations to manage installation media and patches, but that problem is more on our side rather than problem with Varnish. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nancy N.
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Nancy N.
Software Engineer
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"A competent performance acceleration tool effective for boosting web performance"
5/5
What do you like best about Varnish Software?

Varnish Software has a user interface built on ease-of-use approach which makes it quite an easy tool to use. It makes use of modern age technology to ensure that the web performances are at top levels while still maintaining low bandwidth consumption. Also these technology helps keep the websites stable during high traffic allowing everyone to have a smooth experience accessing any content on the web at any given time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Varnish Software?

Using Varnish Software form me has never been challenging. It has a simple user architecture and very intuitive user interface which makes it simple to interact with. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Telecommunications
UT
Verified User in Telecommunications
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Varnish for routing and caching API requests"
4/5
What do you like best about Varnish Software?

powerful and easy to configure by adjusting the vcl files, this already included caching and routing configs and more Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Varnish Software?

Need thorough understanding on all the stages and config appropriately, else it'll be easy to make mistakes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.