Atos DirX Directory vs NGINX Plus comparison

Atos and F5 are both solutions in the Application Infrastructure category. Atos is ranked #25, while F5 is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.1. Atos holds a 0.6% mindshare in AIS, compared to F5’s 10.1% mindshare. Additionally, 75% of Atos users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 93% of F5 users who would recommend it.

Atos DirX Directory

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75% willing to recommend

NGINX Plus

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93% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 5, 2025

Atos DirX Directory and NGINX Plus compete in directory services and application delivery. NGINX Plus outshines with its extensive features and scalability, especially in application solutions, while Atos excels with budget-friendly pricing and robust support.

Features: Atos DirX Directory focuses on user identity management, secure authentication, and access control. NGINX Plus offers features like high performance load balancing, application delivery, and modularity, catering well to high-traffic environments.

Room for Improvement: Atos DirX Directory could benefit from enhanced user interface, broader protocol support, and more integration options. NGINX Plus may improve by simplifying its configuration setup, reducing complexity for new users, and offering built-in identity management features.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Atos DirX Directory provides user-friendly deployment with excellent support and documentation. NGINX Plus, while offering comprehensive documentation and support options, might require higher technical expertise for deployment.

Pricing and ROI: Atos DirX Directory is noted for its cost-effectiveness, appealing to budget-focused enterprises. NGINX Plus, though potentially more costly, delivers notable ROI through its robust features and performance benefits, particularly for enterprises needing advanced application delivery.

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Categories and Ranking

Atos DirX Directory

Ranking in Application Infrastructure

25th

Average Rating

6.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

NGINX Plus

Ranking in Application Infrastructure

4th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) (7th)

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Application Infrastructure category, the mindshare of Atos DirX Directory is 0.6%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NGINX Plus is 10.1%, down from 11.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Kleber Fernandes

Diretor Comercial at a security firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

An identity management system with valuable knowledge

We use Atos DirX Directory for cybersecurity with Managed Detection and Response (MDR) solutions Atos DirX Directory helps take care of attacks and manage responses. It also has artificial intelligence to mitigate any attack. The most valuable feature is its knowledge. The price could be…

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Michael Olayemi

Senior Software Engineer at Checkit

Enables public access and secure configurations through reverse proxy

The primary valuable feature of NGINX for me is its ability to provide a reverse proxy. I have found that this feature supports our local server, and I am able to connect through our DNS system, making it accessible publicly. Additionally, the integration with SSL certificates and the configuration capabilities make it a valuable solution for my use case. Without NGINX, users would not be able to access our application, which means there is positive ROI from using NGINX as it is crucial for the functioning of my organization.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The most valuable feature is its knowledge."

"The solution offers high performance."

"The role and attribute-based access control has been greatly improved."

"DirX Directory is the best feature of the product: a very fast, stable LDAP directory."

"Its versatility and capabilities make it invaluable for implementing patches and fixes when necessary."

"The primary valuable feature of NGINX for me is its ability to provide a reverse proxy."

"I think installation only took a couple of minutes — no more than 10 minutes."

"NGINX Plus' most valuable feature is the ingress controller."

"NGINX Plus also has NGINX App Protect. It's a separate module, which is inspired by the F5 apps."

"When I worked in a security research center, we tested NGINX to support DoS and DDoS attacks, and its results were great."

"The most valuable features are the gateway and the ability to publish to sites."

"The robust software architecture allows for it to be scalable and very stable."

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Cons

"The price could be better. It would be better if they developed a better endpoint solution in the next release."

"An overall modernization of the product is required in order to keep up with newer products."

"Needs more available consultants and implementation partners."

"The user interface could be more convenient for people that don't know the tool too intensively."

"The Self-Service Portal is old school and it lacks easy accessibility for users."

"The center management system could be improved."

"I would like it to have a more user-friendly graphical interface."

"The user interface could be improved."

"NGINX is a very basic load balancer and cannot do as many customizations as F5."

"Only improvement needed that I would point to is scalability. With it, I mean clusterized organisation on a low level. At the moment, the best alternative is RHEL HA."

"They should do in the open source version of what they did to Advanced HTTP, TCP, and UDP load balancing."

"NGINX Plus is moderately priced, but it could give better value for money."

"There is room for improvement in the pricing model."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price could be better."

"NGINX is a free tool in Brazil. There are some companies which do support it."

"The list price of NGINX Plus is close to $5,500."

"HAProxy is cheaper than NGINX."

"I use the solution's community edition which is free of cost."

"Compared to other similar solutions on the market, I think it's over-priced."

"Nginx is free. I don't have experience with the Plus version."

"It's an open source solution, so it's free."

"The cost is reasonable."

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It performs very well. That's one of the primary reasons we use NGINX.

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My use case involves using the free and open-source version of NGINX, making it cost-effective as I haven't incurred any costs.

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Also Known As

DirX Directory

NGINX

Overview

DirX Directory is a standards-compliant, high-performance, highly available, reliable and secure Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) and X.500 directory server. It offers unlimited scalability with outstanding read and write performance.

Atos

NGINX Plus is a versatile solution that offers load balancing, caching, proxying, and API deployment capabilities. It can be deployed on private or public clouds and is ideal for building CDN solutions. The solution can also be used to secure web applications and replace web services like Apache.

NGINX has helped organizations improve functioning, reduce downtimes, and offer a DevOps-friendly solution. Its community support and documentation are highly regarded, and its configuration is more straightforward, making it a recommended choice over HAProxy.

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