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We performed a comparison between Atos DirX Directory and NGINX Plus based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Application Infrastructure solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Atos DirX Directory vs. NGINX Plus Report (Updated: May 2024).
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Pros
"The role and attribute-based access control has been greatly improved.""The most valuable feature is its knowledge.""The solution offers high performance.""DirX Directory is the best feature of the product: a very fast, stable LDAP directory."

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"The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is simple to configure.""When I worked in a security research center, we tested NGINX to support DoS and DDoS attacks, and its results were great.""Application Gateway with application-level firewall tool and load distributor and balancer (also serves for A/B testing).""With NGINX, I appreciate its ability to route traffic geographically.""This solution has everything.""Its most valuable features are load balancing and application delivery. This is the most efficient application for these features because of stability and its efficiency.""NGINX works much better than HAProxy in our current hardware and architecture for HTTP/HTTPS load balancing. ​​""The robust software architecture allows for it to be scalable and very stable."

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Cons
"The Self-Service Portal is old school and it lacks easy accessibility for users.""Needs more available consultants and implementation partners.""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.""The user interface could be more convenient for people that don't know the tool too intensively."

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"The center management system could be improved.""It would be great if there was even more automation to make it even easier to maintain.""The user interface could be improved.""NGINX Plus is moderately priced, but it could give better value for money.""Make modules easier to enable or disable. The beauty and ugly side of the NGINX modules is you have to know how to compile the module. For beginners or non-very technical aspirant(s) going for NGINX, they have to learn how to compile the modules.​""The drawback is that you must obtain a license for everything.""The solution must improve its performance.""The scalability could be improved."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Nginx is free. I don't have experience with the Plus version."
  • "I am not so happy with their pricing policy, but this is not the worse thing in my life. I can tolerate it."
  • "​NGINX Plus is worth it, if you need it. If you do not need the features or support, the free and open source package is more than capable. ​"
  • "​NGINX is a free tool in Brazil. There are some companies which do support it.​"
  • "The price is the cost to contract support with a specialized company, usually during consulting hours.​"
  • "Compared to other similar solutions on the market, I think it's over-priced."
  • "You pay for each feature that you want."
  • "The list price of NGINX Plus is close to $5,500."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The most valuable feature is its knowledge.
    Top Answer:The price could be better. It would be better if they developed a better endpoint solution in the next release.
    Top Answer:IIS is a flexible, secure, and manageable web server to host anything on the web. IIS’s scalable and open architecture can handle the most demanding tasks. From media streaming to web applications… more »
    Top Answer:Using NGINX Plus for web traffic distribution is fantastic. It offers performance similar to physical load balancers but with added flexibility.
    Top Answer:The pricing of NGINX Plus is a bit steep compared to other options I have used. NGINX Plus licensing is annual or three-year based, and it is socket-based. You pay for the license according to the… more »
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    Also Known As
    DirX Directory
    NGINX
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    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.

    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.

    Sample Customers
    National Savings and Investments, Vehicle and Operator Services Agency
    Locaweb, AppNexus, Wix, Reliam, Montana Interactive, MuleSoft, Warpwire, Discovery Education, InkaBinka, WordPress.com, Gogo, GOV.UK, NASA
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm14%
    Computer Software Company9%
    Construction Company9%
    Insurance Company9%
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company31%
    Comms Service Provider23%
    Energy/Utilities Company15%
    Media Company8%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company16%
    Financial Services Firm14%
    Comms Service Provider10%
    Government7%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business11%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise75%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business58%
    Midsize Enterprise4%
    Large Enterprise38%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business23%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise61%
    Buyer's Guide
    Atos DirX Directory vs. NGINX Plus
    May 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Atos DirX Directory vs. NGINX Plus and other solutions. Updated: May 2024.
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    Atos DirX Directory is ranked 19th in Application Infrastructure with 4 reviews while NGINX Plus is ranked 2nd in Application Infrastructure with 28 reviews. Atos DirX Directory is rated 6.8, while NGINX Plus is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Atos DirX Directory writes "An identity management system with valuable knowledge". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NGINX Plus writes "Quick installation and very easy to manage while doing orchestration or automation". Atos DirX Directory is most compared with One Identity Manager, CyberArk Privileged Access Manager and SailPoint IdentityIQ, whereas NGINX Plus is most compared with IIS, HAProxy, Kemp LoadMaster, F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) and Apache Web Server. See our Atos DirX Directory vs. NGINX Plus report.

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