We performed a comparison between HAProxy and NGINX Plus based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."I can't speak to all of the HAProxy features because we don't use them all, but load balancing is very good."
"The features I find valuable in this solution are session control which automatically disconnects users that forget to log off, and the ability to write rules to either allow or block certain file requests."
"It is scalable."
"Having the right load balancing solution – which is what HAProxy is – and protection in place gives organizations peace of mind."
"The solution is user-friendly and efficient."
"The most valuable feature of HAProxy is that its open source."
"Load balancing is valuable, and we are also using the WAF feature."
"Stability is number one."
"NGINX Plus' most valuable feature is the ingress controller."
"This solution has everything."
"The load balancing module, which is equivalent to LTM, is the focus of the PSE. So far, the features of both are identical. I believe NGINX has more features for securing these services, but in terms of load balancing, both are massive solutions."
"The most valuable features are the gateway and the ability to publish to sites."
"NGINX Plus also has NGINX App Protect. It's a separate module, which is inspired by the F5 apps."
"Supports IMAP, POP and SMTP protocols for the reverse proxy."
"The web proxy and the database proxy are excellent."
"HAProxy could improve by making the dashboards easier to use, and better reports and administration tickets."
"Documentation could be improved."
"We've changed solutions as it doesn't fit with our current needs."
"While troubleshooting, we are having some difficulties. There are no issues when it is running; it is stable and very good; however, if there is a troubleshooting issue or an incident occurs, we will have issues because this is open-source."
"Sometimes it's challenging to get through the log, and you need a log to understand what is going on. It isn't easy to map the logging with the documentation, and every time I read the log, I have to pull out the documentation to understand what I'm reading."
"I would like to see better search handling, and a user interface, with a complete functional graphical unit"
"The solution can be improved by controlling TCP behavior better and mandating to clients what the expected outcome must be in order to avoid receiving contestant timeout logs."
"The reconfigurability in terms of the tooling could be improved and maybe an editor plugin can be added."
"The center management system could be improved."
"The drawback is that you must obtain a license for everything."
"The KPI should be more focused on load balancing and the latency in application calling from the end system."
"The scalability could be improved."
"NGINX is a very basic load balancer and cannot do as many customizations as F5."
"It would be great if there was even more automation to make it even easier to maintain."
"NGINX Plus is moderately priced, but it could give better value for money."
HAProxy is ranked 5th in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) with 12 reviews while NGINX Plus is ranked 4th in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) with 7 reviews. HAProxy is rated 7.2, while NGINX Plus is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of HAProxy writes "You can go down to the protocol level and make decisions on something". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NGINX Plus writes "Quick installation and very easy to manage while doing orchestration or automation". HAProxy is most compared with Kemp LoadMaster, Microsoft Azure Application Gateway, F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM), Barracuda Web Application Firewall and Fortinet FortiADC, whereas NGINX Plus is most compared with IIS, F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM), Kemp LoadMaster, Microsoft Azure Application Gateway and Apache Web Server. See our HAProxy vs. NGINX Plus report.
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