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Mirantis Container Cloud vs NGINX App Protect comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 16, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Mirantis Container Cloud
Ranking in Container Security
29th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
Container Virtualization (1st)
NGINX App Protect
Ranking in Container Security
27th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
27
Ranking in other categories
Web Application Firewall (WAF) (15th), API Security (7th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Container Security category, the mindshare of Mirantis Container Cloud is 0.3%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NGINX App Protect is 0.4%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Container Security Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
NGINX App Protect0.4%
Mirantis Container Cloud0.3%
Other99.3%
Container Security
 

Featured Reviews

Hitesh D - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager at pnb metlife
High availability and self-healing mechanisms ensure seamless production builds
The most useful feature of Mirantis Container Cloud for our container management is Kubernetes. It provides a cluster, high availability, and a self-healing mechanism. Its multi-cluster management capability enhances our operational efficiency as it is easy to use, and every deployment is from the CI/CD, which automatically builds and deploys without human interference, reducing our deployment time to a few seconds.
Valerio Guaglianone - PeerSpot reviewer
Dev Ops Engineer at adesso AG
Long-term web protection has supported reliable traffic management but needs a simpler interface
NGINX App Protect is a good product. I have used both versions from F5 -also the free version- (I mean the NGINX/NGINX One/App Protect free trial period), and I think it is a good product. It's stable, affordable, and easy to manage. NGINX App Protect is a comprehensive security solution that combines advanced WAF, DoS protection, API security, and DevSecOps automation in a lightweight, scalable package ideal for modern cloud-native architectures. The adaptive machine learning capabilities are truly commendable, as the solution can establish traffic baselines and detect anomalies in real time. It automatically adjusts security policies, minimizing the need for manual intervention and reducing false positives. Additionally, it supports scalable deployment across diverse environments, including on-premises, cloud, Kubernetes, and containers, offering both flexibility and scalability I have experience with the web server, F5 load balancer, and similar products provided by Ergon, for eg. the web application firewall and the Microgateway for K8S. I'm also familiar with F5 BIG-IP products.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Using this solution for a production environment that should be working 24/7 is the biggest proof of stability."
"The solution is very easy to use, it is intuitive and has good documentation."
"Mirantis Container Cloud operates similarly to how we interact with databases. It provides a comprehensive platform for deploying and managing containerized applications across cloud environments."
"This solution has improved our organization with the agility, microservices approach, and scalable solutions for distributed systems."
"The solution is scalable and we have plans to increase usage in the future."
"One of the most valuable feature is its scalability because it is easy to work with. Even though I haven't fully removed it before, it's simple to get started and develop further. It's comparable to working with languages like C++ and Python. Python. It is easy to understand and more user-friendly."
"The solution has enhanced the security and compliance management of container environments which reduces operational overhead and costs."
"The UI is very useful."
"WAF is useful to track mitigation, inclusion, prevention, and the parametric firewall."
"The most valuable feature is that I can establish different services from the firewall."
"It's very easy to deploy."
"The tool is not complex and is very user-friendly."
"We have seen a return on investment using NGINX App Protect."
"NGINX App Protect has improved the flexibility of services in our company and distributed new escalation applications."
"The most valuable feature is that there is a link in the system that will help to analyze the security of an application when something abnormal is found."
"NGINX App Protect has complete control over the HTTP session."
 

Cons

"When it comes to the integration part, it's the basic functionality, but for any product, at the end of the day, security is extremely relevant. I personally feel like you have to constantly strive towards being more secure. You can never be 100% secure, and you have to work more toward security. It's as simple as that."
"Mirantis Container Cloud needs to improve its documentation."
"Sometimes the basic support is a bit difficult if you have a firewall and cloud servers behind the firewall and then try to implement the backup solution, it is a bit difficult to do by yourself."
"Docker's technical support is a struggling area."
"Areas for improvement are the privacy of container management and the documentation. In the next release, I would like to see best practices on how to manage distributed containers and networks."
"I find Docker easier to use, but I gave it to an inexperienced developer and it took him a lot of time to understand."
"Sometimes the basic support is a bit difficult if you have a firewall and cloud servers behind the firewall and then try to implement the backup solution, it can be a bit difficult to do by yourself."
"Areas for improvement are the privacy of container management and the documentation. In the next release, I would like to see best practices on how to manage distributed containers and networks."
"NGINX App Protect could improve security."
"Right now, the tool doesn't provide an option revolving around update feeds, specifically the signature update option in the UI."
"The integration of NGINX App Protect could improve."
"The dashboard could provide a more comprehensive view of the status of the connections."
"Setting policies and parameters through the UI should be more automated because the process is manual, where we can only edit one rule at a time."
"I think NGINX App Protect could be improved by having it come out of the box with NGINX."
"The support from NGINX App Protect is too expensive."
"The GUI and web GUI configuration could be improved to be easier to manage and use."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Mirantis Container Cloud is free. However, there are features for which you need to pay."
"I rate the product price an eight on a scale of one to ten, where one means low price and ten means high price."
"This solution is free."
"The community edition does not require a license and is completely free."
"Its licensing is on a yearly basis."
"The solution is open-source and free to try."
"It is more costly than other products, but it is worth every penny."
"Docker is a free solution."
"NGINX is not expensive."
"There is a license needed to use NGINX App Protect."
"The solution's price is reasonable."
"There are no additional fees."
"There are not any additional costs we had to pay to use NGINX App Protect."
"NGINX App Protect is expensive."
"The pricing is reasonable because NGINX operates on an instance basis."
"The price of NGINX App Protect is not much different from the products that fall under the leader category of Gartner Magic Quadrant."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Marketing Services Firm
18%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Computer Software Company
11%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business15
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise17
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise12
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Mirantis Container Cloud?
Regarding the cost, Mirantis Container Cloud is cheaper than other solutions like Red Hat. The license costs around 10,000 Indian rupees per year.
What needs improvement with Mirantis Container Cloud?
Mirantis Container Cloud should have AI integration tools, which are not available right now. These tools should assist in app scalability and deployment error handling.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for NGINX App Protect?
I will not be able to answer about my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for NGINX App Protect, as something different handles that in my team.
What needs improvement with NGINX App Protect?
I think NGINX App Protect could be improved by having it come out of the box with NGINX.
What is your primary use case for NGINX App Protect?
My main use case for NGINX App Protect is primarily in our infrastructure layer with Kubernetes, as I am using it to protect my application from attacks like DDoS and provide additional firewall pr...
 

Also Known As

Docker Enterprise
NGINX WAF, NGINX Web Application Firewall
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

illumina, Groupon, PayPal, ebay, ING, New Relic
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