NGINX App Protect vs ReversingLabs comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 16, 2024

ReversingLabs and NGINX App Protect are two prominent solutions in the cybersecurity domain. While ReversingLabs is favored for its threat intelligence capabilities, NGINX App Protect stands out due to its robust application security features.

Features: ReversingLabs offers comprehensive threat intelligence, detailed malware analysis, and integration with diverse security tools. NGINX App Protect provides strong web application firewall, extensive API protection, and seamless integration with other security tools.

Room for Improvement: ReversingLabs users seek more seamless integration with SIEM tools, enhanced threat detection algorithms, and better user interface design. NGINX App Protect users desire more detailed logging, improved reporting features, and easier rule management.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Users report straightforward deployment and responsive customer service for ReversingLabs. NGINX App Protect also offers smooth deployment, with thorough documentation and dedicated support, giving it an edge in resource availability during implementation.

Pricing and ROI: ReversingLabs has reasonable setup costs with high long-term ROI. NGINX App Protect is costlier upfront, but its advanced security features justify the price, leading to satisfactory ROI.

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NGINX App Protect vs. ReversingLabs

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Categories and Ranking

NGINX App Protect

Ranking in Container Security

21st

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Web Application Firewall (WAF) (15th), API Security (2nd)

ReversingLabs

Ranking in Container Security

29th

Average Rating

9.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Security Tools (24th), Anti-Malware Tools (18th), Software Composition Analysis (SCA) (12th), Threat Intelligence Platforms (13th), Software Supply Chain Security (13th)

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Container Security category, the mindshare of NGINX App Protect is 0.2%, down from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ReversingLabs is 0.3%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Container Security

Featured Reviews

Tomaz Sobczak

Security System Engineer at Ascomp S.A.

Signature-based detection, DOS protection, and bot protection

NGINX App Protect is easier to automate and configure, or manage from an API. This is good for securing applications. However, it's not suitable for more complex tasks. NGINX App Protect positively impacted performance changes. There's a cache or it works like a proxy, so it can speed up applications. It can also offload some functions from servers, which NGINX can handle faster.

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Jesse Harris

Principal Solutions Architect at Tanium

Comes with a large sample size and helps t stay on top of emerging threats

The solution helps to stay on top of emerging threats with easy integration with other products. ReversingLabs has a large sample size. The solution needs to improve integrations. I have been using the solution for four to five years. ReversingLabs' stability is excellent. I rate the…

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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 stability of the product is very impressive since it handles 60,000 to 70,000 requests or transactions per second."

"WAF is useful to track mitigation, inclusion, prevention, and the parametric firewall."

"We were looking for a product that is capable of complete automation and a container based solution. It's working."

"The initial setup was simple and took three to four days."

"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."

"Overall, I rate NGINX App Protect between eight and nine."

"The tool is not complex and is very user-friendly."

"It's very easy to deploy."

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"The automated static analysis of malware is the most valuable feature. Its detection abilities are very good. It hits all of the different platforms out there, platforms that see the items in the wild."

"It offers reports on a great many more file types than the other analysis solutions we have. It can give us a more in-depth analysis and better reporting on a larger number of file types. It also gives us a more comprehensive score on a number of things as well, and that's why we're using it as a front-end filter. It gives us more information... It's valuable because of its depth of information, as well as the breadth it gives us. There aren't a lot of tools that cover all of the different file types."

"As far as static analysis information is concerned, we use most of the information that is available in order to determine whether or not we might be dealing with a malware variant. This includes information that is related to Java rules. This is also related to malware families indicated or specific malicious software variants that are labeled by name."

"As far as the malware repository is concerned, it's extensive. It's a good source for finding samples, where we are unable to find them on other channels or by leveraging other sources."

"ReversingLabs has a large sample size."

Cons

"The configuration needs to be more flexible because it is difficult to do things that are outside of the ordinary."

"The integration of NGINX App Protect could improve."

"Right now, the tool doesn't provide an option revolving around update feeds, specifically the signature update option in the UI."

"Currently, the policies have to be handled manually, and you have to create from scratch, which can be a bit time-consuming, in a large environment."

"Its technical support could be better."

"It would be better if it were easier to implement and if there was more information from F5 regarding hardware requirements and specifications to deploy the service, to avoid disruptions after implementation."

"As far as scalability, it takes a long time for deployment."

"Areas for improvement would be if NGINX could scan for vulnerabilities and learn and update the signatures of DoS attacks."

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"The product support could be better at times. Sometimes, the resources that they provide could be of higher quality."

"The solution needs to improve integrations."

"I would like to see if we could do a little bit more of bulk uploading of hash sets. Right now, I can only do them individually."

"We would really like further integration with our threat intelligence platform, which is called ThreatConnect. We would also really like further integrations with an endpoint protection product we use called Tanium. The reason I mentioned both of these is that ReversingLabs claims to have extensive integrations with both of them, but they did not work for us."

"While the company is very helpful, it would be very much appreciated to have extensive proof of concept scripts for the different APIs available, though not for all the APIs that we have purchased. Respective scripts are available, but those scripts which are available are typically not of very high quality."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"NGINX App Protect is expensive."

"The pricing is reasonable because NGINX operates on an instance basis."

"The price of NGINX App Protect is approximately $3,000 annually. All of our licenses are observed by a managed service partner."

"There is a monthly or annual subscription to use NGINX App Protect. There are not any additional costs to the subscription."

"The licensing fees for this solution are pretty expensive for what it does, but there is no alternative."

"The product's price is high."

"The solution's price is reasonable."

"Our licensing costs are about $40,000 a year."

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"Currently, the license number of lookups that we purchased has not been reached yet, because the integration has only recently been completed. However, our usage is expected and planned to increase over the next couple of months."

"We have a yearly contract based on the number of queries and malicious programs which can be processed."

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Financial Services Firm

14%

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Computer Software Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

16%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about NGINX App Protect?

It's very easy to deploy.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for NGINX App Protect?

I don't know the pricing yet because in my other project, I was not part of the buying side and I was just starting to look at options.

What needs improvement with NGINX App Protect?

It would be better if it were easier to implement and if there was more information from F5 regarding hardware requirements and specifications to deploy the service, to avoid disruptions after impl...

What do you like most about ReversingLabs?

ReversingLabs has a large sample size.

What needs improvement with ReversingLabs?

The solution needs to improve integrations.

What advice do you have for others considering ReversingLabs?

I rate the product a ten out of ten.

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Also Known As

NGINX WAF, NGINX Web Application Firewall

ReversingLabs Titanium, ReversingLabs secure.software

Overview

NGINX App Protect application security solution combines the efficacy of advanced F5 web application firewall (WAF) technology with the agility and performance of NGINX Plus. The solution runs natively on NGINX Plus and addresses some of the most difficult challenges facing modern DevOps environments:

Integrating security controls directly into the development automation pipeline
Applying and managing security for modern and distributed application environments such as containers and microservices
Providing the right level of security controls without impacting release and go-to-market velocity
Complying with security and regulatory requirements

NGINX App Protect offers:

Expanded security beyond basic signatures to ensure adequate controls
F5 app‑security technology for efficacy superior to ModSecurity and other WAFs
Confidently run in “blocking” mode in production with proven F5 expertise
High‑confidence signatures for extremely low false positives
Increases visibility, integrating with third‑party analytics solutions
Integrates security and WAF natively into the CI/CD pipeline
Deploys as a lightweight software package that is agnostic of underlying infrastructure
Facilitates declarative policies for “security as code” and integration with DevOps tools
Decreases developer burden and provides feedback loop for quick security remediation
Accelerates time to market and reduces costs with DevSecOps‑automated security

ReversingLabs is the trusted authority in software and file security. We provide the modern cybersecurity platform to verify and deliver safe binaries. Trusted by the Fortune 500 and leading cybersecurity vendors, the ReversingLabs Titanium Platform® powers the software supply chain and file security insights, tracking over 35 billion files daily with the ability to deconstruct full software binaries in seconds to minutes. Only ReversingLabs provides that final exam to determine whether a single file or full software binary presents a risk to your organization and your customers.

RL - Trust Delivered.

https://www.reversinglabs.com

Sample Customers

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Financial services, healthcare, government, manufacturing, oil & gas, telecommunications, information technology

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