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NGINX Plus vs SAP NetWeaver Business Rules Management comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 5, 2025

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

NGINX Plus
Ranking in Application Infrastructure
4th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) (7th)
SAP NetWeaver Business Rule...
Ranking in Application Infrastructure
24th
Average Rating
6.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.1
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Application Infrastructure category, the mindshare of NGINX Plus is 10.1%, down from 11.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP NetWeaver Business Rules Management is 0.7%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Infrastructure
 

Featured Reviews

Michael Olayemi - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
HG
Good stability and good visibility but requires a better user interface
We're an SAP partner. We do also deploy some clients to the cloud, but 95% of the work we do with the solution is on-premises. I'd rate the solution six out of ten. I'm an architect, so I don't know enough about the implementation side to really be able to share any relevant first-hand experience in regards to setting the solution up.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The robust software architecture allows for it to be scalable and very stable."
"The primary valuable feature of NGINX for me is its ability to provide a reverse proxy."
"NGINX works much better than HAProxy in our current hardware and architecture for HTTP/HTTPS load balancing. ​​"
"I need to highlight that the number one thing about NGINX is that it is free."
"Valuable features include authentication, caching, reverse proxy routing, and load balancing."
"Application Gateway with application-level firewall tool and load distributor and balancer (also serves for A/B testing)."
"Supports IMAP, POP and SMTP protocols for the reverse proxy."
"-"
"There are many features of the solution that are quite useful. For us, the most valuable aspect may be visibility."
 

Cons

"The scaling should be built into the software rather than configured from an outside source."
"I would like the configuration process to be more simplified."
"The solution must improve its performance."
"The user interface could be improved."
"Improvement needed in NGINX Plus could focus on optimizing memory usage for users."
"One area of improvement could be that NGINX could provide a means to generate self-signed SSL certificates."
"One area of improvement could be that NGINX could provide a means to generate self-signed SSL certificates."
"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 solution could improve its user interface."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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 price is the cost to contract support with a specialized company, usually during consulting hours.​"
"I am not so happy with their pricing policy, but this is not the worse thing in my life. I can tolerate it."
"The solution is free, but you can spend a lot of money with a complex solution."
"HAProxy is cheaper than NGINX."
"NGINX Plus is an open-source solution with limited additional features. When you try to get additional features in the solution, then you need to pay an extra amount to NGINX Plus."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
16%
Government
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
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Questions from the Community

Which is better - IIS or NGINX Plus?
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,...
What do you like most about NGINX Plus?
It performs very well. That's one of the primary reasons we use NGINX.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for NGINX Plus?
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

NGINX
NetWeaver Business Rules Management
 

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Sample Customers

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