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NGINX App Protect pros and cons

Vendor: F5
4.1 out of 5

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PROS

NGINX App Protect excels in load balancing and establishing services from the firewall.
It provides valuable security analysis features and is known for tracking mitigation, inclusion, and prevention effectively.
The configuration is straightforward, flexible, and capable of automation, making it adaptable to various technologies and DevOps environments.
NGINX App Protect offers impressive stability, handling high transaction volumes and delivering effective force protection and bot protection.
With OWASP certification and a strong emphasis on analytics and password enforcement, NGINX App Protect is highly reliable and recommended.

CONS

Configuration is inflexible, making complex tasks difficult.
NGINX App Protect setup is complex, taking up to a week, with additional network changes lasting a month.
High price and licensing model raise concerns.
Lacks advanced features such as no false-positive security.
Manual policy handling is time-consuming in large environments.
 

NGINX App Protect Pros review quotes

AI
Chief Technology Officer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Jan 26, 2020
The most valuable feature is that I can establish different services from the firewall.
it_user1281006 - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager - Cyber Security (SOC) at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Feb 13, 2020
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.
reviewer1270980 - PeerSpot reviewer
Product Manager - Technical at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Nov 19, 2020
WAF is useful to track mitigation, inclusion, prevention, and the parametric firewall.
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reviewer1652268 - PeerSpot reviewer
Head Competence Center Agile & Communication at a insurance company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Nov 7, 2021
We were looking for a product that is capable of complete automation and a container based solution. It's working.
reviewer1759533 - PeerSpot reviewer
Head Of Information Security at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees
Jan 12, 2022
The policies are flexible based on the technologies you use.
OD
Technical Expert at SFR
Feb 16, 2022
The initial setup was simple and took three to four days.
reviewer1788060 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Network and Security Specialist at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Feb 22, 2022
NGINX App Protect has complete control over the HTTP session.
reviewer1804125 - PeerSpot reviewer
Tech Lead Security at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
Mar 16, 2022
NGINX App Protect is stable.
Ntwrkengine0887 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Network Engineer at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jul 6, 2022
The most valuable feature of NGINX App Protect is its flexibility.
SR
Information Security Engineer at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jul 6, 2022
The most valuable feature of NGINX App Protect is the reverse proxy.
 

NGINX App Protect Cons review quotes

AI
Chief Technology Officer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Jan 26, 2020
The configuration needs to be more flexible because it is difficult to do things that are outside of the ordinary.
it_user1281006 - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager - Cyber Security (SOC) at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Feb 13, 2020
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.
reviewer1270980 - PeerSpot reviewer
Product Manager - Technical at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Nov 19, 2020
It's challenging if you need to go for a high throughput.
Learn what your peers think about NGINX App Protect. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: December 2025.
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reviewer1652268 - PeerSpot reviewer
Head Competence Center Agile & Communication at a insurance company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Nov 7, 2021
As far as scalability, it takes a long time for deployment.
reviewer1759533 - PeerSpot reviewer
Head Of Information Security at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees
Jan 12, 2022
The dashboard could provide a more comprehensive view of the status of the connections.
OD
Technical Expert at SFR
Feb 16, 2022
Areas for improvement would be if NGINX could scan for vulnerabilities and learn and update the signatures of DoS attacks.
reviewer1788060 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Network and Security Specialist at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Feb 22, 2022
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.
reviewer1804125 - PeerSpot reviewer
Tech Lead Security at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
Mar 16, 2022
The integration of NGINX App Protect could improve.
Ntwrkengine0887 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Network Engineer at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jul 6, 2022
The setup of NGINX App Protect is complex. The full process took one week to complete. Additionally, we had to change the network infrastructure platform which took one month.
SR
Information Security Engineer at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jul 6, 2022
The price of NGINX App Protect could improve.