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Vendor: F5
4.2 out of 5

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As of May 2025, the mindshare of NGINX App Protect in the Web Application Firewall (WAF) category stands at 1.8%, down from 2.5% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Web Application Firewall (WAF)

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CategoryWeb Application Firewall (WAF)May 19, 2025Download
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Computer Software Company
19%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Retailer
7%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Energy/Utilities Company
5%
Healthcare Company
5%
University
4%
Real Estate/Law Firm
4%
Educational Organization
3%
Government
3%
Hospitality Company
3%
Media Company
2%
Wholesaler/Distributor
2%
Non Profit
2%
Insurance Company
2%
Legal Firm
2%
Construction Company
2%
Performing Arts
1%
Transportation Company
1%
Pharma/Biotech Company
1%
Logistics Company
1%
Outsourcing Company
1%
Consumer Goods Company
1%
Leisure / Travel Company
1%
Program Development Consultancy
1%

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JP
Project Manager at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
Verified user of NGINX App Protect
Mar 12, 2025
Blocking IPs and detecting bots enhances security for medical websites

Pros

"Overall, I rate NGINX App Protect between eight and nine."
Saurav Kumar - PeerSpot user
Senior security architecture at National Payment Corporation Of India
Verified user of NGINX App Protect
Mar 26, 2024
Offers protection to users from external threats

Pros

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

Cons

"Right now, the tool doesn't provide an option revolving around update feeds, specifically the signature update option in the UI."
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IT Architect at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Verified user of NGINX App Protect
Mar 18, 2025
Empowers seamless DevOps integration and future-ready configurations

Pros

"I would say that the most valuable feature is the ability to operate in a DevOps environment and to be configured through API and pipeline by the developers themselves."

Cons

"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."
Tomaz Sobczak - PeerSpot user
Security System Engineer at Ascomp S.A.
Verified user of NGINX App Protect
Jul 1, 2024
Signature-based detection, DOS protection, and bot protection

Pros

"There's a cache, or it works like a proxy, so it can speed up applications."

Cons

"It doesn't have more advanced features like no false-positive security, which you can configure in Advanced WAF."
PeerSpot user
Head Competence Center Agile & Communication at a insurance company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Verified user of NGINX App Protect
Dec 1, 2021
Capable of complete automation but is costly

Pros

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

Cons

"As far as scalability, it takes a long time for deployment."
Fernando Silva - PeerSpot user
Ingeniero at Servicios Eyenet S.A De C.V
Verified user of NGINX App Protect
May 28, 2024
Useful for customer platforms and portal environments like e-commerce

Pros

"The tool's most valuable feature is the OWASP certification. Additionally, the tool's ability to enforce strong passwords and OTP within minutes is impressive. With its analytics and recommendations, it is a very good solution. "

Cons

"The solution needs to be improved in the e-commerce portal. "
MariosChristodoulou - PeerSpot user
Chief Information Officer at F.P. eSafe Solutions LTD
Verified user of NGINX App Protect
Mar 6, 2024
Very robust and easy to deploy

Pros

"It's very easy to deploy."

Cons

"They could provide a better user interface."
SR
Senior Manager at Contessabd
Verified user of NGINX App Protect
Jun 19, 2024
Has less complexities and is very user-friendly

Pros

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

Cons

"The product's price is high, making it an area of concern where improvements are required. The tool's licensing model is also not good."
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Md. Al Imran Chowdhury - PeerSpot user