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PROS

Nginx is praised for its simplicity to configure, stability in high-demand environments, and modularity that allows for custom module creation.
It is recognized for its efficiency in connection rates and bandwidth against CPU cycles and is considered excellent for handling heavy loads.
Notable features of Nginx include authentication, caching, reverse proxy routing, load balancing, and the ability to support IMAP, POP, and SMTP protocols.
Nginx is valued for its strong community support and documentation, making it a recommended choice over HAProxy for developers.
Security features such as the web application firewall are highlighted for blocking most attacks, enhancing application security effectively.

CONS

Scalability and the ability to cluster machines for memory zones could be improved.
Modules should be easier to enable or disable without requiring users to compile them.
NGINX Plus could provide health check features and improvements to Advanced HTTP, TCP, and UDP load balancing in the open source version.
Initial setup and deployment processes need simplification, potentially through GUI-based configuration panels.
Improvement is needed in pricing models and value for money, considering the requirement for licenses.
 

NGINX Plus Pros review quotes

it_user718461 - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead Engineer at a tech services company
Aug 14, 2017
Nginx is simple to configure, very stable in a highly utilized environment and very modular, allowing DevOps to create it's own modules for interactive use with Nginx.
DD
Director of Architecture at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Jan 21, 2018
Valuable features include authentication, caching, reverse proxy routing, and load balancing.
JG
Linux System Administrator at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Apr 22, 2018
The robust software architecture allows for it to be scalable and very stable.
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it_user860769 - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Security Team Leader at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees
Apr 22, 2018
When I worked in a security research center, we tested NGINX to support DoS and DDoS attacks, and its results were great.
DG
Linux System Administrator at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
Apr 22, 2018
NGINX works much better than HAProxy in our current hardware and architecture for HTTP/HTTPS load balancing. ​​
FA
CTO at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Sep 24, 2018
Its most valuable features are load balancing and application delivery. This is the most efficient application for these features because of stability and its efficiency.
reviewer1441791 - PeerSpot reviewer
Head Of Technology at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Nov 8, 2020
I think installation only took a couple of minutes — no more than 10 minutes.
Nikolay Dimitrov - PeerSpot reviewer
Cyber Security Engineer at Paysafe / IBM
May 29, 2022
This solution has everything.
reviewer1573344 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Engineer at a media company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jun 20, 2022
The load balancing module, which is equivalent to LTM, is the focus of the PSE. So far, the features of both are identical. I believe NGINX has more features for securing these services, but in terms of load balancing, both are massive solutions.
reviewer1497894 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technological architect - IT infrastructure at a government with 10,001+ employees
Jun 28, 2022
The web proxy and the database proxy are excellent.
 

NGINX Plus Cons review quotes

it_user718461 - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead Engineer at a tech services company
Aug 14, 2017
Only improvement needed that I would point to is scalability. With it, I mean clusterized organisation on a low level. At the moment, the best alternative is RHEL HA.
DD
Director of Architecture at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Jan 21, 2018
The biggest room for improvement would be to allow NGINX Core machines to cluster for memory zones in some way with a plug and play module. ​
JG
Linux System Administrator at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Apr 22, 2018
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.​
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it_user860769 - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Security Team Leader at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees
Apr 22, 2018
I would like it to have a more user-friendly graphical interface.
DG
Linux System Administrator at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
Apr 22, 2018
If NGINX brings some features for health check in the open source version, it would be better. ​
FA
CTO at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Sep 24, 2018
They should do in the open source version of what they did to Advanced HTTP, TCP, and UDP load balancing.
reviewer1441791 - PeerSpot reviewer
Head Of Technology at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Nov 8, 2020
The scaling should be built into the software rather than configured from an outside source.
Nikolay Dimitrov - PeerSpot reviewer
Cyber Security Engineer at Paysafe / IBM
May 29, 2022
The center management system could be improved.
reviewer1573344 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Engineer at a media company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jun 20, 2022
The drawback is that you must obtain a license for everything.
reviewer1497894 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technological architect - IT infrastructure at a government with 10,001+ employees
Jun 28, 2022
It would be great if there was even more automation to make it even easier to maintain.