Compare F5 NGINX and OpenResty 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (41.5% of reviews)
Mid-Market (66.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $2500 per year
No pricing available
F5 NGINX
Star Rating
(107)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (41.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $2500 per year
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Star Rating
(7)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (66.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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F5 NGINX vs OpenResty
- Reviewers felt that F5 NGINX meets the needs of their business better than OpenResty.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that OpenResty is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of F5 NGINX over OpenResty.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
F5 NGINX
NGINX Plus, Single Instance
Starting at $2500
per year
24/7 Enterprise support with 30-minute SLA is available, for $5,000/year per instance.
We also provide Basic support for $2,500/year and Professional support for $3,500/year for less-critical deployments.
OpenResty
No pricing availableFree Trial
F5 NGINX
Free Trial is available
OpenResty
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.3
96
9.2
6
Ease of Use
8.4
96
7.8
6
Ease of Setup
8.3
65
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
8.4
65
Not enough data
Quality of Support
7.6
70
8.0
5
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
45
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
93
8.1
6
Features by Category
Analysis
9.4
21
Not enough data
8.9
20
Not enough data
9.1
20
Not enough data
Controls
8.4
21
Not enough data
9.0
21
Not enough data
8.3
20
Not enough data
Functionality
8.2
18
Not enough data
8.1
21
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Management
8.5
22
Not enough data
8.8
23
Not enough data
9.1
23
Not enough data
8.0
18
Not enough data
Protection
8.1
21
Not enough data
9.2
22
Not enough data
9.1
23
Not enough data
Resolution
7.1
23
Not enough data
7.7
21
Not enough data
7.5
21
Not enough data
7.9
21
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visibility
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring and Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cloud environment support
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Preparation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visualization
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Performance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
Application Performance Monitoring (APM)Hide 14 FeaturesShow 14 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Response
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Management
8.0
9
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
7.9
7
Not enough data
User Features
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
Modernization
8.3
7
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
7.7
8
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
AI Performance Improvement - Application Server
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Usability - Load Balancing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance Optimization - Load Balancing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security & Compliance - Load Balancing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
F5 NGINX and OpenResty are categorized as Application Server
Unique Categories
F5 NGINX is categorized as Load Balancing, Container Networking, Web Server Accelerator, DDoS Protection, and Web Application Firewall (WAF)
OpenResty is categorized as Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring, Log Analysis, Application Performance Monitoring (APM), Observability Solution Suites, and Server Monitoring
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
F5 NGINX
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
OpenResty
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
38.7%
Computer Software
17.0%
Internet
7.5%
Retail
2.8%
E-Learning
2.8%
Other
31.1%
Information Technology and Services
50.0%
Market Research
16.7%
Computer Software
16.7%
Computer & Network Security
16.7%
‐
Other
0.0%
Most Helpful Reviews
F5 NGINX
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Few things are simply amazing: 1. Very dev friendly configurations. 2. Powerful. 3. Active Community and very good documentation. 4. configurable and pluggable
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Automotive
Can't be able to check logs of nginx I can't be able to find log file
OpenResty
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Eliot A.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Solid user interface and applicaiton to my day to day
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Few things are simply amazing: 1. Very dev friendly configurations. 2. Powerful. 3. Active Community and very good documentation. 4. configurable and pluggable
Eliot A.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Solid user interface and applicaiton to my day to day
Verified User in Automotive
Can't be able to check logs of nginx I can't be able to find log file
Alternatives
Discussions
Improve the delivery of static resources
3 comments
MB
The phrase "Application server" is already in English. It refers to a software framework that provides an environment for running applications, typically web...Read more
Can I use nginx for free?
1 comment
RH
Certainly! Please provide the text in the Unknown Language that you would like me to translate into English.Read more
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