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At a Glance
F5 NGINX
F5 NGINX
Star Rating
(107)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (41.5% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $2500 per year
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Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Load Balancing
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Load Balancing
Star Rating
(17)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (50.0% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
  • Users report that F5 NGINX excels in performance and reliability, achieving a score of 9.5, while Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Load Balancing, although strong, scores slightly lower in this area. Reviewers mention that F5 NGINX's caching and prefetching capabilities significantly enhance content delivery speed.
  • Reviewers mention that Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Load Balancing offers superior ease of setup and administration, scoring 9.0 in both categories compared to F5 NGINX's 8.3 for setup and 8.3 for administration. Users appreciate the intuitive interface and streamlined configuration process in Oracle's solution.
  • G2 users highlight F5 NGINX's robust logging and reporting features, scoring 9.3, which provide detailed insights into traffic patterns and performance metrics. In contrast, Oracle's reporting and analytics score lower at 8.0, leading some users to feel they lack the depth of analysis available in F5 NGINX.
  • Users on G2 report that F5 NGINX shines in security features, particularly with SSL/TLS processing, scoring 9.0. However, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Load Balancing also performs well in security monitoring, with a score of 8.2, but some users feel it could benefit from more advanced features.
  • Reviewers mention that F5 NGINX's application-layer controls score 8.3, providing granular control over traffic management, while Oracle's traffic controls score higher at 8.9, indicating a more comprehensive approach to managing network traffic.
  • Users say that F5 NGINX's performance in data redundancy is rated at 8.0, which some users find lacking compared to Oracle's offerings. Users report that Oracle's infrastructure protection features, scoring 9.1, provide a more robust safety net for their applications.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
F5 NGINX
NGINX Plus, Single Instance
Starting at $2500
per year
Browse all 3 pricing plans
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Load Balancing
No pricing available
Free Trial
F5 NGINX
Free Trial is available
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Load Balancing
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.3
96
8.9
11
Ease of Use
8.4
96
8.5
11
Ease of Setup
8.3
65
9.0
5
Ease of Admin
8.4
65
9.0
5
Quality of Support
7.6
70
8.2
11
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
45
8.7
5
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
93
7.7
10
Features by Category
Web Application Firewall (WAF)Hide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
8.7
162
Not enough data
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
8.3
238
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
Web Server AcceleratorHide 8 FeaturesShow 8 Features
8.7
10
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
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.4
99
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
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
F5 NGINX
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Load Balancing
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Load Balancing
F5 NGINX and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Load Balancing are categorized as Load Balancing
Unique Categories
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Load Balancing
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Load Balancing has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
F5 NGINX
F5 NGINX
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
41.5%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
39.6%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
18.9%
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Load Balancing
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Load Balancing
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
16.7%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
50.0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
33.3%
Reviewers' Industry
F5 NGINX
F5 NGINX
Information Technology and Services
38.7%
Computer Software
17.0%
Internet
7.5%
Retail
2.8%
E-Learning
2.8%
Other
31.1%
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Load Balancing
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Load Balancing
Information Technology and Services
25.0%
Computer Software
25.0%
Marketing and Advertising
8.3%
Logistics and Supply Chain
8.3%
Hospitality
8.3%
Other
25.0%
Most Helpful Reviews
F5 NGINX
F5 NGINX
Most Helpful Favorable Review
DS
Dario S.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

nginx is the top of the range, free, in the category of web proxies and web app servers but not only that, what amazes and pleases me is the part that the nginx team has dedicated to the security of infrastructures and web apps, it indeed allows for...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Automotive

Can't be able to check logs of nginx I can't be able to find log file

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Load Balancing
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Load Balancing
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Raviteja R.
RR
Raviteja R.
Verified User in Computer Software

Oracle load balancer is associated with a listener and this listener determines which incoming traffic it can accepts and the backend set virtual or on prem servers linked with security list and route tables to balance the traffic flow with reverse proxy...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
GI
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

A load balancer improves resource utilization, facilitates scaling, and helps ensure high availability or is supposed to Oracle has issues keeping up with this aspect at time with the amount of work we use on the system

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Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Load Balancing
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Discussions
F5 NGINX
F5 NGINX Discussions
Improve the delivery of static resources
3 comments
Mahuri B.
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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F5 NGINX has no more discussions with answers
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Load Balancing
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Load Balancing Discussions
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