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InterSystems Ensemble vs NGINX Plus comparison

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Categories and Ranking

InterSystems Ensemble
Ranking in Application Infrastructure
22nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
NGINX Plus
Ranking in Application Infrastructure
3rd
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
32
Ranking in other categories
Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) (10th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Application Infrastructure category, the mindshare of InterSystems Ensemble is 1.6%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NGINX Plus is 7.9%, down from 9.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Infrastructure Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
NGINX Plus7.9%
InterSystems Ensemble1.6%
Other90.5%
Application Infrastructure
 

Featured Reviews

it_user463221 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at a tech vendor
We use the solution for web services.
It would be good to enhance the schedule interface. There is no indication that lets us know if a module has stopped. Shortly speaking, each business host has color in the Production page. Meanings of colors are described in a "Legend" link on the Production page. Also, each business host either has or has no private pool (processes that work with its queues). When we stop a business host by scheduling, its private processes are killed (if they exist). Such a situation is not expressed in changing business host color. The only way to check if a business host is stopped by scheduling is to check its processes presence.
Nadeem-Inamdar - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Information Security Engineer at a tech company with 10,001+ employees
Advanced policies and web firewall have strengthened application protection and reduced attack traffic
There were some vulnerabilities in F5. They tried to fix it, but the fixes were not available at the time because they were zero days, so they attempted to fix it, but their support was not proper. Their support should be improved because sometimes features which we need for customization take time, and they are sometimes feasible and sometimes not feasible by the team, so their support and the engineering team should improve their product. I would like to see more features regarding customization which should be built into the application, and the tool optimization should be good, and the dashboard should be more crisp and clear.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The InterSystems technical support (WRC) is perfect and highly qualified."
"I need to highlight that the number one thing about NGINX is that it is free."
"The load balancing module, which is equivalent to LTM, is the focus of the PSE, and so far, the features of both are identical, and I believe NGINX has more features for securing these services, but in terms of load balancing, both are massive solutions."
"Valuable features include authentication, caching, reverse proxy routing, and load balancing."
"NGINX has created a resilient infrastructure for us which has reduced our downtimes."
"NGINX is much easier to deploy and configure, and the skillset required to handle NGINX is more available in the market compared to deploying F5, Radware, or Citrix."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is simple to configure."
"The overall product rating is ten out of ten."
"When I worked in a security research center, we tested NGINX to support DoS and DDoS attacks, and its results were great."
 

Cons

"It would be good to enhance the schedule interface."
"Our most challenging part was to run an older PHP website reverse-proxied through NGINX. That was not fun."
"Instance service health check on the NGINX load balancer feature could be improved."
"NGINX Plus is moderately priced, but it could give better value for money."
"The user interface could be improved."
"They should do in the open source version of what they did to Advanced HTTP, TCP, and UDP load balancing."
"There is room for improvement in the pricing model."
"The solution must improve its performance."
"The scaling should be built into the software rather than configured from an outside source."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Nginx is free. I don't have experience with the Plus version."
"It's an open source solution, so it's free."
"The list price of NGINX Plus is close to $5,500."
"You pay for each feature that you want."
"​NGINX is a free tool in Brazil. There are some companies which do support it.​"
"HAProxy is cheaper than NGINX."
"​NGINX Plus is worth it, if you need it. If you do not need the features or support, the free and open source package is more than capable. ​"
"The price is the cost to contract support with a specialized company, usually during consulting hours.​"
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Financial Services Firm
12%
Construction Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Computer Software Company
8%
 

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Small Business16
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise11
 

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Also Known As

Ensemble
NGINX, F5 NGINX Plus
 

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