JBoss Enterprise Application Platform vs NGINX Plus comparison

Red Hat and F5 are both solutions in the Application Infrastructure category. Red Hat is ranked #10 with an average rating of 7.5, while F5 is ranked #4 with an average rating of 7.8. Red Hat holds a 6.2% mindshare in AIS, compared to F5’s 9.3% mindshare. Additionally, 91% of Red Hat users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 93% of F5 users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 5, 2025

JBoss Enterprise Application Platform and NGINX Plus are competing in the enterprise-level application deployment and management category. NGINX Plus often has the upper hand due to its advanced feature set, appealing to those prioritizing features over cost.

Features: JBoss offers high availability, clustering, and integration with Red Hat services, with strong emphasis on a full Java EE stack. NGINX Plus provides load balancing, content caching, and excels in edge computing with high performance and scalability, making it versatile for varied application architectures.

Room for Improvement: JBoss could improve in catering to non-Java environments, enhancing configuration flexibility, and reducing deployment complexity for broader appeal. NGINX Plus may need to streamline its configuration process, enhance documentation for less experienced users, and improve user interface for configuration management.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: JBoss benefits from comprehensive documentation and Red Hat's established support network, making it generally easier for Java-centric enterprises. NGINX Plus, while more straightforward for web server experts, may require a learning curve due to its numerous configurations, but its deployability is beneficial for scalability.

Pricing and ROI: JBoss's setup cost is favorable for enterprises invested in Red Hat environments, providing good ROI for Java-centric projects. NGINX Plus offers flexible pricing with competitive ROI, especially for users utilizing its high-performance capabilities and broad integration options. The distinct aspect is JBoss's focus on enterprise Java applications versus NGINX's appeal for a versatile application delivery platform.

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Categories and Ranking

JBoss Enterprise Applicatio...

Ranking in Application Infrastructure

10th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

5.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

NGINX Plus

Ranking in Application Infrastructure

4th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) (8th)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Application Infrastructure category, the mindshare of JBoss Enterprise Application Platform is 6.2%, down from 7.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NGINX Plus is 9.3%, down from 11.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Application Infrastructure Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
NGINX Plus	9.3%
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform	6.2%
Other	84.5%

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Karthikeyan Raman

CIO at Clayfin

Lightweight clustering has improved banking channels and delivers faster, reliable deployments

JBoss Enterprise Application Platform's best features include that it was very simple to install and enabling clustering between two instances was simpler than compared to WebSphere or WebLogic. Clustering became very much easier, and setup was very straightforward. I used other products such as WebSphere and WebLogic, and I saw JBoss Enterprise Application Platform as a very lightweight container rather than a heavy container. The startup time was much faster compared to other application servers, and debugging was reliable. We did not see the application going into a hang state. It never happened in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform. Other application servers typically degrade over time, and the application resources can become hung. The memory utilization and the heap garbage collection that was running was very efficient, so the resource utilization was better. The robust security model of JBoss Enterprise Application Platform contributed positively to our data integrity and compliance in our development processes, and it was very good.

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Michael Olayemi

Senior Software Engineer at Checkit

Enables public access and secure configurations through reverse proxy

The primary valuable feature of NGINX for me is its ability to provide a reverse proxy. I have found that this feature supports our local server, and I am able to connect through our DNS system, making it accessible publicly. Additionally, the integration with SSL certificates and the configuration capabilities make it a valuable solution for my use case. Without NGINX, users would not be able to access our application, which means there is positive ROI from using NGINX as it is crucial for the functioning of my organization.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution is quite stable."

"JBoss Enterprise Application Platform works very well."

"The robust security model of JBoss Enterprise Application Platform contributed positively to our data integrity and compliance in our development processes, and it was very good."

"The deployment and initial setup is easy, it is easier than the previous version."

"The best feature for JBoss Enterprise Application Platform for me is high availability, and it is very strong."

"The most valuable features of this solution are scalability and performance."

"Its technical support is excellent."

"Stable and easy to handle in terms of hosting applications."

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"The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is simple to configure."

"It's lightweight software that can handle heavy loads efficiently."

"Using NGINX Plus for web traffic distribution is fantastic. It offers performance similar to physical load balancers but with added flexibility."

"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."

"Nginx is extremely efficient in terms of the connection rate to the CPU cycles ratio, and in terms of the bandwidth to CPU cycles."

"The best solution, by far, for web traffic control for things in production and just around the house."

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"With NGINX, I appreciate its ability to route traffic geographically."

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Cons

"In my opinion, there are areas that could be improved with JBoss Enterprise Application Platform, such as the management console."

"Its architecture needs improvement."

"A graphic user interface can be added."

"Sometimes, I observe the memory usage at 100% for the server, and this issue could be improved."

"It was too expensive to license JBoss Enterprise Application Platform for each process."

"It's hard to find out the root cause of errors."

"Lacks some functional requirements."

"This solution needs better management UI."

"The solution must improve its performance."

"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."

"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."

"The KPI should be more focused on load balancing and the latency in application calling from the end system."

"Lack of a feature to print data on the terminal for verification of network traffic during debugging and testing."

"NGINX Plus is moderately priced, but it could give better value for money."

"One area of improvement could be that NGINX could provide a means to generate self-signed SSL certificates."

"It would be good if NGINX provided a graphical user interface."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is an open-source solution."

"The solution is cost-effective."

"There's an open-source version of NGINX that is free."

"The cost is reasonable."

"The list price of NGINX Plus is close to $5,500."

"The price is the cost to contract support with a specialized company, usually during consulting hours."

"I am not so happy with their pricing policy, but this is not the worse thing in my life. I can tolerate it."

"I use the solution's community edition which is free of cost."

"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. "

"NGINX Plus is an open-source solution with limited additional features. When you try to get additional features in the solution, then you need to pay an extra amount to NGINX Plus."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

32%

Media Company

Manufacturing Company

Comms Service Provider

Financial Services Firm

15%

Computer Software Company

13%

Government

Insurance Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	5

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	15
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	11

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with JBoss Enterprise Application Platform?

I lost one opportunity for licensing to a bank that was implementing on-premises. It was too expensive to license JBoss Enterprise Application Platform for each process. The customer needed to impl...

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What is your primary use case for JBoss Enterprise Application Platform?

I have an application with JBoss Enterprise Application Platform and a middleware. I used JBoss Enterprise Application Platform for about eight years until 2016. I implemented a ticketing solution ...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for JBoss Enterprise Application Platform?

The customer needed to implement on a server with 32 processes, and the price from a local provider was approximately $64,000.

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Which is better - IIS or NGINX Plus?

IIS is a flexible, secure, and manageable web server to host anything on the web. IIS’s scalable and open architecture can handle the most demanding tasks. From media streaming to web applications,...

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What do you like most about NGINX Plus?

It performs very well. That's one of the primary reasons we use NGINX.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for NGINX Plus?

Pricing is reasonable and that is fine.

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Also Known As

JBoss EAP, Red Hat EAP

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Overview

Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (JBoss EAP) is an open source platform for modern Java applications deployed in any environment. JBoss EAPâs architecture is modular, and cloud ready. The platform offers powerful management and automation for greater developer productivity. It is based on the open source Wildfly project (formerly known as JBoss Application Server).

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NGINX Plus is a versatile solution that offers load balancing, caching, proxying, and API deployment capabilities. It can be deployed on private or public clouds and is ideal for building CDN solutions. The solution can also be used to secure web applications and replace web services like Apache.

NGINX has helped organizations improve functioning, reduce downtimes, and offer a DevOps-friendly solution. Its community support and documentation are highly regarded, and its configuration is more straightforward, making it a recommended choice over HAProxy.

Sample Customers

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