JBoss Enterprise Application Platform vs NGINX Plus comparison

Red Hat and F5 are both solutions in the Application Infrastructure category. Red Hat is ranked #9 with an average rating of 8.5, while F5 is ranked #4 with an average rating of 7.8. Red Hat holds a 5.8% mindshare in AIS, compared to F5’s 9.0% 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

9th

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 February 2026, in the Application Infrastructure category, the mindshare of JBoss Enterprise Application Platform is 5.8%, down from 7.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NGINX Plus is 9.0%, 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	9.0%
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform	5.8%
Other	85.2%

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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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Nadeem-Inamdar

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.

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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 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."

"Its technical support is excellent."

"JBoss Enterprise Application Platform works very well."

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

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

"The solution is quite stable."

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

"NGINX Plus' most valuable feature is the ingress controller."

"The web application firewall feature has helped enhance security for our applications because most of the attacks which are performed on our website are being blocked by it, so the web application firewall is good."

"The product is resilient."

"The primary valuable feature of NGINX for me is its ability to provide a reverse proxy."

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

"I need to highlight that the number one thing about NGINX is that it is free."

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

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Cons

"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."

"This solution needs better management UI."

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

"A graphic user interface can be added."

"Its architecture needs improvement."

"Lacks some functional requirements."

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

"Our most challenging part was to run an older PHP website reverse-proxied through NGINX. That was not fun."

"The center management system could be improved."

"The scaling should be built into the software rather than configured from an outside source."

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

"They should do in the open source version of what they did to Advanced HTTP, TCP, and UDP load balancing."

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

"There is room for improvement in the pricing model."

"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."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is cost-effective."

"It is an open-source solution."

"Compared to other similar solutions on the market, I think it's over-priced."

"HAProxy is cheaper than NGINX."

"NGINX is a free tool in Brazil. There are some companies which do support it."

"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."

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

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

"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. "

"You pay for each feature that you want."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

32%

Manufacturing Company

Comms Service Provider

Government

Financial Services Firm

15%

Computer Software Company

12%

Government

Comms Service Provider

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

APD, Banco Azteca, Roche, Tata Sky, Frost Bank

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