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NGINX App Protect vs Radware Bot Manager comparison

 

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Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
6.3
Investments in NGINX App Protect yield positive returns with immediate security benefits, especially during remote work transitions and CICD integration.
Sentiment score
7.6
Radware Bot Manager reduces costs, improves uptime, and delivers a 30% ROI with significant time and financial savings.
For us as the enterprise, it literally shows the impact on technical resources and also the egress data from Cloud services such as AWS and Azure has come down significantly.
Senior Cyber Security Specialist Architect at a tech consulting company with 11-50 employees
Radware Bot Manager is invaluable to us, and we have seen around a thirty percent return on investment, particularly in terms of time savings.
IT Engineer at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
5.9
NGINX App Protect support is generally praised for responsiveness, with occasional delays and high costs as minor concerns.
Sentiment score
8.2
Radware Bot Manager excels in customer support with high satisfaction, rapid responses, and effective integration of user feedback.
They were quick and efficient when we had issues.
Project Manager at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
I rate it ten out of ten because of their prompt availability and assistance whenever issues arise, especially in relation to false positives and other adjustments.
IT Engineer at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
I would rate the technical support from Radware Bot Manager a nine on a scale of one to ten.
Senior Cyber Security Specialist Architect at a tech consulting company with 11-50 employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.2
NGINX App Protect's scalability is praised by some for flexibility but criticized by others for deployment and configuration challenges.
Sentiment score
8.8
Radware Bot Manager provides outstanding scalability and seamless integration, outperforming competitors with top-rated capability and effortless expansion options.
I rate its scalability ten out of ten.
IT Engineer at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.4
NGINX App Protect is praised for stability, speed, and flexibility, outperforming competitors, but noted for potential improvements.
Sentiment score
8.5
Radware Bot Manager is praised for its reliability and stability, rarely experiencing downtime and earning high user ratings.
It is a quality solution, and I would rate its stability as eight out of ten.
IT Architect at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Downtime, bugs, or glitches are not prominently mentioned as issues.
IT Engineer at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
 

Room For Improvement

NGINX App Protect needs better configuration flexibility, automation, and support, with improvements in throughput, licensing, and communication from F5.
Radware Bot Manager could improve through better reporting, seamless integrations, enhanced automation, reduced false positives, and simplified setup.
There was more information from F5 regarding hardware requirements and specifications to deploy the service.
IT Architect at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
The GUI and web GUI configuration could be improved to be easier to manage and use.
Dev Ops Engineer at adesso AG
Maybe people who are new to it, or haven't used anything similar before, might say that the configuration is a bit difficult unless you're a technical person who understands the flow or the URL environment.
Senior Cyber Security Specialist Architect at a tech consulting company with 11-50 employees
Radware Bot Manager has instances of false positives where legitimate activities are mistakenly detected as attacks.
IT Engineer at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
 

Setup Cost

NGINX App Protect pricing is expensive but some find it reasonable, with flexible subscription options and competitive licensing costs.
Radware Bot Manager offers fair pricing for enterprises, though smaller organizations may struggle with costs and exchange rate issues.
Radware's pricing is generally expensive.
IT Engineer at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
My experience with the pricing and setup costs for Radware Bot Manager shows that the setup costs were almost nothing because we made use of the trial manager.
Senior Cyber Security Specialist Architect at a tech consulting company with 11-50 employees
 

Valuable Features

NGINX App Protect provides security, flexibility, automation, and integration with DevOps, featuring WAF, traffic management, and container support.
Radware Bot Manager offers AI-driven bot mitigation, integration with Cloud WAF, and user-friendly features for comprehensive security enhancement.
The most valuable feature is the ability to operate in a DevOps environment and to be configured through API and pipeline by the developers themselves.
IT Architect at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Detecting bots and blocking IPs have proven effective for securing applications.
Project Manager at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
It is stable, affordable, and easy to manage.
Dev Ops Engineer at adesso AG
Since implementing Radware Bot Manager, we've seen fewer attacks and improved the ability to distinguish between bot attacks and legitimate traffic.
IT Engineer at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
The best features of Radware Bot Manager, as a client, include the reporting because it is easy to understand, easy to read, and easy to get developers or system engineers to understand what they need to implement to secure either a web form or an API, anything similar to that.
Senior Cyber Security Specialist Architect at a tech consulting company with 11-50 employees
 

Categories and Ranking

NGINX App Protect
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
25
Ranking in other categories
Web Application Firewall (WAF) (15th), Container Security (27th), API Security (7th)
Radware Bot Manager
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
Bot Management (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Security Services solutions, they serve different purposes. NGINX App Protect is designed for Web Application Firewall (WAF) and holds a mindshare of 2.1%, up 1.7% compared to last year.
Radware Bot Manager, on the other hand, focuses on Bot Management, holds 3.9% mindshare, down 4.3% since last year.
Web Application Firewall (WAF) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
NGINX App Protect2.1%
Fortinet FortiWeb7.8%
Imperva Application Security Platform7.8%
Other82.3%
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
Bot Management Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Radware Bot Manager3.9%
Imperva Application Security Platform14.2%
Akamai Bot Manager13.0%
Other68.9%
Bot Management
 

Featured Reviews

JP
Project Manager at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
Blocking IPs and detecting bots enhances security for medical websites
I was researching products like NGINX App Protect and F5 Advanced WAF for long-term options. I have some use for such a solution, but probably not before next year Detecting bots and blocking IPs have proven effective for securing applications. We were able to block groups of IP addresses that…
HI
IT Engineer at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
Support team excels in managing bot detection with agile solutions
When looking at Radware Bot Manager, I noticed instances of false positives where legitimate activities were mistakenly detected as attacks. However, our team has weekly calls with Radware to address and filter out these issues. The reports can be a bit complicated, but Radware assists us in managing the reporting aspect.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Media Company
14%
Comms Service Provider
12%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise12
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise2
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for NGINX App Protect?
I don't know the pricing yet because in my other project, I was not part of the buying side and I was just starting to look at options.
What needs improvement with NGINX App Protect?
It would be better if it were easier to implement and if there was more information from F5 regarding hardware requirements and specifications to deploy the service, to avoid disruptions after impl...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Radware Bot Manager?
My experience with the pricing and setup costs for Radware Bot Manager shows that the setup costs were almost nothing because we made use of the trial manager. I just added our IP addresses and DNS...
What needs improvement with Radware Bot Manager?
I don't know how Radware Bot Manager can be improved; when I used it, it fulfilled my requirements. Maybe people who are new to it, or haven't used anything similar before, might say that the confi...
What is your primary use case for Radware Bot Manager?
The typical use cases for Radware Bot Manager involve ensuring that web scraping and data exfiltration is not that easy, and also identifying source IP addresses or which users are doing the scraping.
 

Also Known As

NGINX WAF, NGINX Web Application Firewall
ShieldSquare, ShieldSquare Bot Mitigation and Bot Management
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

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Pearson, Zulily, Purch, Groupe PSA, Yellow Pages, Axel Springer, Dorman, Penske, SeLoger.com, trovaprezzi.it
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