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Azure DDoS Protection vs. F5 NGINX

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricAzure DDoS Protection

by Microsoft

F5 NGINX

by F5

Overall rating4.64.6
Review count11113
Ease of use7.98.7
Ease of setup7.98.6
Quality of support6.98.1
Meets requirements9.39.4
NPS72.72727376.785714
Small Business36.4%39.8%
Mid-Market27.3%39.8%
Enterprise36.4%20.4%
Total page views1601,370
Total LLM citations7277,495

Azure DDoS Protection

Azure DDoS Protection service is integrated with Virtual Networks and provides protection for Azure applications from the impacts of DDoS attacks. It enables additional application specific tuning, alerting and telemetry features beyond the basic DDoS Protection which is included automatically in the Azure platform.

Pros

    F5 NGINX

    NGINX, Inc. is the company behind NGINX, the popular open source project trusted by more than 400 million sites. We offer a suite of technologies for developing and delivering modern applications. The NGINX Application Platform enables enterprises undergoing digital transformation to modernize legacy, monolithic applications as well as deliver new, microservices‑based applications. Companies like Netflix, Starbucks, and McDonalds rely on NGINX to reduce costs, improve resiliency, and speed innovation.

    Pros

    • Configuration Ease