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Payara Server vs. F5 NGINX

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

MetricPayara Server

by Payara Services Ltd

F5 NGINX

by F5

Overall rating4.54.6
Review count84113
Ease of use8.88.7
Ease of setup9.08.6
Quality of support9.08.1
Meets requirements9.19.4
NPS69.04761976.785714
Small Business47.6%39.8%
Mid-Market31.0%39.8%
Enterprise21.4%20.4%
Total page views1421,370
Total LLM citations5017,495

Payara Server

Payara Server is a fully supported, developer friendly, open source Java application server originally derived from Glassfish as a drop in replacement. Payara Server’s architecture is innovative, cloud-native and optimized for production deployments. Officially compatible with Jakarta EE and Eclipse MicroProfile, the application server is developed in collaboration with an industry-leading DevOps team and the global Payara community to ensure Payara Server is the best option for production Jakarta EE (Java EE) applications today and in the future..

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