G2 Vendor Directory

Squid vs. F5 NGINX

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

MetricSquid

by Squid-Cache

F5 NGINX

by F5

Overall rating4.14.6
Review count16113
Ease of use8.28.7
Ease of setup6.58.6
Quality of support7.78.1
Meets requirements8.89.4
NPS31.2576.785714
Small Business50.0%39.8%
Mid-Market37.5%39.8%
Enterprise12.5%20.4%
Total page views2191,370
Total LLM citations5607,495

Squid

Squid-Cache is a caching proxy for the Web supporting HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP. It reduces bandwidth and improves response times by caching and reusing.

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