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What needs improvement with NGINX Plus?
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The need for human involvement is high due to the complexity of NGINX's Linux-based terminology. More tactics and techniques can enhance its usability. Additionally, it is not a cost-effective solution for few applications. I would like the configuration process to be more simplified. Both Apache and NGINX involve some complex configuration steps. Easier configuration and troubleshooting would make it a perfect ten for me. … The solution must improve its performance. Sometimes, it could be because of how a customer has implemented the tool, but it is a potential bottleneck. The product must provide a holistic view of flows to help us understand the endpoints a particular transaction went through. The user interface could be improved. NGINX is also too poor with streaming. We could have a better solution for streaming besides NGINX. … The KPI on NGINX Plus should be more focused on load balancing and the latency in application calling from the end system. That is something currently lacking in the solution. I would also like to see a very interactive dashboard with all the KPI metrics that would help with application level troubleshooting. Finally, most people implementing this solution do not include a security model and it would be great if they could include that in the product. … I can’t speak to where the solution needs improvement. I’m just a user and I haven’t really gone in-depth in terms of looking for where the solution might have weak points. It would be great if there was even more automation to make it even easier to maintain. The center management system was not very good, maybe their new NGINX manager product is better. I'd like to see a good web management interface in the next release.
Related Pain Points
Nginx open-source lacks critical features available only in paid version
7The open-source nginx is missing essential features like cluster data synchronization for sticky sessions and rate limiting, active health checks, cache purge API, and ESI support. These features are available in competitors (HAProxy, Varnish) or require paying ~$1K/instance/month for nginx plus.
Complex NGINX configuration with steep learning curve
6NGINX requires deep knowledge of Linux-based terminology and involves complex configuration steps that are difficult to simplify. This high barrier to entry reduces usability and requires significant human involvement for proper setup.
Lack of observability and monitoring dashboards in NGINX
6NGINX lacks a holistic view of traffic flows and comprehensive KPI metrics. There is no interactive dashboard to help understand transaction endpoints or application-level troubleshooting, making performance analysis and debugging difficult.
NGINX streaming capabilities are inadequate
5NGINX has poor support for streaming use cases and lacks robust streaming solutions compared to alternatives.