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NGINX Ingress Controller (based on NGINX Plus) combines the speed and performance of NGINX with the trust and security behind the power of F5. NGINX Ingress Controller is high-performing, production-ready, and suitable for long-term deployment. We focus on providing stability across releases, with features that can be deployed at enterprise scale.
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NGINX Ingress Controller is a best-in-class traffic management solution for cloud-native apps in Kubernetes and containerized environments in Amazon EKS. Get your free 30-day trial today!
In a CNCF survey, nearly two-thirds of respondents reported using the NGINX Ingress Controller (more than all other controllers combined) and NGINX Ingress Controller has been downloaded more than 10 million times on DockerHub. Combining the speed and performance of NGINX with the trust and security behind the power of F5, NGINX Ingress Controller is synonymous with high-performing, scalable, and secure modern apps in production.
This is the official implementation of NGINX Ingress Controller (based on NGINX Plus) from NGINX. It is high-performance, production-ready, and suitable for long-term deployment. We focus on providing stability across releases, with features that can be deployed at enterprise scale. Included in this subscription is NGINX's award-winning support.
Highlights
- Advanced app-centric configuration: Use role-based access control and self-service to set up security guardrails, so your teams can manage their apps securely and with agility. Enable multi-tenancy, reusability, simpler configs, and more.
- Visibility and performance monitoring: Pinpoint undesirable behaviors and performance bottlenecks to simplify troubleshooting and make fixes faster.
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Dimension | Description | Cost/unit/hour |
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Hours | Container Hours | $0.53 |
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Containers are lightweight, portable execution environments that wrap server application software in a filesystem that includes everything it needs to run. Container applications run on supported container runtimes and orchestration services, such as Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) or Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS). Both eliminate the need for you to install and operate your own container orchestration software by managing and scheduling containers on a scalable cluster of virtual machines.
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This container requires Kubernetes and can be deployed to EKS. Review the installation instructions https://docs.nginx.com/nginx-ingress-controller/installation/ and utilize the deployment resources available https://github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/tree/v3.7.2/deployments Use this image instead of building your own.
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Kubernetes Traffic Management
NGINX Plus-based ingress controller for managing traffic in Kubernetes and containerized environments in Amazon EKS
Role-Based Access Control
Role-based access control implementation enabling secure app management with self-service configuration capabilities
Multi-Tenancy Support
Multi-tenancy architecture allowing multiple teams to manage applications within shared infrastructure with isolation
Performance Monitoring and Visibility
Built-in visibility and performance monitoring capabilities for identifying performance bottlenecks and troubleshooting application behavior
Enterprise-Scale Deployment
Production-ready architecture designed for enterprise-scale deployments with stability across releases and long-term operational support
Reverse Proxy and HTTP Acceleration
Reverse proxy and HTTP accelerator that speeds up websites and reduces streaming latency for content delivery
Content Caching Technology
Caching technology that reduces backend server load by up to 99% while delivering all types of content faster
Integrated Load Balancing and API Gateway
Integrated functionality combining content cache, reverse proxy, load balancer, API gateway, web server, and SSL terminator
Origin Shield Protection
Origin shield mechanism that helps web services thrive under pressure and protects against traffic spikes
Multi-Protocol Content Delivery
Support for delivering websites, APIs, and video content with performance acceleration capabilities
AI-Powered Data Management
F5 AI Data Fabric enables generation of insights, management, and governance for data from different applications and products across multiple data lakes and data sources.
Multi-Cloud Network Connectivity
Global hub-and-spoke transit orchestration for connecting all cloud properties including public, private, network and edge clouds.
Integrated Security Stack
Unified software stack combining router, load balancer, network firewall, web application firewall (WAF), API security and API gateway capabilities.
Layer 3-7 DDoS Protection
L3-L7 DDoS defense capabilities for protecting applications and APIs deployed across distributed environments.
Unified Management Portal
Single SaaS-based console for SecOps, NetOps, and DevOps to manage and deploy virtual networks, connections, distributed applications, and API security.
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Customer reviews
Sukkarin Ruensukont
Reliability has supported AI gateway routing and currently secures LLM traffic with flexible policies
Reviewed on Mar 12, 2026
Review from a verified AWS customer
What is our primary use case?
I am currently working with NGINX Ingress Controller but in a different perspective than before. We haven't used App Protect anymore, but as an implementer, we use it as a front end for an AI gateway to do some mapping for certain information before sending the LLM request to the AI gateway.
NGINX Ingress Controller itself is a reverse proxy, so we manipulate some requests. We utilize NGINX Ingress Controller to manipulate some requests prior to the AI gateway.
My use case has changed because nowadays the main focus for use cases are for AI and AI security that mainly focuses on LLM security.
What is most valuable?
A third-party solution would be better for that. NGINX Ingress Controller is a software, so its capability of working is fitting inside the organization, not facing the internet. The one that faces the internet is something else, for example, the firewall or Big-IP, so normally we do the whitelisting at those levels, not the NGINX Ingress Controller layer.
Most customers are satisfied with the reverse proxy capability, but the main issue is that the Ingress NGINX , the one that is most widely used, will be deprecated this month. I think that is the main concern from the customer side, but normally NGINX Ingress Controller just works well and is reliable.
From my experience, I think the main benefit NGINX Ingress Controller provides to the end user is the reliability of NGINX Ingress Controller itself. The customer can rely on this service that it will work well, and there will be no problem or issue that they need to concern.
What needs improvement?
In my opinion, NGINX Ingress Controller can make better improvements for ingress control, and I think they are already the leader in the Ingress and Gateway API. The Gateway API has the capability to separate the gateway responsible for the FQDN and certificate management. They separate this part within the gateway, and another part is the HTTP route which will load balance to the backend service. F5 has this kind of deployment for many years before the announcement of the Gateway API itself.
Currently, there is no suggestion about complexities or functions that can simplify my life with NGINX Ingress Controller.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with NGINX Ingress Controller for approximately seven years.
How was the initial setup?
I think the initial setup process for NGINX Ingress Controller is simple.
What other advice do I have?
I would like to see some AI capabilities, in-built AI capabilities in NGINX Ingress Controller to help with the load balancing.
Normally, customers just use the normal load balancer, and that is fine. The advanced features we try to introduce include many advanced features, for example, a blue-green deployment, load balancing to service based on header values, and many things, including JWT, but normally customers just use the basic load balancer. Most customers use TLS termination. Most customers use it, and they terminate the certificate at NGINX Ingress Controller level. NGINX Ingress Controller can do whitelisting, but they usually use a different product. For example, a Big-IP to do whitelisting instead of NGINX Ingress Controller.
We have some projects integrating NGINX Ingress Controller with Prometheus including Grafana . The integration is working well, and there is no problem about that.
Currently, there is no suggestion about complexities or functions that can simplify my life with NGINX Ingress Controller. I am totally satisfied with NGINX Ingress Controller if we talk about the functionality part.
I think the price is acceptable, but the issue is not about the price. The issue is about the commonness. Load balancing and Ingress is some kind of generic use case, so there are no exciting features, such as an AI feature or something of that nature.
Sneh S.
Nginx Ingress controller
Reviewed on Dec 14, 2024
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
it is easy to implemnt and control traffic based on use case and port like 443 (hhtps ) and http (80 ) and it support custom TCP port also . you can use nginx ingress controller on VM (IAAS ) based server and kuberneties (PAAS ) based servie also .
What do you dislike about the product?
by default it allow http 80 , it will good if it allow by default 443 due to security region .
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
for this we have many option like for vm based appliction appchie , php and for gke based istio but Nginx work on both with intigration of php and other language also .
Telecommunications
It provides variety of solution to meet the modern requirements
Reviewed on Nov 21, 2023
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
It provides solution with security and reliability keeping great performance
What do you dislike about the product?
The major downside of it being bit complex.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It provides good scalability when it comes to providing load balance to the critical applications
Amruta C.
#1 solution for Kubernetes management
Reviewed on Nov 02, 2023
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
Our company has been using the F5 INGINX ingress controller since many years for effective management of traffic for Kubernetes systems.
It is the best controller available in the market for traffic management.
The best part about this controller is that it is very easy to use as well as to implement.
It is also very useful to integrate with various other solutions. In case of any issues or concerns that we face as a customer we get the best customer support possible and instant support.
We have been using it on a daily basis and from time to time it also provides high realiability and sustainability.
It is the best controller available in the market for traffic management.
The best part about this controller is that it is very easy to use as well as to implement.
It is also very useful to integrate with various other solutions. In case of any issues or concerns that we face as a customer we get the best customer support possible and instant support.
We have been using it on a daily basis and from time to time it also provides high realiability and sustainability.
What do you dislike about the product?
As an administrator I have been using this controller and working on this controller for many years.
I cannot think of any major issues of failures that you observed over the years and it has been a very stable solution.
There are no major drawbacks or points to dislike about this solution.
The cost of the controller is a little higher but it is worth the money.
I cannot think of any major issues of failures that you observed over the years and it has been a very stable solution.
There are no major drawbacks or points to dislike about this solution.
The cost of the controller is a little higher but it is worth the money.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The F5 NGINX ingress controller is one of the best controller that are company realise on over the past years.
The best part about this controller is that it is very efficient for kubernetes traffic management and helps our kubernetes systems load balancing as well as efficient working.
It is very easy to use implement and integrate with various other solutions.
The best part about this controller is that it increases the stability sustainability robustness and reliability in kubernetes environments.
The best part about this controller is that it is very efficient for kubernetes traffic management and helps our kubernetes systems load balancing as well as efficient working.
It is very easy to use implement and integrate with various other solutions.
The best part about this controller is that it increases the stability sustainability robustness and reliability in kubernetes environments.
Education Management
Solid and mature solution
Reviewed on Oct 22, 2023
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
The quality of the tool makes the ingress management more accessible and cleaner.
What do you dislike about the product?
The price could be expensive, especially for those who want to use it in a small scenario.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The load balance is complex depending on the infrastructure, so with the solution, I could make the cluster management easier.