NGINX (Acquired by F5)

NGINX is a software company that provides solutions for modern application delivery and infrastructure optimization. 

The company's flagship product, F5 NGINX Plus, is a high-performance, scalable, and flexible application delivery platform used by enterprises, organizations, and developers worldwide.

NGINX's service proxy product provides features such as directing incoming traffic to backend servers, load balancing requests, and improving overall application performance and availability. Its proxying capabilities enable organizations to optimize their web server infrastructure, handle high traffic loads, and ensure seamless application deliveries to end users.

NGINX follows a hybrid sales model that combines direct sales and indirect sales channels, including channel partnerships and cloud marketplaces. It also offers a SaaS version of its NGINX application networking portfolio called NGINX One.

NGINX was acquired by F5, a multinational application delivery networking (ADN) technology company, for USD 670 million in 2019. However, NGINX continued to operate as a separate entity post-acquisition.

Key customers and partnerships

NGINX serves customers across a variety of industries; some of its notable customers include CANAL+, the University of Texas, Groupon, Cloudflare, Capital One, and Buzzfeed.

NGINX's Technology Partners enhance the value deployments by offering solutions that integrate with NGINX products. These partners include Intel, Datadog, VMware, Red Hat, and Splunk.