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* docs: add comparison include * docs: convert to feture page * docs: move callout to bottom * Update content/includes/nginx-plus/oss-plus-comparison.md Co-authored-by: Travis Martin <[email protected]> * Apply suggestion from @mjang * feat: Link to comparison between N OSS and N Plus (#1061) * feat: add comparison: OSS v. Plus * replace with include --------- Co-authored-by: Mike Jang <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Travis Martin <[email protected]>
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{{< call-out "note" >}}For a detailed comparison between NGINX Plus and NGINX Open Source, refer to [Differences between NGINX Open Source and NGINX Plus](https://www.f5.com/products/get-f5/nginx-open-source-vs-nginx-one-differences-in-features) on the F5 website.{{</ call-out >}}

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Request your [free 30‑day trial](https://www.nginx.com/free-trial-request) today.
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{{< include "/nginx-plus/oss-plus-comparison.md" >}}
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## About
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|**Load Balancer**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; |**NGINX Open<br>Source** |**NGINX Plus<br>&nbsp;** |**F5 NGINXaaS<br>for Azure** |
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;[HTTP](https://docs.nginx.com/nginx/admin-guide/load-balancer/http-load-balancer/) and [TCP/UDP](https://docs.nginx.com/nginx/admin-guide/load-balancer/tcp-udp-load-balancer/) support |{{<check>}} |{{<check>}} |{{<check>}} |
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;[Layer 7 request routing](https://www.nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_core_module.html#location) |{{<check>}} |{{<check>}} |{{<check>}} |
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;[Session persistence](https://docs.nginx.com/nginx/admin-guide/load-balancer/http-load-balancer/#enabling-session-persistence) |{{<check>}} |{{<check>}} |{{<check>}} |
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;[Active health checks](https://docs.nginx.com/nginx/admin-guide/load-balancer/http-health-check/) | |{{<check>}} |{{<check>}} |
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;[DNS service-discovery integration](https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_upstream_module.html#service) | |{{<check>}} |{{<check>}} |
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|**Content Cache** |**NGINX Open<br>Source** |**NGINX Plus<br>&nbsp;** |**NGINXaaS<br>for Azure** |
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;[Static and dynamic content caching](https://docs.nginx.com/nginx/admin-guide/content-cache/content-caching/)|{{<check>}} |{{<check>}} |{{<check>}} |
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;[Cache-purging API](https://docs.nginx.com/nginx/admin-guide/content-cache/content-caching/#purging-content-from-the-cache) | |{{<check>}} | |
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;MQTT protocol support for IOT devices | |{{<check>}} |{{<check>}} |
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|**Web Server and Reverse Proxy** |**NGINX Open<br>Source** |**NGINX Plus<br>&nbsp;** |**NGINXaaS<br>for Azure** |
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;Origin server for static content |{{<check>}} |{{<check>}} |{{<check>}} |
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;Reverse proxy: [HTTP](https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_proxy_module.html), [FastCGl](https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_fastcgi_module.html),<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;[memcached](https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_memcached_module.html), [SCGI](https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_scgi_module.html), [uwsgi](https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_uwsgi_module.html) |{{<check>}} | {{<check>}} |{{<check>}} |
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;[HTTP/2 gateway](https://www.nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_v2_module.html) |{{<check>}} |{{<check>}} |{{<check>}} |
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;[gRPC proxy](https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_grpc_module.html) |{{<check>}} |{{<check>}} |{{<check>}} |
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;[HTTP/2 server push](https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_v2_module.html#http2_push) |{{<check>}} |{{<check>}} |{{<check>}} |
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;[HTTP/3 over QUIC](https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_v3_module.html) |{{<check>}} |{{<check>}} |{{<check>}} |
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;[HTTP basic authentication](https://www.nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_auth_basic_module.html) |{{<check>}} |{{<check>}} |{{<check>}} |
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;[HTTP authentication subrequests](https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_auth_request_module.html) |{{<check>}} |{{<check>}} |{{<check>}} |
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;[IP address-based access control lists](https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_access_module.html) |{{<check>}}|{{<check>}} |{{<check>}} |
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;TLS 1.3 support |{{<check>}} |{{<check>}} |{{<check>}} |
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;[JWT authentication](https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_auth_jwt_module.html) | |{{<check>}} |{{<check>}} |
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;Built-in dashboard | |{{<check>}} |[Azure Monitor](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/overview)<br> and [Azure Portal](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/get-started/azure-portal) |
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;[Extended status with 100+<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;additional metrics](https://docs.nginx.com/nginx/admin-guide/monitoring/live-activity-monitoring/) | |{{<check>}} |{{<check>}} |
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;[NGINX JavaScript module](https://www.f5.com/company/blog/nginx/harnessing-power-convenience-of-javascript-for-each-request-with-nginx-javascript-module) |{{<check>}} |{{<check>}} |{{<check>}} |
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