specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: NGINX
providerId: nginx
created: '2026-05-04'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-04, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-05'
reconciled: false
tags:
  - API Gateway
  - Load Balancer
  - Open Source
  - Reverse Proxy
  - Web Server
notes: NGINX Open Source is free under the 2-clause BSD license. F5 (which owns NGINX) does not publish
  per-instance subscription pricing for NGINX Plus, NGINX One, NGINX App Protect, or F5 WAF for NGINX
  on its public site — pricing is contact-sales or via cloud marketplaces (NGINXaaS for Azure / Google
  Cloud). Reconcile via Azure Marketplace or Google Cloud Marketplace listings, or F5 sales quotes.
description: NGINX is open source under the 2-clause BSD license; the project is free to use and self-host.
  Commercial offerings from F5 include NGINX Plus (subscription per instance), NGINX One (the SaaS-managed
  data plane with observability/security), F5 WAF for NGINX, and NGINXaaS distributed via Azure and Google
  Cloud marketplaces. Public per-instance pricing is not posted on f5.com; customers obtain quotes via
  sales or marketplace listings.
sources:
  - https://www.f5.com/products/nginx
  - https://nginx.org/
plans:
  - id: nginx-open-source
    name: NGINX Open Source
    type: freemium
    description: Self-hosted open-source NGINX server, reverse proxy, load balancer.
    entries:
      - label: Self-hosted OSS
        name: oss_self_hosted
        type: flat
        metric: month
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '0.00'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: 2-clause BSD license
      - name: Web server, reverse proxy, load balancer
      - name: Community support
      - name: Available via nginx.org and GitHub
  - id: nginx-plus
    name: NGINX Plus
    type: subscription
    description: All-in-one cloud-native load balancer, reverse proxy, web server, content cache, and
      API gateway with commercial support and advanced features.
    entries:
      - label: Plus subscription
        name: nginx_plus_subscription
        type: subscription
        metric: instance
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: year
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: contact F5 sales
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Active health checks
      - name: Session persistence
      - name: JWT authentication
      - name: Live activity monitoring
      - name: Commercial support
  - id: nginx-one
    name: NGINX One
    type: subscription
    description: NGINX data plane plus SaaS-based observability, management, and security.
    entries:
      - label: NGINX One subscription
        name: nginx_one_subscription
        type: subscription
        metric: instance
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: year
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: contact F5 sales
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: SaaS observability
      - name: Centralized management console
      - name: Configuration drift detection
      - name: Trial available
  - id: nginx-app-protect
    name: F5 WAF for NGINX
    type: subscription
    description: WAF security solution for NGINX protecting apps and APIs from layer 7 attacks.
    entries:
      - label: WAF subscription
        name: waf_subscription
        type: subscription
        metric: instance
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: year
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: contact F5 sales
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Layer 7 protection
      - name: Bot defense
      - name: API security
  - id: nginxaas-azure
    name: NGINXaaS for Azure
    type: usage-based
    description: Managed NGINX delivered via Azure Marketplace.
    entries:
      - label: Azure marketplace
        name: nginxaas_azure
        type: metered
        metric: varies
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: see Azure Marketplace listing
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Marketplace billing
      - name: Managed by F5
  - id: nginxaas-gcp
    name: NGINXaaS for Google Cloud
    type: usage-based
    description: Managed NGINX delivered via Google Cloud Marketplace.
    entries:
      - label: GCP marketplace
        name: nginxaas_gcp
        type: metered
        metric: varies
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: see Google Cloud Marketplace listing
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Marketplace billing
      - name: Managed by F5
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com
x-canonical:
  generated: '2026-10-08'
  vocabulary: all/0-working/economics/plans-canonical.yml
  models:
  - metered
  - subscription
  units:
  - compute
  - negotiated
  - period
  plans:
  - name: NGINX Open Source
    access: freemium
    model: subscription
    model_how: derived
    units:
    - period
    periods:
    - month
  - name: NGINX Plus
    access: other
    model: subscription
    model_how: stated
    units:
    - compute
    periods:
    - year
  - name: NGINX One
    access: other
    model: subscription
    model_how: stated
    units:
    - compute
    periods:
    - year
  - name: F5 WAF for NGINX
    access: other
    model: subscription
    model_how: stated
    units:
    - compute
    periods:
    - year
  - name: NGINXaaS for Azure
    access: other
    model: metered
    model_how: stated
    units:
    - negotiated
    periods:
    - month
  - name: NGINXaaS for Google Cloud
    access: other
    model: metered
    model_how: stated
    units:
    - negotiated
    periods:
    - month