F5 Product
NGINX Plus
NGINX Plus is a commercial gateway software product that combines a load balancer, reverse proxy, web server, content cache and API gateway. It adds advanced traffic control, security and observability to open source NGINX. It supports layer 4 and layer 7 load balancing, API traffic management with authentication and rate limiting, and runs as a Kubernetes ingress controller for applications, APIs and AI workloads.
NGINX Plus is a F5 product filed under Load Balancing Software. Lifecycle: versioned, 37 versions listed, latest PLS.37 CR track (2 Sep 2026).
Source: F5 NGINX Plus | F5, retrieved 15 Oct 2026
Releases and Lifecycle
All F5 productsRelease and support dates as published by F5; dates within the next 12 months are highlighted, past dates dimmed. Retrieved 2026-10-14.
NGINX Plus 37 versions
| Version | Released | End of standard support | End of life | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLS.37 CR trackNGINX Plus release modelContinuous Release track, first release PLS.37.1.0.1. Only the latest CR is supported; the previous CR reaches end of support when a new CR is released. Latest PLS.37.1.1.2 (2026-09-15). | – | – | [6][7] | |
| PLS.37 LTSNGINX Plus release modelLTS release version supported for three years from its general availability date. First release PLS.37.0.0.1; latest LTS patch PLS.37.0.6.2 (2026-09-15). | – | – | [6][7] | |
| R36NGINX Plus 24-month support (R-releases)End of Software Development is the standard support end; end of security updates 2026-09-02; end of technical support is the end of life date. | [7] | |||
| R35NGINX Plus 24-month support (R-releases)End of Software Development is the standard support end; end of security updates 2026-05-13; end of technical support is the end of life date. | [7] | |||
| R34NGINX Plus 24-month support (R-releases)End of Software Development is the standard support end; end of security updates 2025-12-01; end of technical support is the end of life date. | [7] | |||
| R33NGINX Plus 24-month support (R-releases)End of Software Development is the standard support end; end of security updates 2025-08-13; end of technical support is the end of life date. | [7] | |||
| R32NGINX Plus 24-month support (R-releases)End of Software Development is the standard support end; end of security updates 2025-04-01; end of technical support is the end of life date. | [7] | |||
| R31NGINX Plus 24-month support (R-releases)End of Software Development is the standard support end; end of security updates 2024-11-18; end of technical support is the end of life date. | [7] | |||
| R30NGINX Plus 24-month support (R-releases)End of Software Development is the standard support end; end of security updates 2024-05-28; end of technical support is the end of life date. | [7] | |||
| R29NGINX Plus 24-month support (R-releases)End of Software Development is the standard support end; end of security updates 2023-12-18; end of technical support is the end of life date. | [7] | |||
| R28 | – | – | [7] | |
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| R2 | – | – | [7] |
Lifecycle Policy
- NGINX Plus release model. Since 2026-05-13 NGINX Plus and NGINX Ingress Controller ship annual LTS releases supported for three years, plus a Continuous Release track where only the latest release is supported. [6][7]
- NGINX Plus 24-month support (R-releases). For releases before PLS.37, F5 offers 24 months of technical support from the release date; critical fixes and security updates cover only the two most recent releases. [7]
Sources 2
- K000140156: Support for NGINX software retrieved 2026-10-14
- Releases | NGINX Documentation retrieved 2026-10-14