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What is Kemp LoadMaster?

Kemp LoadMaster is a powerful load balancing solution that also serves as a web application firewall. Its primary use case is load balancing and application load balancing, making it an ideal solution for organizations that must distribute traffic across multiple servers. Kemp's integration with an active directory for ESP usage, hosting/deployment of SSL certificates, and pricing are some of its most valuable features. 

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Kemp LoadMaster is the #9 ranked solution in top Application Delivery Controllers. PeerSpot users give Kemp LoadMaster an average rating of 9.4 out of 10. Kemp LoadMaster is most commonly compared to Microsoft Azure Application Gateway: Kemp LoadMaster vs Microsoft Azure Application Gateway. Kemp LoadMaster is popular among the midsize enterprise segment, accounting for 62% of users researching this solution on PeerSpot. The top industry researching this solution are professionals from a educational organization, accounting for 52% of all views.
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As of June 2025, the mindshare of Kemp LoadMaster in the Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) category stands at 7.5%, up from 7.1% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Key learnings from peers

Valuable Features

  • "Security is considered the most effective feature in Kemp LoadMaster."
  • "LoadMaster is easy to deploy and understand."
  • "Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten...I rate the technical support a ten out of ten...The initial setup of Kemp LoadMaster is very simple."

Room for Improvement

Kemp LoadMaster requires improvements in user interface, reporting, and monitoring capabilities. The UI is viewed as outdated and complex to navigate. Documentation needs enhancement for clarity and ease. There are calls for better security features, including enhanced web application firewall support and password policies. Network management and log parsing capabilities require refinement. Automation, customization, and training options should be expanded. Reliability and stability require focus, along with more efficient license management. Integration with external templates and user-friendly logging tools is desired.
  • "There are some challenges with updates on certain models that don't have a few features."
  • "I want to have the ability to pull a particular server. The DevOps portion was challenging for me, like if I needed to redirect from one IP to another URL. I needed to look that up, and the knowledge base is not well organized. When I look for information about Kemp on the Internet, I don't find many articles or something like that."
  • "I want Kemp LoadMaster to provide users with better reporting capabilities in relation to TCP packets. In general, the connections that are present in the system require improvement."

ROI

Implementing Kemp LoadMaster enabled cost savings and enhanced security without compromising on essential features. Users reported high returns, often tripling investments. With a low expense compared to the benefits, Kemp LoadMaster reduced manual efforts and improved resource management. It offered immediate returns, providing stability and reassurance for server operations. Through improved security scores and extended projects, some users gained additional business opportunities. Longevity and frequent use led organizations to experience significant financial benefits.

Pricing

  • "The price of the solution is cheap."
  • "The price is lower than other options."
  • "The pricing is alright and we pay a monthly licensing fee"

Popular Use Cases

Users deploy Kemp LoadMaster for primary tasks such as load balancing for Microsoft Exchange, web servers, Skype for Business, and Citrix solutions. It also serves as a reverse proxy, enhancing security with features like web application firewall and intrusion prevention. The device supports high availability and redundancy, accommodates both internal and external traffic, and seamlessly integrates into various environments, including on-premises and virtual machines. Multiple configurations and services like ADFS and RDS are efficiently managed.
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Review data by company size

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Top industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
52%
Computer Software Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
4%
Government
4%
University
4%
Manufacturing Company
3%
Retailer
3%
Comms Service Provider
3%
Real Estate/Law Firm
2%
Media Company
2%
Legal Firm
2%
Construction Company
1%
Insurance Company
1%
Non Profit
1%
Hospitality Company
1%
Healthcare Company
1%
Energy/Utilities Company
1%
Outsourcing Company
1%
Wholesaler/Distributor
1%
Recreational Facilities/Services Company
1%

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Using Kemp has helped organizations mitigate cross-scripting vulnerabilities, cookie-related issues, and content security policy issues. It has also allowed them to handle everything with Kemp instead of working on each application individually.

Kemp LoadMaster was previously known as LoadMaster Load Balancer.

Kemp LoadMaster customers

Kent County Council, KEMP, SMA Solar Technology AG, RT€ Player , Victrix (Quebec, Canada), Texas A&M, Macmillan Cancer Support, Cisco, Austin Bank

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Associate Engineer at AST
Verified user of Kemp LoadMaster
Nov 8, 2024
Enhancing traffic management with robust security features

Pros

"Security is considered the most effective feature in Kemp LoadMaster."

Cons

"There are some challenges with updates on certain models that don't have a few features. "

What is our primary use case?

I use Kemp LoadMaster for the application delivery controller. I have a couple of applications hosted behind the load balancer.

How has it helped my organization?

If I have an application behind the load balancer, the distribution of traffic helps me.

*Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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PeterForster - PeerSpot user
Senior Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Verified user of Kemp LoadMaster
Oct 3, 2023
A highly stable and scalable load-balancing software that offers great technical support

Pros

"Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten...I rate the technical support a ten out of ten...The initial setup of Kemp LoadMaster is very simple."

Cons

"I want Kemp LoadMaster to provide users with better reporting capabilities in relation to TCP packets. In general, the connections that are present in the system require improvement."

What is our primary use case?

I use Kemp LoadMaster in my company as a replacement for Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway and as a load balancer for Microsoft Exchange services in an on-premises environment. Nowadays, I use Kemp LoadMaster as an application load balancer for SQL Server, DNS servers, and different applications where load balancing is possible.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature of the solution is the Edge Security Pack (ESP). With Edge Security Pack (ESP), you can have your internet connections checked against the authorizations, functionalities, and the pre-authorization that happens when you access resources from the internet that are hosted internally so that no one can access these services without authentication.

*Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
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System Specialist at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Verified user of Kemp LoadMaster
Jul 2, 2023
A Cheap and Stable Load Balancing solution with various Features, Functionalities and a Good Support Team

Pros

"From my personal experience, many firewalls provide Load Balancing functionalities, but Kemp Loadmaster has a lot of features and functionalities like what you can configure. So there are a lot of features but we use only five percent of it. "

Cons

"They were still in the process of development, and for example, we set it up in a cluster. So it was one logistical unit built out of two physical devices. And the expected behavior, which I know from other devices, will be formed into a logic cluster. It's that you configure one unit. Then you bring the second unit into this cluster with the already configured primary unit. So the secondary box pulls all the configured ones from its neighbor, does everything automatically, and then synchronizes with this primary neighbor. And then it works, like, one logical unit. And this didn't work with the Kemp's initially, where they caused a lot of issues when building up a cluster, so there were some specials on how to set this up. When we built or set them up for the first time and the months afterward with no new software releases, there were a couple of problems, but in the end, they worked fine. So, they developed a lot and learned from what they've responded to, what we responded to them, and what needs fixing. "

What is our primary use case?

For one major customer, we installed the Kemp Loadmaster as before this I was in security and firewall. But it was requested by Microsoft that there needs to be a Load Balancer in front of the exchange platform. So Kemp is used as a Load Balancer.

What is most valuable?

From my personal experience, many firewalls provide Load Balancing functionalities, but Kemp Loadmaster has a lot of features and functionalities like what you can configure. So there are a lot of features but we use only five percent of it. 

*Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Reseller
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RJ
General Manager at Seriti Resources
Verified user of Kemp LoadMaster
Oct 15, 2023
It's easy to deploy and understand

Pros

"LoadMaster is easy to deploy and understand. "

Cons

"I want to have the ability to pull a particular server. The DevOps portion was challenging for me, like if I needed to redirect from one IP to another URL. I needed to look that up, and the knowledge base is not well organized. When I look for information about Kemp on the Internet, I don't find many articles or something like that. "

What is our primary use case?

We use LoadMaster for application load balancing.

What is most valuable?

LoadMaster is easy to deploy and understand. 

*Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
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PeerSpot user
IT Director at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
Verified user of Kemp LoadMaster
Jan 5, 2022
Product version discussed: 7.4
Reliable, easy to set up, and can increase your security score

Pros

"Mitigates content security policy issues."

Cons

"UI is very basic and unattractive."

What is our primary use case?

My primary use case of this solution is as a web application firewall.

How has it helped my organization?

Kemp mitigated our cross-scripting vulnerabilities, cookie-related issues, and content security policy issues. Instead of working on each application, we can do everything with Kemp. In addition, using Kemp has raised our site score from average to fully-secured.

*Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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PeerSpot user
Owner at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees
Verified user of Kemp LoadMaster
Mar 17, 2023
Handy load balancing; mid-range pricing

Pros

"The feature I find most valuable is load balancing with different algorithms."

Cons

"In my opinion, the layer seven loads balancing that we're mainly using for web servers, doesn't seem to pick up when there are issues at the application level."

What is our primary use case?

My primary use case for this solution is load balancing and application load balancing.

What is most valuable?

The feature I find most valuable is load balancing with different algorithms.

*Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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OA
Solution Architect at ReDoy Corporation
Verified user of Kemp LoadMaster
Dec 11, 2022
Useful as an application load balancer internally and externally for load balancing of web-based software

Pros

"The pricing of the solution is valuable."

Cons

"The ability to see live traffic is not great and can be improved. "

What is our primary use case?

We primarily use this solution as an application load balancer internally and externally for load balancing of web-based software.

What is most valuable?

The pricing of the solution is valuable.

*Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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FZ
Owner at Optiwan
Verified user of Kemp LoadMaster
Jan 13, 2021
Product version discussed: VLM-500
Excellent web balancing and remote access balancing features; flawless and simple to use

Pros

"Great web balancing and remote access balancing."

Cons

"Hardware version needs a dual power solution. "

What is our primary use case?

Our primary use case of this solution is for simple things like balancing web servers or balancing remote desktop servers. My company is based in Brazil. We are resellers of this solution, usually to small and middle size businesses.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features for us are the web balancing and remote access balancing - the product is flawless in regard to these things. The installation is very simple and I like the interface.

*Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Reseller
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