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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 17, 2024

Kemp LoadMaster and Loadbalancer.org compete in the load balancing solutions category. Kemp LoadMaster holds an edge with competitive pricing and exceptional support, while Loadbalancer.org is more feature-rich, offering advanced capabilities that justify its cost.

Features: Kemp LoadMaster provides ease of use and deployment with configuration templates for Microsoft applications such as Exchange and Skype for Business, along with Azure integration. It offers intuitive security features like Intrusion Prevention and Web Application Firewall. Loadbalancer.org excels in scalability and load balancing, efficiently managing data loads and offering customizable options.

Room for Improvement: Kemp LoadMaster could improve its documentation and GUI navigation. Loadbalancer.org needs enhancements in ease of setup and security features, particularly in handling sensitive data and better integration with other vendors.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Kemp LoadMaster is noted for its straightforward on-premises and hybrid cloud deployment with comprehensive technical support. Loadbalancer.org provides reliable deployment options but may be complex during setup. Both companies are praised for knowledgeable technical support, with Kemp often highlighted for superior customer service.

Pricing and ROI: Kemp LoadMaster offers cost-effective solutions with flexible licensing, making it attractive for budget-conscious buyers while delivering significant ROI. Loadbalancer.org, though requiring more initial investment, maintains value through its robust capabilities and customizable options, ensuring a balance between cost and return.

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Categories and Ranking

Kemp LoadMaster

Ranking in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC)

8th

Average Rating

9.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Loadbalancer.org

Ranking in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC)

12th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) category, the mindshare of Kemp LoadMaster is 7.5%, up from 7.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Loadbalancer.org is 3.7%, up from 3.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Q&A Highlights

reviewer1407621

Network security at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Sep 15, 2021

Comparison Between Kemp LoadMaster and Load Balancer.org

1. Kemp Load Master only support SaaS whereas Loadbalancer.org support Windows, Mac & SaaS. 2. Both having Authentication, Automatic Configuration, Content Routing, Content Caching,Data Compression, Health Monitoring, Redundancy Checking etc facility.

A highly stable and scalable load-balancing software that offers great technical support

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PeterForster

Senior Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

My company is really happy with Kemp LoadMaster as a product. My company is also happy with the support we receive from Kemp LoadMaster. 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. Feature-wise, Kemp LoadMaster has everything that our company's customers require. Kemp LoadMaster also has features that have supported our company's past projects.

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Roger Seelaender

UCaaS Engineering Manager at EarthLink

Great WAF - low-maintenance solution that performs as advertised

The solution can be improved with the development of a SIP engine because it is difficult to manage SBCs. All SBCs are really tough to write rules for. If we could put this in front of an SBC to have the right rules to possibly block the traffic, that would be very helpful. The solution can also improve the relationship between Loadbalancer.org and Metaswitch, or now, Microsoft because Metaswitch was purchased by Microsoft. They both position themselves as certified but don't always talk to each other. I wish there would be closer integration between the solution and the vendors when either release new upgrades to their product line. Often we find issues on either end post upgrades.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

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."

"It has been functional. We don't have any outages."

"Load-balancing is a great feature that is very easy to configure and it is always working fine."

"The feature that allows us to easily disconnect a server when we need and bring back online is the most valuable. It's a click of a button. This allows us to keep all systems up. We can then run updates, perform reboots whatever we need to one of the servers without taking production down."

"It helps with efficiency and reactivity, in case of assistance needs."

"The most beneficial function of using the ADC is to ensure this resiliency."

"When the templates are used, there is not much left to configure and they just work!"

"The DNS Load Balancer makes it so that I don't have to worry about site failures."

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"The most valuable features of Loadbalancer.org are related to its load balancing capabilities."

"We can more easily set up a test environment, because you can easily configure your forms. It makes it more flexible for us, to convert our test environment to a production environment, without having to change DNSs on the outside. You just configure the forms on the inside. So without changing the actual endpoint for the end user, we can create completely different networks in the background."

"The performance is good."

"The load balancers have an easy installation and a relatively simple, easy user interface to use."

"I found scalability in Loadbalancer.org valuable."

"It's pretty much a Swiss Army knife for managing all the load balancing techniques."

"The user interface precludes need to be well versed with Linux IPVS command line. This make it easy for junior team members to participate in managing load balancing needs."

"Most important for us that it makes sure that the load is distributed and that we always have access to the end servers."

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Cons

"In the next release, Kemp should include the ability for LoadMaster to create different DNS record types."

"The product could be improved by making the SSL Offloading easier."

"It has all types of logs and they are very detailed, but it's a little bit hard to search for a single event."

"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."

"If there is anything that needs to be updated, the GUI can get a refresh to make it look more like 2020, although it is just a cosmetic change."

"When we go serverless, we may again have to revisit this because the configuration needs to be changed. With this change, we can run into a lot of other configurations that we haven't got into, which involve additional expenses. It would be challenging to convince management to buy at that price point. It would be a balancing act of justifying that expense and the value, that is, how it is going to save a bit of time and make our platform secure. It can have better configuration ability. A lot of iterations happen when we have multiple servers pointing to the same domain. If we do not orchestrate carefully, it gets into a loop, which takes away the precious time of the user who is trying to subscribe to a service. It takes a little longer time to realize services as well as web pages."

"If you want logging for SMTP traffic, you have to enable ESP, which requires you to define allowed IP addresses. That’s irritating, to say the least."

"I definitely think that the WAF can be improved."

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"I would like it if Loadbalancer had the ability to make rules for specific shared bots."

"It would be great if there was a way to gain access to the graphing data, to create custom reports. If we had a way to use the graphing data, we could use it to present certain information to our client, such as the uptime status for their service."

"Loadbalancer.org's complexity could be reduced."

"We could enhance the security aspects of the load balancer."

"Originally we had some stability issues with it, so they replaced it with a new box and it's fine."

"I would like a notification when a new version of the software is available. They told me to sign up for their newsletter, but I have not received any notification for a newer software version."

"The configuration is somewhat complicated. Someone who does not know the solution may find this challenging."

"You can run into an issue when one engineer passes the case over to another engineer after their shift and they don't know what the first engineer worked on up to that point."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It has a very attractive ratio of price/performance."

"From a cost perspective, Kemp is very competitive and is not hard to justify by any means."

"Currently, no cost is involved with a virtual load balancer. They have used open source. We did not pay for software. We paid for the expertise. We are only paying the consulting charges, which are very reasonable, that is, around a thousand dollars."

"The pricing is alright and we pay a monthly licensing fee"

"Nowadays, going with the virtual appliance is the easiest way and the cost is reasonable."

"Download Kemp's VLM trial and take it for a test drive; you will be impressed."

"The costs for the Kemp Load Balancer solution are okay because, for a good product, you have to spend money."

"KEMP gives away free trials for 30 days. This can be stretched if you want. During the test, you will have access to KEMP support."

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"The solution requires an annual support license of $2,780 for four systems or $695 a year per unit for support not including the units."

"These guys make their pricing scheme really easy."

"Licensing fees are paid annually."

"We've got an unlimited license, which doesn't costs that much compared to other vendors, and we don't have to buy it again."

"I love that they do not price on some arbitrary throughput rating where you are guessing at what the load balancer is going to handle."

"I think it’s very affordable."

"It is inexpensive, and even their “unlimited” version, the VA MAX is still far cheaper than competitors."

"They're not the cheapest, not the most expensive, but I think value-wise, they're 100%."

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Answers from the Community

reviewer1407621

Network security at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Sep 15, 2021

Comparison Between Kemp LoadMaster and Load Balancer.org

2 out of 5 answers

SaurabhPal

Technical Specialist - Network & Security at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

Aug 25, 2020

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Frank Yue

Principal Application Experience Architect at Kemp Technologies

Sep 16, 2020

Kemp LoadMaster is a vendor designed and supported load balancing platform focused on core load balancing technologies. Kemp supports server load balancing (SLB) and global server load balancing (GSLB). LoadMaster supports edge authentication including two-factor authentication, single sign on (SSO), Kerberos, and LDAP among other models. Kemp LoadMaster also has the ability to provide fully functional web application firewall (WAF) services. LoadMaster is a software-based solution available as a VM for all major hypervisors, cloud marketplace (AWS, Azure, etc.) and hardware. Kemp simplifies the load balancing technology through a simple to use GUI and over 80 templates for the most commonly used applications. Kemp is a global organization with 100,000+ deployments and the top rated load balancer on Gartner's Peer Insights with over 150 recent ratings: www.gartner.com/reviews/market/application-delivery-controllers LoadBalancer.org uses software based on opensource HAProxy and opensource Pound. LoadBalancer.org also utilizes other opensource projects such as STunnel and Ldirectord. You will get the features within the free HAProxy code (and others) with a LoadBalancer.org GUI. This information is documented in their current Administration Manual: http://pdfs.loadbalancer.org/loadbalanceradministrationv8.pdf This means that the functionality is dependent on the opensource community for updates and there will be a lag for these features to be rolled into LoadBalancer.org's product. From a performance perspective, both vendors probably have solutions to meet your needs. I also believe that both solutions can support the applications that you plan to load balance. The more important questions to ask yourself are 1) how easy it will be for you to configure and deploy the load balancing technology and 2) how painful will it be for you to manage and support the technology operationally. First, I believe that you will find both solutions relatively easy to deploy since both vendors focus on core load balancing functionality (SLB and GSLB). Having said that, Kemp offers pre-built application templates for many commonly used applications to make the configuration that much easier: https://kemptechnologies.com/docs/. Kemp focuses on making the work easy for the customer. Second, for operational support, I cannot speak for LoadBalancer.org's support organization, but Kemp's is stellar with a 99% customer satisfaction feedback rating. As mentioned above, one concern for vendors that rely heavily on opensource code is the delay from an opensource project update to the time those changes get incorporated into a vendor's officially released and supported product. We (the IT industry) have seen problems with this model on a regular basis throughout time. A good example is the delay for all vendors as OpenSSL code was updated from 1.0.1 to 1.1 to 1.1.1 and all of the discovered security vulnerabilities with prior versions. Major caveat: I work for Kemp. Having said that, I have worked with load balancing technology for over 20 years (starting with Cisco Local Director), and have worked with, and for, multiple load balancing vendors. My goal is to be factual. I have sourced my data where possible and if I have not, I recommend that you fact check my information. Ultimately, I believe with the correct data, you will make the right decision.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Educational Organization

57%

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

Government

Computer Software Company

21%

Financial Services Firm

17%

Government

Media Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Kemp LoadMaster?

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.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Kemp LoadMaster?

LoadMaster is cheaper than some other solutions. It has a perpetual license, so it's a one-time cost.

What needs improvement with Kemp LoadMaster?

There are some challenges with updates on certain models that don't have a few features. The support team often takes a lot of time to provide resolutions for issues. Also, I could see more capabil...

Do you recommend Loadbalancer.org?

Since Loadbalancer.org is an open-source solution, I would recommend this solution for smaller businesses that don’t have major scaling requirements and don’t have the budget for a commercial solut...

What do you like most about Loadbalancer.org?

Existing customers are trying to migrate from the physical F5 load balancer to the AVI load balancer because it is scalable and easily managed.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Loadbalancer.org?

Pricing of Loadbalancer.org is something to consider.

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Overview

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.

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.

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Loadbalancer.org is a versatile solution that offers load balancing for small businesses, multiple instances of applications, web application firewall, publishing Windows and SQL applications, and security for telephone service systems. It is easy to use, cost-effective, and performs well with low latency.

The connection maintenance and security features are valuable, including managing logs on WAFs, identifying break-in attempts writing rules to block them and using HAProxy to control what is allowed. Loadbalancer.org has helped organizations reduce the impact of connection issues, provide security, and ensure no downtime or impact on productivity.

Top Industries that use Loadbalancer.org:

Healthcare: Loadbalancer.org is widely considered the top load balancer provider in the healthcare IT industry. Loadbalancer.org sees that healthcare IT personnel can ensure their organizations are moving seamlessly toward interoperability and are able to easily scale to meet today’s continually growing data demands with no compromise in performance.

Storage solutions: Loadbalancer.org has significant offerings and partnerships with object-based storage providers to ensure they are always ready for today's ever-changing dynamic storage needs. The comprehensive integration offers high-performance scalable solutions which can provide always available next-gen storage solutions.

Security: Loadbalancer.org solutions provide an extra layer of security to protect against the latest risk and threats. Loadbalancer.org will provide a close integration to ensure the organization is always secure.

Print: Loadbalancer.org can work with organizations to ensure their print environments keep working smoothly and is the only organization that fully supports Microsoft Print load balancing. Loadbalancer.org minimizes the complexities of print environments to ensure that all systems are consistently available.

Loadbalancer.org is certified as an OEM provider for all of Microsoft's most popular key applications and solutions. Loadbalancer.org has created and developed streamlined deployments to facilitate improved scalability, performance, and uptime. They offer a tailored GUI to make every process super easy. Loadbalancer.org offers several flexible licensing plans to ensure cost-effectiveness, improved margins, revenue opportunities, and optimized TCO. The numerous robust solutions Loadbalancer.org offers can ensure that any enterprise organization is able to satisfy the growing demands of today’s dynamic marketplace while maintaining an excellent user experience.

Reviews from Real Users

“Loadbalancer.org is less complex than Citrix. In some cases, our customers do not have an engineer on staff who can support this device. These customers have a large number of Linux engineers but don't have the money. We suggested using Loadbalancer.org and other open-source tools. Many customers are of different sizes and have different budgets. Loadbalancer.org has everything that is needed.” - Artem M., System Engineer at CROC

“We use Loadbalancer for balancing loads in our main application. Loadbalancer is easy to use. It performs well, with low latency.” - Walid M., Network and Security Engineer at a logistics company

Sample Customers

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

Vodafone, NASA, Mercedes, NBC, Siemens, AT&T, Barclays, Zurich, Penn State University, Fiserv, Canon, Toyota, University of Cambridge, US Army, US Navy, Ocean Spray, ASOS, Pfizer, BBC, Bacardi, Monsoon, River Island, U.S Air Force, King's College London, NHS, Ricoh, Philips, Santander, TATA Communications, Ericcson, Ross Video, Evertz, TalkTalk TV, Giacom, Rapid Host.

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