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We performed a comparison between Kemp LoadMaster and NGINX Plus based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Kemp LoadMaster vs. NGINX Plus Report (Updated: March 2024).
765,234 professionals have used our research since 2012.
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Pros
"LoadMaster is easy to deploy and understand.""Failover is seamless and our services are rock solid.""The pricing of the solution is valuable.""When the templates are used, there is not much left to configure and they just work!""The most beneficial function of using the ADC is to ensure this resiliency.""It has been functional. We don't have any outages.""Edge Security Pack is valuable because of the way it separates between critical infrastructure and the public internet.""The most valuable feature so far has been the high-availability options that allowed us to add an additional Kemp LoadMaster VLM virtual appliance into our VMware vSphere environment, to provide failover for our existing LoadMaster."

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"It's lightweight software that can handle heavy loads efficiently.""With NGINX, I appreciate its ability to route traffic geographically.""Valuable features include authentication, caching, reverse proxy routing, and load balancing.""I find the solution’s community support and documentation most valuable. Compared to HAProxy, have found a lot of documentation and community support on Quora. If you would be asking me as a developer whether to choose this product, I would recommend this since it has good community support, documentation, and signature updates. The configuration of HAProxy is also very tedious. However, NGINX’s configuration is very simple.""The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is simple to configure.""NGINX Plus' most valuable feature is the ingress controller.""This solution has everything.""Supports IMAP, POP and SMTP protocols for the reverse proxy."

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Cons
"UI is very basic and unattractive.""So far, the only hitch we have run into is that would have been nice to have an easier method to add allow/whitelist entries into the Access Control lists for virtual services.""The product is really good as-is out of the box. If there is one thing I would change is to have the license file not be coupled with the MAC address of the device. This is actually not really useful in a virtual environment where if you have a single VM with KEMP LoadMaster and you have not set up static MAC Address, if you, for example, recreate the VM and just load the disk file on a new VM it will get new MAC address and the NLB will not work as it will not see a proper license.""The cost of the GEO upgrade is not cost-prohibitive but it's something that would be a nice add-in, out of the box.""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.""I definitely think that the WAF can be improved.""It would be much easier to have the management interface directly integrate with the Kemp Support library, allowing you to choose the desired template from the online catalog to then directly download to the LoadMaster.""It lacks an officially supported, well-written SCOM Management Pack."

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"Improvement needed in NGINX Plus could focus on optimizing memory usage for users.""Our most challenging part was to run an older PHP website reverse-proxied through NGINX. That was not fun.""The solution needs to be easier to setup and deploy.""Only improvement needed that I would point to is scalability. With it, I mean clusterized organisation on a low level. At the moment, the best alternative is RHEL HA.""The solution must improve its performance.""The KPI should be more focused on load balancing and the latency in application calling from the end system.""I would like to see the Grafana integration in NGINX which is already present in HAProxy. Grafana integration will help the solution visualize all the data analytics on the dashboard which is currently not present.""The user interface could be improved."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Download Kemp's VLM trial and take it for a test drive; you will be impressed."
  • "It has a very attractive ratio of price/performance."
  • "​I have control on the licensing and all the prices since I work for a partner.​"
  • "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.​"
  • "It has a great price for the solution they offer."
  • "The license varies according to the number of megabits."
  • "Licensing is yearly and I am going to guess that it is CAN $2000.00."
  • "Any decent product will cost money and if you want great support and a great product, then you will want to spend the money on it."
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  • "Nginx is free. I don't have experience with the Plus version."
  • "I am not so happy with their pricing policy, but this is not the worse thing in my life. I can tolerate it."
  • "​NGINX Plus is worth it, if you need it. If you do not need the features or support, the free and open source package is more than capable. ​"
  • "​NGINX is a free tool in Brazil. There are some companies which do support it.​"
  • "The price is the cost to contract support with a specialized company, usually during consulting hours.​"
  • "Compared to other similar solutions on the market, I think it's over-priced."
  • "You pay for each feature that you want."
  • "The list price of NGINX Plus is close to $5,500."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer: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.
    Top Answer:LoadMaster is cheaper than some other solutions. It has a perpetual license, so it's a one-time cost.
    Top Answer: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… more »
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    Also Known As
    LoadMaster Load Balancer
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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.

    NGINX Plus is a versatile solution that offers load balancing, caching, proxying, and API deployment capabilities. It can be deployed on private or public clouds and is ideal for building CDN solutions. The solution can also be used to secure web applications and replace web services like Apache. 

    NGINX has helped organizations improve functioning, reduce downtimes, and offer a DevOps-friendly solution. Its community support and documentation are highly regarded, and its configuration is more straightforward, making it a recommended choice over HAProxy.

    Sample Customers
    Kent County Council, KEMP, SMA Solar Technology AG, RT€ Player , Victrix (Quebec, Canada), Texas A&M, Macmillan Cancer Support, Cisco, Austin Bank
    Locaweb, AppNexus, Wix, Reliam, Montana Interactive, MuleSoft, Warpwire, Discovery Education, InkaBinka, WordPress.com, Gogo, GOV.UK, NASA
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company27%
    Financial Services Firm10%
    Energy/Utilities Company10%
    Transportation Company7%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization57%
    Computer Software Company8%
    Government4%
    Comms Service Provider4%
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    Comms Service Provider25%
    Computer Software Company25%
    Energy/Utilities Company17%
    Media Company8%
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    Computer Software Company15%
    Financial Services Firm14%
    Comms Service Provider10%
    Government7%
    Company Size
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    Small Business45%
    Midsize Enterprise25%
    Large Enterprise29%
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    Small Business12%
    Midsize Enterprise64%
    Large Enterprise24%
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    Small Business61%
    Large Enterprise39%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business23%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise61%
    Buyer's Guide
    Kemp LoadMaster vs. NGINX Plus
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Kemp LoadMaster vs. NGINX Plus and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    765,234 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Kemp LoadMaster is ranked 6th in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) with 48 reviews while NGINX Plus is ranked 5th in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) with 27 reviews. Kemp LoadMaster is rated 9.4, while NGINX Plus is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Kemp LoadMaster writes "Reliable, easy to set up, and can increase your security score". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NGINX Plus writes "Quick installation and very easy to manage while doing orchestration or automation". Kemp LoadMaster is most compared with HAProxy, Fortinet FortiADC, Citrix NetScaler, F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) and A10 Networks Thunder ADC, whereas NGINX Plus is most compared with IIS, HAProxy, F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM), Apache Web Server and Citrix NetScaler. See our Kemp LoadMaster vs. NGINX Plus report.

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