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PROS

LoadBalancer Enterprise allows easy configuration and conversion of test environments to production without external DNS changes.
It enables seamless failover between servers, ensuring continuous access to important intranet sites.
SSL Layer 7 load balancing enhances security features.
The system handles high traffic efficiently, maintaining performance with low latency.
Scalability and simple management make LoadBalancer Enterprise appealing to those migrating from other load balancers.

CONS

LoadBalancer Enterprise could benefit from the addition of an automated configuration backup feature to an FTP location.
Configuring LoadBalancer Enterprise proves to be complicated, often requiring significant experience.
Users note a lack of notification for new software versions from LoadBalancer Enterprise.
Scalability of LoadBalancer Enterprise could be enhanced, as it is currently seen as costly.
Users have observed that LoadBalancer Enterprise's throughput is lower compared to physical products.
 

LoadBalancer Enterprise Pros review quotes

it_user756618 - PeerSpot reviewer
Owner at a tech services company with self employed
Mar 19, 2018
The technical support at Loadbalancer.org is possibly one of the best that I have had to deal with and it is 24/7, too.
it_user817080 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees
Feb 22, 2018
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.
it_user826311 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Support at a government with 10,001+ employees
Feb 25, 2018
It does what it’s supposed to do which is balancing an important intranet site we are using, so if one server dies, the second becomes active straight away.
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SystemIn6aa4 - PeerSpot reviewer
System Integrator
Feb 26, 2018
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.
it_user828333 - PeerSpot reviewer
Business Development Manager at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees
Feb 28, 2018
Most important for us that it makes sure that the load is distributed and that we always have access to the end servers.
PL
IT Manager at a recruiting/HR firm with 51-200 employees
Jul 31, 2018
The SSL Layer 7 load balancing is valuable.
it_user830994 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior ICT Support Officer at a government with 5,001-10,000 employees
Mar 5, 2018
They've been rock solid; they're stable, we definitely use them within their capabilities, and they are very good on that.
TeamLead31d2 - PeerSpot reviewer
Team Lead Healthcare IT
Mar 8, 2018
With basic network knowledge, our required system functionality can be configured and maintained.​
CD
Systems Programmer at a energy/utilities company with 501-1,000 employees
Mar 14, 2018
We now get notifications when pool members go down, and we eliminate our downtime by not sending traffic to downed pool members.​
PR
Assistant Manager at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Apr 19, 2020
It helps us to route the traffic to the available servers. If we didn't have Loadbalancer we would fail to set the end-user and it would cause a failure in the cluster.
 

LoadBalancer Enterprise Cons review quotes

it_user756618 - PeerSpot reviewer
Owner at a tech services company with self employed
Mar 19, 2018
HTTP API would be really helpful, but they do have a command line api which is used over a SSH connection
it_user817080 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees
Feb 22, 2018
It's worth the cost. It's not cheap, but it's a good solution.
it_user826311 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Support at a government with 10,001+ employees
Feb 25, 2018
If I have to say something, I suppose they could add an automated configuration backup to an FTP location (or something similar) so you don’t have to manually do it. I don’t see this as a problem, of course, as the configuration rarely changes and we only need one backup, but maybe for other users that feature would be handy.
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SystemIn6aa4 - PeerSpot reviewer
System Integrator
Feb 26, 2018
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.
it_user828333 - PeerSpot reviewer
Business Development Manager at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees
Feb 28, 2018
We have had one or two small crashes on them, nothing major, but I guess that would be the only thing stopping it from being a 10.
PL
IT Manager at a recruiting/HR firm with 51-200 employees
Jul 31, 2018
Originally we had some stability issues with it, so they replaced it with a new box and it's fine.
it_user830994 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior ICT Support Officer at a government with 5,001-10,000 employees
Mar 5, 2018
They're mostly designed to balance a particular type of traffic. I wanted to load balance DNS, and they just don't do it the way that we wanted to. So they're not used as DNS load balancers.
TeamLead31d2 - PeerSpot reviewer
Team Lead Healthcare IT
Mar 8, 2018
Possibly a more graphical overview page (with colors) to give a two second overview to see if everything is working fine.
CD
Systems Programmer at a energy/utilities company with 501-1,000 employees
Mar 14, 2018
​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.​
PR
Assistant Manager at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Apr 19, 2020
There are many features you can set in the backend of Loadbalancer. They should simplify the configuration. The administrator should be able to configure it more simply. How it is now, you can only configure it if you have a lot of experience.