Azure Application Gateway is a web traffic load balancer that enables you to manage traffic to your web applications. Traditional load balancers operate at the transport layer (OSI layer 4 - TCP and UDP) and route traffic based on source IP address and port, to a destination IP address and port.
It is not expensive.
Every solution comes with a license and cost. Microsoft provides the license and the total cost is for the maintenance every year.
It is not expensive.
Every solution comes with a license and cost. Microsoft provides the license and the total cost is for the maintenance every year.
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I pay just over £20 per month and have done so ever since I started eight years ago, which to me is good value.
Their pricing is below the average, but they are not the lowest. The pricing is really simple with no hidden fees. What you see is what you get.
I pay just over £20 per month and have done so ever since I started eight years ago, which to me is good value.
Their pricing is below the average, but they are not the lowest. The pricing is really simple with no hidden fees. What you see is what you get.
F5 BIG-IP LTM optimizes the speed and reliability of your apps via both network and application layers. Using real-time protocol and traffic management decisions based on app and server and connection management conditions, and TCP and content offloading, BIG-IP LTM dramatically improves application and infrastructure responsiveness. BIG-IP LTM's architecture includes protocol awareness to control traffic for the most important applications. BIG-IP LTM tracks the dynamic performance levels of servers and delivers SSL performance and visibility for inbound and outbound traffic, to protect the user experience by encrypting everything from the client to the server.
Though functionality is high, its cost can be considered slightly higher than its competitors.
The only area that has room for improvement would be pricing, so its competitors do not have a say.
Though functionality is high, its cost can be considered slightly higher than its competitors.
The only area that has room for improvement would be pricing, so its competitors do not have a say.
IBM BPM is a business process management tool that provides a robust set of tools to author, test, and deploy business processes, as well as full visibility and insight to managing those business processes. The solution provides tooling and run time for process design, execution, monitoring, and optimization, along with basic system integration support. To support various levels of complexity and involvement with business process management, there are two different editions of the product: IBM BPM and IBM BPM Express.
Starting out with Express can also help reduce the cost for adopting the product.
We have definitely seen ROI. When we first kicked it off, we said it had to pay for itself within three years, and it did.
Starting out with Express can also help reduce the cost for adopting the product.
We have definitely seen ROI. When we first kicked it off, we said it had to pay for itself within three years, and it did.
HAProxy is considered by many in the industry to be one of the fastest and most popular and trusted software load balancer products in the marketplace today. Organizations are able to immediately deploy HAProxy solutions to enable websites and applications to optimize performance, security, and observability. HAProxy solutions are available to scale to any environment.
HAProxy is free software. There are optional paid products (support/appliances).
I think that the pricing is very fair, I would definitely recommend buying the Enterprise license.
HAProxy is free software. There are optional paid products (support/appliances).
I think that the pricing is very fair, I would definitely recommend buying the Enterprise license.
IBM DataPower Gateway is a robust, secure next-generation enterprise-grade single multichannel API gateway that supplies dynamic access, integration, control, and outstanding security. The solution is available in a broad range of workload capabilities, including application programming interface (API), service oriented architecture (SOA), B2B, cloud, web, and mobile. These dynamic capabilities ensure users are able to quickly increase the reach of an organization's critical IT resources to new channels, which will provide shareholders, team members, and clients with safe, secure access at all times.
It's expensive when you compare it with others.
The licensing cost is very expensive.
It's expensive when you compare it with others.
The licensing cost is very expensive.
Plan your licensing model (cloud or on-premises or hybrid) that will allow seamless integration with new partners.
This is expensive. In my next project, we had to go to other vendor.
Plan your licensing model (cloud or on-premises or hybrid) that will allow seamless integration with new partners.
This is expensive. In my next project, we had to go to other vendor.
It is licensed with your Windows installation which makes it relatively cheap if you already have a Windows Server sitting around.
This solution comes included with Windows Server.
It is licensed with your Windows installation which makes it relatively cheap if you already have a Windows Server sitting around.
This solution comes included with Windows Server.
Citrix NetScaler is an application delivery controller (ADC) and load-balancing solution for multi-cloud environments. Because its software and hardware form factors are all built on a single code base, Citrix NetScaler provides operational and feature consistency with comprehensive security for monolithic and microservices-based applications on-premises and in the cloud. The solution is designed to optimize, manage, and secure network traffic. Switching features, security and protection features, and network integration efficiency capabilities are all part of its feature set.
It's not for startups or SOHO.
Costly product and complicated licensing.
It's not for startups or SOHO.
Costly product and complicated licensing.
IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) is a middleware platform developed by IBM. It provides a range of services and tools to help organizations develop, deploy, and manage Java-based applications. WAS is part of IBM's WebSphere product family and provides a secure, scalable, and highly available platform for developing and running web-based applications. WAS provides a secure, scalable, and highly available platform, making it an attractive solution for organizations looking to develop and deploy enterprise-grade applications.
There is an Eclipse Plugin provided by IBM, so no need to buy IBM Rational Application Developer or Rational Software Architect tools.
IBM WAS base is part of the deal when you purchase IBM FileNet P8 Content Engine.
There is an Eclipse Plugin provided by IBM, so no need to buy IBM Rational Application Developer or Rational Software Architect tools.
IBM WAS base is part of the deal when you purchase IBM FileNet P8 Content Engine.
Fortinet FortiADC is a robust application delivery controller (ADC) that delivers application optimization, application security, and application availability. FortiADC is a valued offering from Fortinet, which is widely recognized as a trusted supplier of dynamic security solutions worldwide. FortiADC offers dynamic security functions (AV, DDoS, and WAF) in addition to advanced application connectors for a simplified deployment and complete transparency to an organization's networks and applications. FortiADC offers three primary deployment options: physical machine, virtual machine, (VM) and cloud solution options.
The price is competitive
Compared to F5, FortiADC pricing is better.
The price is competitive
Compared to F5, FortiADC pricing is better.
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.
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.
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.
Radware Alteon is an application delivery controller (ADC) solution that provides global load balancing for all web, cloud and mobile-based applications. The solution is designed to help your organization simplify operations while ensuring resilience and SLA. It manages application traffic across both data and cloud center locations, optimizing availability and performance. In addition, Radware Alteon integrates multiple application protection services to provide protection against an array of cyberthreats.
It has a good price point and is more reasonable than other comparable products
Radware Alteon is less expensive than many of the other competitors.
It has a good price point and is more reasonable than other comparable products
Radware Alteon is less expensive than many of the other competitors.
Barracuda Web Application Firewall is a game-changing cloud-connected security solution that enables organizations to safeguard both their applications and their data from an ever-growing array of advanced cyber threats. It offers protection from cyber attacks that target not only data and applications stored on the cloud but also those that are housed on web servers. 43% of the time a breach takes place via a compromised application. Barracuda Web Application Firewall prevents these types of breaches from occurring.
The pricing is less compared to other web applications.
They have competitive pricing.
The pricing is less compared to other web applications.
They have competitive pricing.
The Apache HTTP Server Project was founded in 1995 by a group of webmasters, known as The Apache Group, with the aim of developing robust, richly-featured, freely-available and commercial-standard Web (HTTP) server source code. The result was Apache Web Server or Apache HTTP Server, which is an open-source public-domain web server.
The apache software is free, open-source.
It is a free-of-cost solution.
The apache software is free, open-source.
It is a free-of-cost solution.
A10 Networks Thunder ADC is a dynamic application delivery controller and advanced load balancer. Thunder ADC is a value-added solution provided by A10 Networks specializing in robust, trusted, scalable application services for cloud, hybrid, edge cloud, and on-premise environments focused on improving business processes and keeping infrastructures safe. The solution consistently provides server availability, improves content delivery, and protects at-risk applications. A10 Networks Thunder ADC easily controls hybrid and multi-cloud deployments using a Polynimbus strategy to minimize difficulties and costs for IT processes, facilitating overall improved business results.
The pricing is a third of the price of the F5 competition.
The pricing is reasonable.
The pricing is a third of the price of the F5 competition.
The pricing is reasonable.
The solution is cost-effective.
It is an open-source solution.
The solution is cost-effective.
It is an open-source solution.
Microsoft .NET Framework is a software development framework for building and running applications for Windows, Windows Phone, Windows servers, XML Web services, and Microsoft Azure. The software is made up of two major components: Common Language Runtime (CLR) and the .NET Framework Class Library. The CLR is the execution engine that handles running apps and the Class Library is a library of tested, reusable code that developers can call from their own apps.
Do your homework. Consider the partnership program.
The product and support for this solution are free for everyone.
Do your homework. Consider the partnership program.
The product and support for this solution are free for everyone.
Oracle SOA Suite is a comprehensive, standards-based software suite to build, deployand manage integration following the concepts of service-oriented architecture (SOA).The components of the suite benefit from consistent tooling, a single deployment andmanagement model, end-to-end security and unified metadata management.Oracle SOA Suite helps businesses lower costs by allowing maximum re-use of existingIT investments and assets, regardless of the environment (OS, application server, etc.)they run in, or the technology they were built upon. Its easy-to-use, re-use focused,unified application development tooling and end-to-end lifecycle management supportfurther reduces development and maintenance cost and complexity.
It is necessary to evaluate the requirement regarding the platform usage and what the main operation area of the platform will be.
Oracle pricing is expensive. Support is based on your license. AWS is much better than Oracle in this regard.
It is necessary to evaluate the requirement regarding the platform usage and what the main operation area of the platform will be.
Oracle pricing is expensive. Support is based on your license. AWS is much better than Oracle in this regard.
Avi Networks Software Load Balancer is an application delivery controller (ADC) platform. The solution provides scalable application delivery across any infrastructure and allows your organization to deliver multi-cloud application services, such as load balancing, autoscaling, application security, container networking, and web application firewall. It is designed with 100% software load balancing to ensure a fast and secure application experience. Additionally, Avi Networks Software Load Balancer offers elasticity and delivers intelligence across any environment.
I rate the solution price a four to five on a scale of one to ten, where one is low, and ten is high, since it is an affordable tool.
The tool is expensive.
I rate the solution price a four to five on a scale of one to ten, where one is low, and ten is high, since it is an affordable tool.
The tool is expensive.
IBM products are generally more stable and have more features, but also come at a greater cost.
This product is more expensive than competing products.
IBM products are generally more stable and have more features, but also come at a greater cost.
This product is more expensive than competing products.
Zulu is a 100% open source certified build of OpenJDK, running on Linux, Windows, and OS X. Zulu complies with the Java SE standard for Java SE 8, 7, and 6. Free to download and use, Zulu is available on Azure, AWS, Canonical’s Charm Store and the Docker hub. Zulu Enterprise subscriptions deliver 24 x 7 x 365 access to Azul’s Support team.
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.
I think it’s very affordable.
It was easy to upgrade the license for unlimited clusters and servers. Pricing is fair.
I think it’s very affordable.
It was easy to upgrade the license for unlimited clusters and servers. Pricing is fair.
Oracle WebLogic Suite is an integrated solution for building onpremise cloud application infrastructures that span web server, application server and data grid technology tiers. It includes Oracle WebLogic Server, an application server for developing and deploying applications across conventional and cloud environments, Oracle Coherence Enterprise Edition, Oracle Web Tier, Oracle TopLink, Oracle Java Mission Control and Flight Recorder, and other component technologies.
Scaling is costly.
Technical support is very costly.
Scaling is costly.
Technical support is very costly.
Elastic Load Balancing automatically distributes incoming application traffic across multiple targets, such as Amazon EC2 instances, containers, IP addresses, and Lambda functions. It can handle the varying load of your application traffic in a single Availability Zone or across multiple Availability Zones. Elastic Load Balancing offers three types of load balancers that all feature the high availability, automatic scaling, and robust security necessary to make your applications fault tolerant.
There is a yearly license.
The solution is expensive.
There is a yearly license.
The solution is expensive.
Magic xpa Application Platform is a mobile development platform that is designed to enable organizations to simplify and manage every aspect of their application development process. It enables users to construct applications while expending a minimal number of resources. Developers can leverage AI technology in a way that maximizes their ability to effectively deploy their resources toward the end of producing the best possible applications. Ultimately, Magic xpa Application Platform allows developers to rapidly develop and deploy applications across multiple platform types.
The cost for developers is high because you have to pay for licenses as well as runtime.
The licensing is too costly.
The cost for developers is high because you have to pay for licenses as well as runtime.
The licensing is too costly.
SAP is not for every business. It depends on what is required. SAP is always going to be expensive.
The cost of this solution is high.
SAP is not for every business. It depends on what is required. SAP is always going to be expensive.
The cost of this solution is high.
Load Balancer ADC is cost-effective and is about half the price of F5.
Load Balancer ADC is cost-effective and is about half the price of F5.
The Zend PHP Engine is designed to optimize PHP code and improve performance, making it a popular choice for web developers. It is easy to use, stable, does not require a lot of code, is open source, and only requires payment for server costs. The initial setup is straightforward, and there is no real need to set up the solution because it's built into the deployment.
No problem with pricing and licensing, as tools are open source. You have to consider training cost, mindset setup cost, as part of the TCO.
The Zend PHP engine is open source technology, so there's no need for us to worry about licensing or other costs.
No problem with pricing and licensing, as tools are open source. You have to consider training cost, mindset setup cost, as part of the TCO.
The Zend PHP engine is open source technology, so there's no need for us to worry about licensing or other costs.
Ivanti Virtual Web Application Firewall delivers scalable application security for off-the-shelf and custom applications, including third-party frameworks. Apply business rules to online traffic, inspect and block attacks such as SQL injection and cross-site scripting (XSS), and filter outgoing traffic and data to mask credit card data. Ivanti Virtual Web Application Firewall helps achieve compliance with PCI-DSS requirements.
It is expensive, and its licensing is a bit confusing.
The product is affordable, in my opinion.
It is expensive, and its licensing is a bit confusing.
The product is affordable, in my opinion.
Ion, Akamai’s flagship performance solution, is a suite of intelligent performance optimizations and controls that helps deliver superior web, iOS, and Android app experiences. Built on the SLA-backed availability of the globally distributed Akamai Intelligent Edge Platform, Ion continuously monitors real user behavior — applying best-practice performance optimizations automatically — and adapting in real time to content, user behavior, and connectivity changes.
The tool is expensive.
The tool is expensive.