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What is Kemp LoadMaster?
LoadMaster from Kemp Technologies in New York is an application delivery controller.
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VLM-500
1,720
On Premise
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VLM-500
2,000
On Premise
perpetual license
VLM-3000
3,050
On Premise
per year
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- No setup fee
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Managing Multi-cloud Application Delivery Environments | Kemp 360 Central Demo
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What is Kemp LoadMaster?
Kemp hyper-performance load balancers are built to power the always-on application experience [AX] that organizations needs to succeed. Kemp boasts redefining the load balancer by providing more simplified deployments, more flexible licensing options, more throughput per $, and direct access technical support.
Kemp LoadMaster Features
- Supported: L4-7 virtual ADC and Reverse Proxy
- Supported: Fully-featured Web Application Firewall
- Supported: Global DNS & Traffic Management Services
- Supported: SSO & Secure Application Access
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Kemp LoadMaster Technical Details
| Deployment Types | On-premise |
|---|---|
| Operating Systems | Windows |
| Mobile Application | No |
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LoadMaster from Kemp Technologies in New York is an application delivery controller.
NGINX, NetScaler ADC, and F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) are common alternatives for Kemp LoadMaster.
Reviewers rate Support Rating highest, with a score of 9.8.
The most common users of Kemp LoadMaster are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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Kemp LoadMaster has proven to be an invaluable tool for addressing performance and stability issues on marketing websites. Users have found that the content switching and header modification rules in LoadMaster have helped overcome challenges during website launches, ensuring a smooth and seamless user experience. The powerful API in LoadMaster allows for easy integration into continuous delivery pipelines, making it a popular choice among tech industry professionals. The product is widely used as a load balancer for Exchange deployments, ADFS infrastructure, and webserver farms with custom applications, providing efficient load balancing and high availability for critical systems. Kemp LoadMaster has also resolved the issue of unreliable round-robin load balancing, offering a more effective solution for inbound email balancing across multiple Microsoft Exchange servers. Its integration with various third-party tools such as Azure DevOps, Redis, and Kubernetes allows for seamless load balancing of web shops and internal tools. With features like SSL acceleration and flexible environment consolidation, Kemp LoadMaster is considered a simple and efficient load balancer that increases the capacity and reliability of applications while providing an extra layer of protection against bad actors. The deployment process of Kemp LoadMaster is logical and straightforward, enabling users to create highly available configurations without external assistance. It has been successful in providing load balancing and continuous service to web and API servers, ensuring redundancy and seamless service to users. Overall, Kemp LoadMaster addresses various business problems by improving performance, enhancing security, ensuring high availability, and streamlining operations across different industries including finance, healthcare, transportation, and technology.
Easy Configuration and Setup: Many users have praised the product for its simple and user-friendly configuration process. They appreciate the availability of templates for various use cases, which makes setting up the product straightforward.
Exceptional Support: Numerous reviewers have highlighted the exceptional support provided by the company. Whenever users encountered issues with more complex setups, they received quick assistance from the support team. This prompt and helpful support greatly enhances their experience with the product.
Value for Money: Several users feel that the product offers great value for its cost compared to its competitors. They find that the features and performance provided by the product justify its price, making it a worthwhile investment.
Outdated User Interface: Several users have expressed dissatisfaction with the outdated and in need of a refreshed modern look and feel. They mentioned that the GUI of the software is also outdated and in need of improvement. Users would appreciate a more visually appealing and intuitive interface.
Inconvenient Manual Refresh: Some users find it inconvenient that the web-based interface sometimes requires a manual refresh to show the actual status of services, which can be time-consuming and disruptive. It would be more convenient if the system automatically updated in real-time without requiring manual intervention.
Outdated Statistics and Graphs: Users have mentioned that the statistics and graphs provided by the software are outdated, making it difficult for them to make informed decisions based on real-time data. They would like to see up-to-date information presented in clear visualizations for effective monitoring and analysis.
Users have made several recommendations for the Kemp Load Balancer based on their experiences. One common recommendation is to take advantage of the free trial offered by Kemp. Users suggest that this allows potential customers to get a better feel for the product and determine if it meets their needs.
Another recommendation is to utilize the support provided by Kemp. Users have found that the support team is knowledgeable and able to assist with any issues that arise during the setup or configuration process.
Users also recommend Kemp for its ease of use and management. They mention that the initial setup, configuration, and ongoing management are straightforward, thanks to a user-friendly interface and templates that facilitate quick configuration.
Overall, users recommend Kemp as an affordable option for load balancing and reverse proxy needs, especially for multiple applications or sites.
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November 12, 2021
Powerful and cost-effective load balancer
Initially we purchased the Loadmaster to support the needs of the marketing website (performance and stability issues). But now it supports the whole organization to properly route requests to different systems for different groups of people. Loadmaster was instrumental in launching of the latest website iteration supporting the partial roll out alongside the mix of multiple systems. Content switching and header modification rules helped us overcome various challenges that we encountered. Powerful API lets us easily integration Loadmaster into our continuous delivery pipeline.
- Performance
- Powerful API
- Variety of options
- UI needs a refreshed modern look and feel
- Cost is reasonable, and it paid for itself already
- Learning curve can be a bit steep, but extensive documentation and support helped a lot
We recently had some experience with AWS Application Load Balancer, and I cay for sure it's not match for Kemp Loadmaster. Rules options are limited; configuration options are not really flexible; and learning curve is much steeper.
We didn't know purchase the premium support but we are paying for the maintenance agreement so we can be always using the latest features.
Yes
I've submitted it only once. It was one of those edge cases that was hard to reproduce, but once they received all required information the final fix was available within 1 month. However, work around provided the same day that required turning off some features that were not a deal breaker for us.
Our primary requirement is load balance and protect the exchange active sync and OWA requests. We were using Microsoft TMG server previously for proxy server to protect our exchange server. We recently decided to upgrade exchange server, but MS TMG server support has expired. I was looking for a solution that can provide similar solution as TMG server. While I was talking to a consultant, they recommended Kemp load balancer. On top of proxy server, I also configured Exchange with DAG, so we needed load balancing as well. We are using it for whole corporation, and it provides the business continuity.
- Installation & configuration is really easy. The web portal is self explanatory.
- The load balancing by Kemp for our exchange server is doing excellent job.
- The tech support is par excellence.
- The backup/restore feature is so simple. In case of failure, you can bring back Kemp in a short time.
- I enjoyed the live logs and reporting in TMG server, which i miss it here.
- The license file is locked with the MAC address. In case of restoring it on a different VM would cause issue.
- The Web portal is sometimes looks more complex and confusing. It can be more simplified.
- So far it's all positive impact.
- The cost of Kemp is very low compared to other solutions in the market, so ROI is really good.
- For us business continuity is more important, which is provided by Kemp so overall the return is way more comparing the cost of the software.
We only used MS TMG server in past. The product is discontinued and out of support. It was our consultant who recommended Kemp to us. We trusted his suggestion and we don't regret it.
Yes
I was using Microsoft threat management gateway (TMG) server in past. They discontinued the product, so i was need of a software that can do something similar. During my conversation with a consultant i was introduced with KEMP. I talked their sales team and they confirmed that KEMP can do lot more than what i was looking for. I bought the software and never regretted it.
- Price
- Product Features
- Product Usability
- Product Reputation
With my exchange server upgrade, i implemented it with DAG. Because i had 2 exchange, now i need a load balancer on top of my OWA and Outlook sync requests. KEMP has this functionality, and it's much cheaper so selecting it was a no brainer.
I think i have made the best decision so i would not change my evaluation or selection process.
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- OWA
- Outlook active sync
- DAG traffic load balance
- Security protection
- Not sure yet
- Implemented in-house
No
- None.
I have their enterprise license. I didn't purchase the premium support. With the support i have, most issues were resolved so i never needed it.
No
Recently, i needed to move my KEMP server to new VMware physical host. I was under the impression that i can simply move it and it will be fine. After i moved the VM, the license was not working due to MAC restrictions. I called their support, and they walked me through with installing it from scratch and restore the configuration from old server. This was done in a very short time. I was really happy with the support.
- Configuration
- Backup/Restore
- logs
No
Our Kemp LoadMasters are being used as a High Availability Active/Passive Clustered Pair to load balance all On-Premises inbound SMTP traffic and email access across multiple protocols (ActiveSync, Webmail, etc.).
It's used for the entire organization's email.
It addresses the business problems of:
1. Having a single point of failure for email ingress.
2. Providing a simple, robust load balancing and mail routing solution.
3. Guarantees performance as a dedicated load balancer separate from shared load balancer equipment used for other business segments like web and application.
-UPDATED APRIL 2021-
After successfully upgrading from LM2400s to X3s and greatly leveraging Kemp Support throughout the process, with unique unforeseen issues that arose, Kemp Support very aggressively deployed their Support Experts to walk us through the cutover on multiple attempts until we were successful.
It's used for the entire organization's email.
It addresses the business problems of:
1. Having a single point of failure for email ingress.
2. Providing a simple, robust load balancing and mail routing solution.
3. Guarantees performance as a dedicated load balancer separate from shared load balancer equipment used for other business segments like web and application.
-UPDATED APRIL 2021-
After successfully upgrading from LM2400s to X3s and greatly leveraging Kemp Support throughout the process, with unique unforeseen issues that arose, Kemp Support very aggressively deployed their Support Experts to walk us through the cutover on multiple attempts until we were successful.
- Provisioning of Virtual Services to Real IP'ed internal systems.
- Detailed logging facilitating rapid and easy Root Cause Analysis of issues.
- Extensive Online community resources and excellent customer support for issues.
- Simple, effective and intuitive UI design.
- Effortless manual failover/failback and upgrading procedures.
- Provided meticulously detailed upgrade-in-place documentation for transitioning to new hardware
- Pursued Root Cause possibilities of unforeseen upgrade issue/misconfiguration scenarios
- Ability to 'clone' existing Virtual Services for rapid deployment of similar ones.
- A better API for ease of automation.
- Simplification of Certificate management.
- Better explanations of Kemp implementations of industry standard protocols like VRRP (or CARP)
- More control over device factory reset configuration and forcibly breaking HA pairs at boot time
- It has drastically reduced time spent on mail chasing/delivery delay investigations.
- It has greatly improved and modernized the mail flow evolution of our On Premise Email.
- It has given the Infrastructure Team great flexibility and control over implementing different mail routing topologies for various segments of our business, particularly with Customer Communications and IT Development.
- It has provided a robust, simpler & more affordable alternative to Netscaler or F5 for HA Load Balancing of critical internal & external business services
- Citrix ADC (formerly NetScaler ADC)
Although we use the two LBs in vastly different roles, the Kemp's architecture and interfaces are generally much easier and intuitive than the Netscaler's. Hardware/sw/fw upgrades and hardware migrations of the Kemps are much easier and straightforward. The Netscaler does excel in its online community and market share, but the Kemp's loyal following and devoted support staff make for a great customer experience.
Don't hesitate to open a proactive Support Case with them, they will provide you with updated documentation and advise on any gotchas in your environment.
Research KEMP's implementation for VRRP (CARP) if you are using HA, in respect to your own upstream core or edge switch vendors for known issues (we discovered one during our project!)
Research KEMP's implementation for VRRP (CARP) if you are using HA, in respect to your own upstream core or edge switch vendors for known issues (we discovered one during our project!)
No - we have not done any customization to the interface
No - we have not done any custom code
Yes
Because our company depends on the LoadMaster as critical infrastructure hardware.
No
The previous time I contacted support their Tech helped identify (via Verbos logs and packet captures) the downstream issue (invalid certificate path) with our own different equipment, and went so far as to help remediate that issue and test afterward to insure our equipment was all working as expected. He followed-up with a recap of the issue and gave steps to avoid the issue from recurring.
- Hardware upgrade/Upgrade-in-Place preserving configs and certificates
- VIP additions and monitoring
- Out-of-box Setup
- HA configuration in an Upgrade-in-Place scenario
- Ability to change eth interface settings from console after HA configs applied