Kemp LoadMaster: What You Need For Always-On Applications
November 10, 2020

Kemp LoadMaster: What You Need For Always-On Applications

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Score 10 out of 10
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Overall Satisfaction with Kemp LoadMaster

We are currently using the Kemp LoadMaster for internal enterprise wide applications and websites that require high availability. We wanted a product that can do the job effectively, is easy to configure and manage, can be setup as highly available, and yet does not come with a very high price tag. The Kemp LoadMaster met all those requirements.

Pros

  • templates for well known applications (Exchange, ADFS, etc.)
  • Easy configuration and management
  • Well priced

Cons

  • Virtual HA between different hypervisors (example Hyper-V and VMWare)
  • Very positive ROI
When we looked at other load balancers, we ran into some issues. For some of the free ones, these don't necessarily perform as well - which is probably why they are free. When looking at some of the other brands, some are too complicated to use - they may have a ton of advanced features, but we did not need most of these. To get some of the applications working correctly, we would need more tech support just to get these setup. Many of the other products are also priced too much.
Kemp makes it very easy to setup, configure and manage the LoadMaster without needing a lot of help from their engineers. The interface is very easy to understand and intuitive to use. We like how it is not complicated - I can easily have one of my techs login and they can figure out how to setup/configure virtual services for load balancing without needing a manual or tech support.
When we were looking into a new load balancer, we were able to get all our questions answered from Kemp. Once we purchased the product, we got all the help we needed regarding setup and configuration documentation, which were very easy to read and understand, and made it very easy to set the Kemp up ourselves without much help.

Do you think Kemp LoadMaster delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Kemp LoadMaster's feature set?

Yes

Did Kemp LoadMaster live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Kemp LoadMaster go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Kemp LoadMaster again?

Yes

From our experience, we have used the Kemp LoadMasters successfully for Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft ADFS, public-facing websites, internal websites and web-based applications, SharePoint, etc. Kemp makes it easy for some of the well-known technologies by providing templates for them. By using these templates, there are not much more configuration that needs to be done, which is very nice. We have also used non-template web applications that worked really well on Kemp.

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