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Kemp's Solution to a Balanced Problem
April 07, 2021

Kemp's Solution to a Balanced Problem

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
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Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Kemp LoadMaster

Kemp LoadMaster is being used by our whole organization to provide redundant and reliable load balancing to several different server applications. It addressed the need to allow access to 4 mail servers, 3 web servers, and 2 ADFS server by users and give IT the ability to run maintenance without blocking user access.
  • Where the LoadBalancer excels is the multiple levels at which you can load balance servers. We currently use layer 7 LB, but others are available as well.
  • I particularly like the ability for the LB to know when servers are down, and if all are offline then you can create a redirect to a static HTML page or some other destination that is more informative.
  • The ease in which a service can be created and deployed using already pre-canned templates makes it a very convenient setup process.
  • Really my only complaint is the web interface itself. It could use a bit of a facelift and start utilizing a more modern front-end. Mainly around each click is a page redirect which works fine, but many sites now save and load async while you navigate around.
  • Provided a[n] enterprise level solution that grew with us. Even though we didn't need all the features at the beginning.
  • The load balancer we purchased was at a good price point for the budget we had for it and for all the features it provided.
  • Overall our business objectives were for a reliable redundant load balancer that could send notifications in event of an outage. It met all of these objectives and more.
The Kemp LoadMaster outshined both of our other evaluated products, mainly in speed of setup, features available, and overall cost of ownership. In the case of the Azure LB it wasn't going to work well for our on Premise servers. The Barracuda was unreliable and difficult to bring online with our needed applications. With the ability to import pre-configured templates into the Kemp load balancer, we were able to have it running within the first day of ownership.

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

I would say it is best used in any load balancing scenario. We use it to load balance mail servers and web servers in which the Kemp load balancer has worked flawlessly. With the added benefit of taking servers offline for maintenance and getting notifications when it is down, we've been very please[d] with this product.