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.
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.
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.
One platform for a consistent application delivery and security experience because nobody has time to learn multiple systems to manage ADC deployments. NetScaler is built with a single code base using a software-based architecture, so no matter which ADC form factor you choose — hardware, virtual machine, bare metal, or container — the behavior will be the same.
It's not for startups or SOHO.
Costly product and complicated licensing.
It's not for startups or SOHO.
Costly product and complicated licensing.
NGINX Plus is a versatile solution that offers load balancing, caching, proxying, and API deployment capabilities. It can be deployed on private or public clouds and is ideal for building CDN solutions. The solution can also be used to secure web applications and replace web services like Apache.
Nginx is free. I don't have experience with the Plus version.
I am not so happy with their pricing policy, but this is not the worse thing in my life. I can tolerate it.
Nginx is free. I don't have experience with the Plus version.
I am not so happy with their pricing policy, but this is not the worse thing in my life. I can tolerate it.
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.
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.
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.
Load Balancer ADC is cost-effective and is about half the price of F5.
I rate the solution's pricing a five out of ten.
Load Balancer ADC is cost-effective and is about half the price of F5.
I rate the solution's pricing a five out of ten.
Price-wise, the solution is a reasonable one.
Radware LinkProof is neither cheap nor expensive.
Price-wise, the solution is a reasonable one.
Radware LinkProof is neither cheap nor expensive.
