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Fortinet FortiADC vs Kemp LoadMaster comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Fortinet FortiADC
Ranking in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC)
8th
Average Rating
7.8
Number of Reviews
21
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Kemp LoadMaster
Ranking in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC)
7th
Average Rating
9.4
Number of Reviews
49
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) category, the mindshare of Fortinet FortiADC is 9.6%, up from 7.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Kemp LoadMaster is 7.5%, up from 7.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Delivery Controllers (ADC)
 

Featured Reviews

Sameer Ghewade - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 8, 2023
A stable and scalable solution that is easy to operate and has single-handed control
We use Fortinet FortiADC for controlling applications by Microsoft and Google. We use the solution to block content that must be blocked and allow content that can be allowed Fortinet FortiADC is a good product because each and every piece of content is monitored by it. I can perfectly take…
PeterForster - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 21, 2023
A highly stable and scalable load-balancing software that offers great technical support
I use Kemp LoadMaster in my company as a replacement for Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway and as a load balancer for Microsoft Exchange services in an on-premises environment. Nowadays, I use Kemp LoadMaster as an application load balancer for SQL Server, DNS servers, and different…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The most valuable feature is the SSL offloading capacity."
"The solution enhances performance by efficiently balancing the load across multiple backend servers."
"From a technical perspective, it is the most scalable device from Fortinet."
"The GSLB, the DR side, is the best part. Because we had our main side in one city, we created another, and we had a complete MPLS over the internet. We used the GSLB and data loss for our business applications."
"Key features include SSL Offloading, VM availability, and L7 load balancing."
"It's a good product because it supports all the features that ADC solutions in the market can support, like F5 solutions, for example, such as the LTM of F5."
"Fortinet FortiADC is a good product because each and every piece of content is monitored by it."
"We can do patches offline without causing customers outages. The web application firewall features, especially those related to the OWASP Top Ten, provide automated protections. This allows more flexibility in patching the backend applications. Additionally, it offers visibility into the requests being made to the applications, and you can't protect what you can't see."
"The most beneficial function of using the ADC is to ensure this resiliency."
"The user interface is very easy to work with."
"Failover is seamless and our services are rock solid."
"Using Kemp as a front-facing service appliance, it allows me to have the flexibility of swapping out real servers behind the scenes without any intervention from my network team."
"LoadMaster is easy to deploy and understand."
"The most valuable features for us are the Load Balancing and Web Application Firewall, as we have a lot of web applications."
"The most valuable features are synchronizing email with mobile devices and synchronizing with Outlook."
"The solution is easy to configure when changing the load balancing method to Round Robin or least connection."
 

Cons

"The solution needs to integrate sFlow. sFlow provides better visualization of the bandwidth and types of traffic passing through the device. When used in the traffic path, this information can be really useful."
"There is a mismatch between the number of features they are offering and the device capacity on how much it can handle."
"The initial setup could be simplified."
"Fortinet has some drawbacks, and it can be a bit challenging to scale."
"The product's stability for VMs could be better."
"Issues with SSL and encrypted traffic."
"Fortinet FortiADC should include an advanced-level SD-WAN."
"One of the product's areas of improvement includes reducing the number of components requiring additional licenses, such as antivirus and IDS, which are already covered by our firewall."
"The only thing that I miss is that the TMG server was giving me live information about who is connected and what is the request about."
"The cost of the GEO upgrade is not cost-prohibitive but it's something that would be a nice add-in, out of the box."
"The only thing I have struggled with is setting up automatic backups."
"I want to have the ability to pull a particular server. The DevOps portion was challenging for me, like if I needed to redirect from one IP to another URL. I needed to look that up, and the knowledge base is not well organized. When I look for information about Kemp on the Internet, I don't find many articles or something like that."
"There are some challenges with updates on certain models that don't have a few features."
"It would be very helpful to get all the http/https session logs by default in the log monitor without activating debugging mode like an apache web sever natively does"
"It would be nice if the historical metrics were easily exportable from the interface."
"If I had to change something it would maybe be to have a little better reporting graphics that show more details in the reporting. It seems to be a little small in the graphic, and I'm not sure if possible but maybe a GUI page that one can use to monitor if any server goes down."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I believe the price is good. It's fair. There are no extra costs."
"They offer a perpetual license."
"The product has affordable pricing."
"The price is competitive"
"The solution's pricing is an issue and should be improved."
"I rate Fortinet FortiADC's pricing one out of ten. It is fixed."
"The solution could be more cost-effective."
"Our basic license excludes features such as antivirus and IDS. Due to license limitations, some functionalities are not configured."
"Pricing for the perpetual licensing was fair to us for the features and ease of use we received."
"From a cost perspective, Kemp is very competitive and is not hard to justify by any means."
"The pricing is alright and we pay a monthly licensing fee"
"Setup is easy, the cost is affordable, and the licensing is quick and simple."
"The price is lower than other options."
"Licensing is yearly and I am going to guess that it is CAN $2000.00."
"The price of the solution is cheap."
"Nowadays, going with the virtual appliance is the easiest way and the cost is reasonable."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
19%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Government
9%
Educational Organization
5%
Educational Organization
63%
Computer Software Company
7%
Government
3%
Financial Services Firm
3%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

Is Citrix ADC (formerly Netscaler) the best ADC to use and if not why?
For ADC, any ADC can do a good job. But in case if you want to add WAF functionality to the same ADC hardware you have to look for other ADC's like F5, Imperva, Radware, Fortinet, etc.
Do you recommend Fortinet FortiADC?
I recommend Fortinet FortiADC. My experience with Fortinet has been very positive. Our company has been using it for around five years. We mainly use FortiADC for the load balancing of application ...
What do you like most about Fortinet FortiADC?
The user interface is very easy and integrates with Sandbox easily.
What do you like most about Kemp LoadMaster?
Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten...I rate the technical support a ten out of ten...The initial setup of Kemp LoadMaster is very simple.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Kemp LoadMaster?
LoadMaster is cheaper than some other solutions. It has a perpetual license, so it's a one-time cost.
What needs improvement with Kemp LoadMaster?
My company is really happy with Kemp LoadMaster as a product. My company is also happy with the support we receive from Kemp LoadMaster. I want Kemp LoadMaster to provide users with better reportin...
 

Also Known As

FortiADC Application Delivery Controller, FortiADC
LoadMaster Load Balancer
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Black Gold Regional Schools, Amadeus Hospitality, Jefferson County, Chunghwa Telecom, City of Boroondara, Dimension Data
Kent County Council, KEMP, SMA Solar Technology AG, RT€ Player , Victrix (Quebec, Canada), Texas A&M, Macmillan Cancer Support, Cisco, Austin Bank
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