Kemp LoadMaster vs Microsoft Azure Application Gateway comparison

"LoadMaster is easy to deploy and understand."

"The feature I find most valuable is load balancing with different algorithms."

"I like that this is a Network Load Balancer that can be used practically with any application in the backend. They have how-to guides on how to set up Kemp NLB with Exchange, but you can use it as well for Sharepoint, RDS, or any other back end server."

"Great web balancing and remote access balancing."

"We needed a Microsoft Threat Management Gateway server replacement solution for a customer and were impressed with the simplified deployment of the Kemp LoadMasters."

"Failover is seamless and our services are rock solid."

"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."

"The Global WAF has saved us more than one time from unwanted traffic."

"I find Application Gateway’s WAF module valuable because it helps prevent layer 7 attacks."

"It has a filter available, although we are not currently using it because it is not part of our requirements. But it is a good option and when it becomes part of our requirements we will definitely use it."

"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Azure Application Gateway is its ease of use."

"The most valuable feature of the solution is traffic management."

"In my experience, Microsoft products have a smooth integration and facilitate easy management and monitoring. Using Azure Application Gateway allows us to efficiently handle the system loads."

"We can control what rules should be used and what should be disabled."

"The production is a valuable feature."

"It is a scalable solution...The installation phase of Microsoft Azure Application Gateway is very easy."

"We experienced a brief period of instability."

"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."

"Hardware version needs a dual power solution."

"They were still in the process of development, and for example, we set it up in a cluster. So it was one logistical unit built out of two physical devices. And the expected behavior, which I know from other devices, will be formed into a logic cluster. It's that you configure one unit. Then you bring the second unit into this cluster with the already configured primary unit. So the secondary box pulls all the configured ones from its neighbor, does everything automatically, and then synchronizes with this primary neighbor. And then it works, like, one logical unit. And this didn't work with the Kemp's initially, where they caused a lot of issues when building up a cluster, so there were some specials on how to set this up. When we built or set them up for the first time and the months afterward with no new software releases, there were a couple of problems, but in the end, they worked fine. So, they developed a lot and learned from what they've responded to, what we responded to them, and what needs fixing."

"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 ability to see live traffic is not great and can be improved."

"It lacks an officially supported, well-written SCOM Management Pack."

"Certificate installations could be simplified and modernized, and allowed to be monitored for expirations/issues."

"The support can be improved when you are configuring the system rules. The Disaster Recovery feature can be added in the next release. The price of the solution can be reduced a bit."

"The tool is a pain to deal with when it comes to the area of configuration."

"For the first-time user, it is difficult to understand so the user-interface needs to be improved."

"Microsoft Azure Application Gateway is not scalable."

"It is a bit tricky to configure. You've got to have a very specific format to configure it. They should make it a little bit easier to configure. Mapping the certificates into it isn't easy, and it could be better. Currently, you've to write a bit of automation to pull certificates directly to HTTPS."

"The solution could improve by increasing the performance when doing updates. For example, if I change the certificate it can take 30 minutes. Other vendors do not have this type of problem."

"The solution doesn’t support wildcard-based and regular expression-based rules."

"We faced some downtime while validating CNAME."

"It has a great price for the solution they offer."

"This product has good value and features for the money."

"The price of the solution is cheap."

"Download Kemp's VLM trial and take it for a test drive; you will be impressed."

"The Kemp LoadMaster is a tremendous value."

"They have multiple tiers of licensing and you can upgrade it easily."

"Pricing for the perpetual licensing was fair to us for the features and ease of use we received."

"The price is lower than other options."

"The cost is not an issue."

"It is an expensive solution. We have an enterprise agreement, it is monthly."

"There is some additional cost, such as extended support."

"Microsoft Azure Application Gateway is expensive."

"The product is not expensive."

"We use the tool's basic subscription. Its licensing costs are monthly."

"The solution is reasonably priced compared to other solutions."

"The tool's pricing model is pay-as-you-go."