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Kemp LoadMaster vs Radware Alteon comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Kemp LoadMaster
Ranking in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC)
7th
Average Rating
9.4
Reviews Sentiment
8.5
Number of Reviews
49
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Radware Alteon
Ranking in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC)
6th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
38
Ranking in other categories
Web Application Firewall (WAF) (9th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) category, the mindshare of Kemp LoadMaster is 7.5%, up from 7.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Radware Alteon is 4.3%, up from 3.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Delivery Controllers (ADC)
 

Featured Reviews

PeterForster - PeerSpot reviewer
A highly stable and scalable load-balancing software that offers great technical support
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 reporting capabilities in relation to TCP packets. In general, the connections that are present in the system require improvement. Feature-wise, Kemp LoadMaster has everything that our company's customers require. Kemp LoadMaster also has features that have supported our company's past projects.
MaverickHurley - PeerSpot reviewer
Makes it easier and quicker to spin up services when we deploy applications
The most valuable aspect is the ability to customize the types of load-balancing scenarios needed for customized applications. Some of the load balancers on the market today are strictly out-of-hand load balancers for SSL or HTTP. Radware Alteon is most useful for customizing in-house applications based on ports and protocols. Another great feature is integrated application protection. There are many features you can activate. Some of them are add-ons, such as WAF protection, DDoS, rate-limiting, and connections-per-second per application. We also use Radware where we do all the programming.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The feature that allows us to easily disconnect a server when we need and bring back online is the most valuable. It's a click of a button. This allows us to keep all systems up. We can then run updates, perform reboots whatever we need to one of the servers without taking production down."
"Edge Security Pack is valuable because of the way it separates between critical infrastructure and the public internet."
"The Global WAF has saved us more than one time from unwanted traffic."
"It has been functional. We don't have any outages."
"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."
"One of the most valuable features I like is the ability to block specific cipher suites like RC4, and older protocols like SSL 3.0."
"Load-balancing is a great feature that is very easy to configure and it is always working fine."
"There is a simplicity to the setup and configuration."
"The device blocks threats and allows legitimate users to work correctly."
"The most valuable features of Radware Alteon are the reverse proxy functionality and the SSL offload and hardware."
"I like the web GUI. It's very intuitive and easy to use."
"SSL offloading feature is one of the most important features. Traffic distribution is also done very well by Radware."
"The most valuable aspect is that it establishes user security."
"I am finding SSL-TLS acceleration the most valuable function, with certificate management. It is easy to generate certificates and assign them to services"
"I like the ADC feature and the global certificate feature."
"A user-friendly and reasonably priced solution."
 

Cons

"The ability to see live traffic is not great and can be improved."
"The only thing I have struggled with is setting up automatic backups."
"Certificate installations could be simplified and modernized, and allowed to be monitored for expirations/issues."
"The product is really good as-is out of the box. If there is one thing I would change is to have the license file not be coupled with the MAC address of the device. This is actually not really useful in a virtual environment where if you have a single VM with KEMP LoadMaster and you have not set up static MAC Address, if you, for example, recreate the VM and just load the disk file on a new VM it will get new MAC address and the NLB will not work as it will not see a proper license."
"I really don't like the way the logs are presented in the software."
"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"
"The product could be improved by making the SSL Offloading easier."
"I want Kemp LoadMaster to provide users with better reporting capabilities in relation to TCP packets. In general, the connections that are present in the system require improvement."
"The GUI needs to be improved. Right now, the solution isn't so user-friendly."
"Scalability should be based on customer requirements."
"You need to have pretty good internal knowledge of the solution."
"We’d like the solution to include more security features in the standard license."
"I would like this solution to have an integration tool that will convert configuration from other software, into readable values for this product during implementation."
"Support is an area that needs improvement."
"Alteon's user interface could be improved. F5's user interface is more user-friendly than Radware's, but Radware's hardware performs better."
"The community portal does not have a place to find scripts."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price is lower than other options."
"The setup cost and pricing plan is reasonable and will ultimately give you a worthy return."
"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.​"
"The price is great and the value is definitely there."
"This product has good value and features for the money."
"It is well-priced and licensing is very flexible."
"Any decent product will cost money and if you want great support and a great product, then you will want to spend the money on it."
"​I have control on the licensing and all the prices since I work for a partner.​"
"It has a good price point and is more reasonable than other comparable products"
"Its pricing is very good. It is very competitive. Radware Alteon is the leader in the market. At a lesser price, we get a good product and also good support. Other vendors who are providing load balancers charge separately for two items. You have the hardware cost, and you have the support cost, whereas, in the case of Radware, you get both in a single package."
"The solution is cost-efficient."
"It is the best in the industry. It was better than the competition, and that is what made us go ahead with them."
"I'm content with Alteon's pricing."
"The pricing is better than the competition. It is getting more pricey as the years go on, as more people are migrating to it, and as the technology gets better."
"Radware Alteon is less expensive than many of the other competitors."
"The cost of Radware Alteon is mid-ranged."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
64%
Computer Software Company
7%
Government
4%
Financial Services Firm
3%
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Government
11%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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...
What do you like most about Radware Alteon?
It saves us a lot of work in terms of management since it has tasks already defined automatically. That enables us to better administer our services. It is very dynamic and easy to administer.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Radware Alteon?
We have a three-year contract with Radware. It is beneficial to have a longer-term contract because you can obtain more discounts. It seems to be a much cheaper alternative. We use their Gel Elasti...
What needs improvement with Radware Alteon?
It is a fairly complete service and it is difficult for me to think of what can be improved. A feature that I would like to see included in the next version might be better analysis when working wi...
 

Also Known As

LoadMaster Load Balancer
Alteon, Radware AppWall
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

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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