Comparisons - Contrasting vendors and software solutions to identify the right solution for the right problem

I built a parallel Loadbalancer Enterprise configuration alongside the existing Citrix NetScaler load balancer.

To save you some time, here's a quick summary of how F5, Progress Kemp, and Loadbalancer.org compare on the big three: price, features, and ease of use.

Why is Loadbalancer.org the market leader in load balancing medical imaging applications? And what DON'T you get from F5?

Almost any marketing academic will tell you that rebranding a company is usually a bad idea — with a minefield of potential hazards to overcome.

Celebrating 20 years of clever, not complex, high availability solutions.

There are a whole host of factors that will influence your choice. However, what I've tried to do here is pull together some key questions you'll need to think about, based on my personal experience, to help you articulate what you need.

Which model will meet your needs, and are the established "worse is better" and "right is better" philosophies still relevant?

Which load balancing technique is the right fit for your use case?

This is not a blog telling you what appliance you should buy. It's simply a blog explaining the core differences, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of each.

Working with this Snapt customer to support them with the urgent migration of all their critical applications.

Want simpler, more flexible, more durable, tailored high availability solutions?

What if load balancers were designed to make the lives of the IT team less stressful - as well as the end user...?

Ever wondered if you need one network port per application? Or whether a two-arm load balancer configuration needs two physical ports...?

This powerful piece of hardware can aggregate multiple web filters together to meet huge throughput demands.

There’s no doubt that the software adoption trend for load balancers is increasing - and the likelihood is that this will continue. After all, it makes sense right? The numbers look nicer on the budget sheet, you can take the virtual ADC wherever you want, it runs on any

How do I migrate from F5 safely? What should I watch out for?

What are your options if you still want high availability but can't afford a conventional load balancing solution?

We’re often asked why we broke the mold with our support team and removed the tiers. Well, I wanted to go into that decision to justify why we did it and why I personally still think it’s really what makes the BEST SUPPORT TEAM in the world a reality at Loadbalancer.org!

How can you survive without a load balancer in every home?

How do you successfully evaluate a load balancer? We’ve compiled some of the key considerations when trialling any new software product…

Look, let’s make this very clear, we love F5, we think they are awesome, the best ADC in the market. But sometimes they make you want to cry!

10G networking is dead. However, do we want – or really need – 25G?

With a big, powerful and expensive ADC load balancer, there can be a strong temptation to load balance multiple applications – but when uptime is critical, could it become a single point of failure?

Our IT support receives high praise from customers and partners alike – and it's all down to our consultative approach. But what does that mean?

Our expertise enabled an IT services provider to ensure reliability and high availability service for existing and new customers.