Compare Hardware Load Balancers: Kemp LoadMaster, F5 Big-IP & Citrix Netscaler

Kemp's mission has always been to help customers get the best ROI from their investment in our load balancers.

The following information* is intended to compare the price/performance value of Kemp Hardware Load Balancers compared to F5 Networks BIG-IP LTM-2000 through LTM-i15800 and Citrix Systems Netscaler MPX-8905 through MPX-24100 Load Balancers.

Compare Hardware Load Balancer Pricing

Compare Kemp to:

F5 - Big IP Citrix Netscaler

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Performance Metrics

Compare Kemp to:

F5 - Big IP Citrix Netscaler

Vendor	Kemp								F5 Networks																				Citrix
Model	LM-X1	LM-X3-NG	LM-X15-NG	LM-X25-NG	LM-X40-NG	LM-XHC55-NG	LM-XHC75-NG	LM-XHC100-NG	F5 LTM-2000S	F5 LTM-2200S	F5 LTM-i2600	F5 LTM-i2800	F5 LTM-4000S	F5 LTM-4200V	F5 LTM-i4600	F5 LTM-i4800	F5 LTM 5000S	F5 LTM 5200V	F5 LTM-i5600	F5 LTM-i5800	F5 LTM 5250V-F	F5-BIG-BT-i7800	F5 LTM 7000S	F5 LTM 7200V-F	F5 LTM 10000S	F5 LTM 10200V-F	F5 LTM i15600	F5 LTM i15800	MPX-8905	MPX-8920	MPX-15020	MPX-15030	MPX-24100
Max Throughput (Gbps)	1	3.4	15	25	35	55	75	90	5	5	10	10	10	10	20	20	30	30	60	60	30	80	40	40	80	80	160	160	5	20	20	30	100
SSL TPS (2K Keys)	1,000	1,700	15,000	20,000	35,000	40,000	40,000	45,000	2,000	4,000	2500	4300	4,500	9,000	10000	20000	10,000	5,000	20000	35000	21000	5,000	15,000	9,000	21,000	9,000	80,000	160,000	8,000	22,000	24,000	42,000	100,000
Concurrent Conn	4M	8.6M	35M	75.8M	75.8M	151,600,000	151,600,000	151,600,000	5M	5M	14M	14M	10M	10M	28M	28M	24M	24M	40M	40M	24M	80M	24M	24M	36M	36M	300M	300M	Not Published	Not Published	Not Published	Not Published	Not Published

Key Features - Security

Compare Kemp to:

F5 - Big IP Citrix Netscaler

Vendor	Kemp								F5 Networks																				Citrix
Model	LM-X1	LM-X3-NG	LM-X15-NG	LM-X25-NG	LM-X40-NG	LM-XHC55-NG	LM-XHC75-NG	LM-XHC100-NG	F5 LTM-2000S	F5 LTM-2200S	F5 LTM-i2600	F5 LTM-i2800	F5 LTM-4000S	F5 LTM-4200V	F5 LTM-i4600	F5 LTM-i4800	F5 LTM 5000S	F5 LTM 5200V	F5 LTM-i5600	F5 LTM-i5800	F5 LTM 5250V-F	F5-BIG-BT-i7800	F5 LTM 7000S	F5 LTM 7200V-F	F5 LTM 10000S	F5 LTM 10200V-F	F5 LTM i15600	F5 LTM i15800	MPX-8905	MPX-8920	MPX-15020	MPX-15030	MPX-24100
FIPS 140-2 Level 1	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Unchecked	Unchecked	Unchecked	Unchecked	Unchecked
Threat Management Gateway (TMG) Replacement [Pre-auth, SSO, Logging (ESP)]	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Unchecked	Unchecked	Unchecked	Unchecked	Unchecked
IPSec VPN	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Unchecked	Unchecked	Unchecked	Unchecked	Unchecked
IPS	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Unchecked	Unchecked	Unchecked	Unchecked	Unchecked
Web Application Firewall (WAF) Engine	Unchecked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On

Key Features - Performance and Availability

Compare Kemp to:

F5 - Big IP Citrix Netscaler

Vendor	Kemp								F5 Networks																				Citrix
Model	LM-X1	LM-X3-NG	LM-X15-NG	LM-X25-NG	LM-X40-NG	LM-XHC55-NG	LM-XHC75-NG	LM-XHC100-NG	F5 LTM-2000S	F5 LTM-2200S	F5 LTM-i2600	F5 LTM-i2800	F5 LTM-4000S	F5 LTM-4200V	F5 LTM-i4600	F5 LTM-i4800	F5 LTM 5000S	F5 LTM 5200V	F5 LTM-i5600	F5 LTM-i5800	F5 LTM 5250V-F	F5-BIG-BT-i7800	F5 LTM 7000S	F5 LTM 7200V-F	F5 LTM 10000S	F5 LTM 10200V-F	F5 LTM i15600	F5 LTM i15800	MPX-8905	MPX-8920	MPX-15020	MPX-15030	MPX-24100
Full HTTP/2 Stack	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Unchecked	Unchecked	Unchecked	Unchecked	Unchecked
Caching	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On
HTTP Compression	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On
GEO (Global Traffic Management)	Unchecked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On	Add-On
API Support	Unchecked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked
SDN Adaptive	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Hardware

Compare Kemp to:

F5 - Big IP Citrix Netscaler

Vendor	Kemp								F5 Networks																				Citrix
Model	LM-X1	LM-X3-NG	LM-X15-NG	LM-X25-NG	LM-X40-NG	LM-XHC55-NG	LM-XHC75-NG	LM-XHC100-NG	F5 LTM-2000S	F5 LTM-2200S	F5 LTM-i2600	F5 LTM-i2800	F5 LTM-4000S	F5 LTM-4200V	F5 LTM-i4600	F5 LTM-i4800	F5 LTM 5000S	F5 LTM 5200V	F5 LTM-i5600	F5 LTM-i5800	F5 LTM 5250V-F	F5-BIG-BT-i7800	F5 LTM 7000S	F5 LTM 7200V-F	F5 LTM 10000S	F5 LTM 10200V-F	F5 LTM i15600	F5 LTM i15800	MPX-8905	MPX-8920	MPX-15020	MPX-15030	MPX-24100
Number of Power Supplies	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1	2	2/2	2/2	2/2	2/2	2/2	2/2	2	2	2	2	4
Redundant Power Supply	Unchecked	Unchecked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked
Gigabit Ethernet Ports	4	8	16	2	2	2	2	2	8	8	4 SFP	4 SFP	8	8	4	4	4	4	1/0	1/0	4	0	4	4	0	0	N/A	N/A	10	10	16	16	12
10G Fiber Ports (SFP+)	0	0	4	8	8	8	8	8	2	2	2	2	2	2	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	12	8	8	16	16	N/A	N/A	4	4	16	16	24
Rack Height	1U	1U	1U	2U	2U	2U	2U	2U	1U	1U	1U	1U	1U	1U	1U	1U	2U	2U	1U	1U	2U	1U	2U	2U	3U	3U	2U	2U	1U	1U	2U	2U	2U
Standard Memory	4GB	8GB	32GB	64GB	64GB	128GB	128GB	128GB	8GB	8GB	16GB	16GB	16GB	16GB	32GB	32GB	32GB	32GB	48GB	48GB	32GB	96GB	32GB	32GB	48GB	48GB	512GB	512GB	32GB	32GB	128GB	128GB	256GB

Web Application Firewall Features

Compare Kemp to:

F5 - Big IP Citrix Netscaler

Vendor	Kemp	F5 Networks	Citrix
Model	Application Firewall Pack	ASM	AppFirewall
OWASP Top 10	Checked	Checked	Checked
Cookie Tampering	Checked	Checked	Checked
Cross Site Request Forgery (XSRF)	Checked	Checked	Checked
Cross Site Scripting	Checked	Checked	Checked
Data Loss Prevention	Checked	Checked	Checked
SQL Injection	Checked	Checked	Checked
Support PCI-DSS requirement - Section 1.2	Checked	Checked	Checked
Support PCI-DSS requirement - Section 3.3	Checked	Checked	Checked
Support PCI-DSS requirement - Section 3.5	Checked	Checked	Checked
Support PCI-DSS requirement - Section 4.1	Checked	Checked	Checked
Support PCI-DSS requirement - Section 6.6	Checked	Checked	Checked

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* The pricing of the products under comparison has been sourced from public data. The performance data for comparison is has been sourced from the company published Specifications as available to the general public.

Listed prices are USD-based MSRP and subject to change without prior notice. Prices vary by country and exclude local taxes, duties and transportation charges. Please contact your local Kemp office or authorized distributor for further pricing information specific to your country. All LoadMasters must be licensed prior to use in the country where they were purchased and are subject to local licensing and trade regulations.

#1 Rated Load Balancer on Leading Customer Review Sites

Kemp is rated higher than the competition based on real-world customer feedback.

Kemp Rated 4.9/5

"Kemp LoadMaster is a strong product, easy to use, and great support."

Kemp Rated 4.7/5

"Excellent load balancers, from the first setup to the amazing support, the units just work."

Kemp Rated 4.7/5

"Robust, scalable, cost-effective, and has many templates for load balancing traffic."

Kemp Rated 9.7/10

"The Kemps are a far easier ADC to setup and configure than an F5…"

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