Progress Reviews, Ratings & Features 2026 | Gartner Peer Insights

The application delivery controller is a key component within enterprise and cloud data centers to improve availability, security and performance of applications. Application delivery controllers (ADCs) provide functions that optimize delivery of enterprise applications across the network. ADCs provide functionality for both user-to-application and application-to-application traffic, and effectively bridge the gap between the application and underlying protocols and traditional packet-based networks. This market evolved from the load-balancing systems that were developed in the latter half of the 1990s to ensure the availability and scalability of websites. Enterprises use ADCs today to improve the availability, scalability, end-user performance, data center resource utilization, security of their applications.

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Application Delivery Controllers

Kemp LoadMaster Load Balancer

Progress Software

TECHNICAL MANAGER

A very affordable and stable Application Load Balancer. Have nearly all features for Medium and big enterprises for Load Balancing requirements.

<50M USD

50M - 250M USD

Gov't/PS/ED <5,000 Employees

250M - 500M USD

1B - 3B USD

500M - 1B USD

Gov't/PS/ED 5,000 - 50,000 Employees

3B - 10B USD

10B - 30B USD

30B + USD

this load balancer works as expected,  although implementing it needs specific knowhow and the user interface has some complexity. we are using it mainly to loadbalance exchange servers for the outlook clients, and this has proven to work properly and in a very stable manner. we went for the virtual appliance, which runs on our vmware infrastructure smoothly and  enable us to save room and HUs avoiding the traditional appliances. the LB runs in cluster, so we keep the two instances running in different datacenters for proper load balancing.

NETWORK ENGINEER

Kemp Loadmaster is a reliable and budget-friendly load balancer for small to medium sized organizations. It offers flexible Layer4 and Lyaer7 load balancing, SSL offloading and built-in Web Application Firewall for essential security with easy setup and a user-friendly interface and deployment options across virtual cloud and hardware environments.  The technical support is good and provides immediate response.

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ZEVENET

Progress (Nasdaq: PRGS) is a company that aids businesses in achieving faster innovation cycles, fueling growth and success. It provides top quality products for the development, deployment and management of high-impact applications. The company's services ensure the creation of necessary applications and user experiences, offers flexibility in how and where to deploy and facilitates the safe and secure management of all these processes. This comprehensive solution makes Progress an essential resource for numerous enterprises, software companies and developers, supporting them in meeting their defined objectives.

Dedicated to propelling business forward in a technology-driven world, Progress (Nasdaq: PRGS) helps businesses drive faster cycles of innovation, fuel momentum and accelerate their path to success. As the trusted provider of the best products to develop, deploy and manage high-impact applications, Progress enables customers to develop the applications and experiences they need, deploy where and how they want and manage it all safely and securely. Hundreds of thousands of enterprises, including 1,700 software companies and 3.5 million developers, depend on Progress to achieve their goals‚Äîwith confidence. Learn more at www.progress.com, and follow us on LinkedIn, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

Progress

Dedicated to propelling business forward in a technology-driven world, Progress (Nasdaq: PRGS) helps businesses drive faster cycles of innovation, fuel momentum and accelerate their path to success. As the trusted provider of the best products to develop, deploy and manage high-impact applications, Progress enables customers to develop the applications and experiences they need, deploy where and how they want and manage it all safely and securely. Hundreds of thousands of enterprises, including 1,700 software companies and 3.5 million developers, depend on Progress to achieve their goals—with confidence. Learn more at www.progress.com, and follow us on LinkedIn, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

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Kemp Loadmaster: Comprehensive Security in Load Balancing

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Cool load balancer, proven to work with microsoft products

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