Comparison

Kemp LoadMaster vs NGINX

No leader: the top candidate NGINX has only 0.07 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Kemp LoadMaster10
NGINX37
Score
Vioscale score
Kemp LoadMaster10 / 100low · 15%
NGINX37 / 100low · 7%
Pricing
Free tier
Kemp LoadMaster
NGINX
Model
Kemp LoadMastercommercial
Price level
Kemp LoadMasterunknown
NGINXfree
Transparent
Kemp LoadMaster
NGINX
Integrations
Count
Kemp LoadMaster10
NGINX2
Security
Disclosure policy
Kemp LoadMaster
NGINX
Trust center
Market
Availability
Kemp LoadMaster

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for load balancers. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Layer
Kemp LoadMaster-
NGINXBoth
Deployment form
Kemp LoadMaster-
NGINXSoftware/self host
Tls termination
Kemp LoadMaster-
NGINX-
Http2 http3 support
Kemp LoadMaster-
NGINX
Gslb multi region
Kemp LoadMaster-
NGINX-
K8s ingress or gateway API
Kemp LoadMaster-
NGINX
WAF bundled
Kemp LoadMaster-
NGINX
Autoscaling integration
Kemp LoadMaster-
NGINX-
Health check depth
Kemp LoadMaster-
NGINX-
Session persistence
Kemp LoadMaster-
NGINX-
Fips 140 validated
Kemp LoadMaster-
NGINX-
Open source
Kemp LoadMaster-
NGINX
Pricing model
Kemp LoadMaster-
NGINXOpen source self host

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Kemp LoadMaster

A traffic management solution that directs requests across application infrastructure to maintain performance and availability, with built-in security features including firewalls and VPN capabilities, deployable on cloud services, virtual appliances, or physical hardware.

Independently observed

NGINX

An open-source HTTP web server and reverse proxy that handles traffic routing, content caching, load balancing, and TCP/UDP proxying. It powers core web infrastructure and Kubernetes deployments.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Kemp LoadMaster

Subscription30-day trial
as of verify ↗

NGINX

Open sourceFree tier30-day trial

Open source. Commercial support and NGINX Plus (30-day trial) available through F5, Inc.

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Kemp LoadMaster
NGINX
Linux
Kemp LoadMaster
NGINX
CLI
Kemp LoadMaster
NGINX
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Kemp LoadMaster
NGINX
Self-hosted
Kemp LoadMaster
NGINX
On-premise
Kemp LoadMaster
NGINX
Hybrid
Kemp LoadMaster
NGINX

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (1)
  • Kubernetes

Kemp LoadMaster

11 total - 10 not shared
  • Azure
  • AWS
  • Google Cloud
  • VMware
  • Hyper-V
  • Active Directory
  • Azure AD
  • SAML
  • RADIUS
  • LDAP
Independently observed

NGINX

5 total - 4 not shared
  • Docker
  • OpenShift Container Platform
  • Gateway API
  • F5 WAF
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.