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The Top 18 Easiest To Use Load Balancing Software

See the top Load Balancing Software products based on usability ratings. A product’s usability score is calculated by a proprietary algorithm that factors in real user satisfaction ratings of how easy the product is to administer, as well as how well the product meets business requirements, among other ratings. Compare products according to their usability scores to streamline the buying process and quickly identify the best products based on real user experiences.

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Progress Kemp LoadMaster

9.2

Overall Usability Score

9.2

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.7

9.3

Ease of Use

Average: 8.7

9.0

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.2

9.2

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

Mid Market

55%

Enterprise

36%

HAProxy

8.9

Overall Usability Score

8.9

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.7

8.7

Ease of Use

Average: 8.7

8.7

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.2

9.2

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

22%

Mid Market

44%

Enterprise

33%

Load Balancer Enterprise ADC

8.9

Overall Usability Score

8.9

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.7

9.4

Ease of Use

Average: 8.7

9.6

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.2

10.0

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

18%

Mid Market

41%

Enterprise

41%

Hostwinds

8.8

Overall Usability Score

8.8

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.7

9.9

Ease of Use

Average: 8.7

10.0

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.2

9.9

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

100%

Mid Market

Enterprise

Azure Traffic Manager

8.5

Overall Usability Score

8.5

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.7

9.4

Ease of Use

Average: 8.7

9.2

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.2

9.5

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

13%

Mid Market

25%

Enterprise

63%

Traefik

8.4

Overall Usability Score

8.4

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.7

9.1

Ease of Use

Average: 8.7

8.5

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.2

9.4

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

54%

Mid Market

29%

Enterprise

17%

Cloudflare Application Security and Performance

8.4

Overall Usability Score

8.4

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.7

9.4

Ease of Use

Average: 8.7

9.6

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.2

9.6

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

63%

Mid Market

25%

Enterprise

11%

F5 NGINX

8.3

Overall Usability Score

8.3

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.7

8.8

Ease of Use

Average: 8.7

8.5

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.2

9.4

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

41%

Mid Market

40%

Enterprise

19%

F5 NGINX Ingress Controller

8.2

Overall Usability Score

8.2

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.7

9.3

Ease of Use

Average: 8.7

9.2

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.2

9.6

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

12%

Mid Market

65%

Enterprise

24%

#10

F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)

8.2

Overall Usability Score

8.2

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.7

8.8

Ease of Use

Average: 8.7

9.1

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.2

9.2

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

Mid Market

23%

Enterprise

69%

#11

NetScaler

8.1

Overall Usability Score

8.1

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.7

8.0

Ease of Use

Average: 8.7

8.7

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.2

8.9

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

Mid Market

29%

Enterprise

63%

#12

Akamai Connected Cloud (formerly Linode)

8.0

Overall Usability Score

8.0

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.7

9.0

Ease of Use

Average: 8.7

8.9

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.2

8.9

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

72%

Mid Market

16%

Enterprise

12%

#13

GCore Load Balancer

7.9

Overall Usability Score

7.9

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.7

7.5

Ease of Use

Average: 8.7

8.9

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.2

9.4

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

50%

Mid Market

36%

Enterprise

14%

#14

AWS Elastic Load Balancing

7.5

Overall Usability Score

7.5

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.7

8.4

Ease of Use

Average: 8.7

7.9

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.2

9.1

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

24%

Mid Market

44%

Enterprise

31%

#15

Azure Application Gateway

7.4

Overall Usability Score

7.4

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.7

7.7

Ease of Use

Average: 8.7

7.6

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.2

9.2

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

21%

Mid Market

29%

Enterprise

50%

#16

Fastly CDN

7.4

Overall Usability Score

7.4

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.7

8.9

Ease of Use

Average: 8.7

8.3

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.2

8.0

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

30%

Mid Market

48%

Enterprise

22%

#17

Varnish Software

7.3

Overall Usability Score

7.3

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.7

7.1

Ease of Use

Average: 8.7

7.0

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.2

9.3

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

20%

Mid Market

47%

Enterprise

33%

#18

Google Cloud Load Balancing

7.1

Overall Usability Score

7.1

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.7

7.9

Ease of Use

Average: 8.7

8.3

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.2

8.4

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

57%

Mid Market

19%

Enterprise

24%