Best Progress Kemp LoadMaster Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from load balancing software ranked against Progress Kemp LoadMaster on the same published basis.
- 1Progress Kemp LoadMaster vs VMware Workstation Pro
- 2Progress Kemp LoadMaster vs AWS Elastic Load Balancing
- 3Progress Kemp LoadMaster vs HAProxy Community Edition
- 4Progress Kemp LoadMaster vs MetalLB
- 5Progress Kemp LoadMaster vs F5 BIG-IP APM
- 6Progress Kemp LoadMaster vs OpenELB
- 7Progress Kemp LoadMaster vs Hetzner Cloud Volumes
- 8Progress Kemp LoadMaster vs kube-vip
- 9Progress Kemp LoadMaster vs PureLB
- 10Progress Kemp LoadMaster vs Array APV
- 11Progress Kemp LoadMaster vs VMware Cloud Foundation Operations
- 12Progress Kemp LoadMaster vs FortiADC
- 13Progress Kemp LoadMaster vs IIS Application Request Routing (ARR)
- 14Progress Kemp LoadMaster vs Linux Virtual Server
- 15Progress Kemp LoadMaster vs Loadbalancer.org Enterprise
- 17Progress Kemp LoadMaster vs Radware Alteon
- 18Progress Kemp LoadMaster vs Vultr Block Storage
- 19Progress Kemp LoadMaster vs A10 Thunder ADC
- 20Progress Kemp LoadMaster vs Citrix ADC (now NetScaler)
- 21Progress Kemp LoadMaster vs HAProxy Enterprise
Progress Kemp LoadMaster alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VMware Workstation Pro | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted, Windows |
| 2 | AWS Elastic Load Balancing | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Web |
| 3 | HAProxy Community Edition | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 4 | MetalLB | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 5 | F5 BIG-IP APM | 5.4 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 6 | OpenELB | 5.4 | No | — | Linux, self-hosted |
| 7 | Hetzner Cloud Volumes | 5.3 | No | — | Web |
| 8 | kube-vip | 5.3 | No | — | Linux, self-hosted |
| 9 | PureLB | 5.3 | No | — | Linux, self-hosted |
| 10 | Array APV | 5.2 | No | — | Web, Linux |
| 11 | VMware Cloud Foundation Operations | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 12 | FortiADC | 5.1 | No | — | — |
| 13 | IIS Application Request Routing (ARR) | 5.1 | No | — | Windows |
| 14 | Linux Virtual Server | 5.1 | No | — | Linux |
| 15 | Loadbalancer.org Enterprise | 5.1 | No | — | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 17 | Radware Alteon | 5.1 | No | — | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 18 | Vultr Block Storage | 5.1 | No | $0.03/mo | API, Linux, Web, Windows |
| 19 | A10 Thunder ADC | 5.0 | No | — | API, Linux, self-hosted |
| 20 | Citrix ADC (now NetScaler) | 5.0 | No | — | API, Linux, self-hosted |
| 21 | HAProxy Enterprise | 5.0 | No | — | API, Linux, self-hosted |
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Questions about Progress Kemp LoadMaster alternatives
What is the best alternative to Progress Kemp LoadMaster?
VMware Workstation Pro, number 1 in load balancing software with a score of 6.5 out of 10. The others here: AWS Elastic Load Balancing, HAProxy Community Edition, MetalLB and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Progress Kemp LoadMaster?
VMware Workstation Pro is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 4 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.

























