Sold by: Progress Kemp Technologies
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AWS Free Tier
A free fully-featured 20Mbps load balancer for lab and prototyping.
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Overview
This free version of LoadMaster provides 20Mbps of throughput making it suitable for lab, prototyping and proof-of-concept use cases. It is not recommended for use in production environments as it is not upgradable and is community supported.
The LoadMaster license is free, but you will still have to pay AWS infrastructure costs.
If you need a fully supported, high-performance load balancer you should consider our other LoadMaster offerings in the marketplace.
Highlights
- Free - only pay for AWS infrastructure
- 20Mbps throughput
- Community Support
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64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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OtherLinux 4.14
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Please see the Kemp return policy at http://kemptechnologies.com/kemp-return-policy
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64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
An AMI is a virtual image that provides the information required to launch an instance. Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) instances are virtual servers on which you can run your applications and workloads, offering varying combinations of CPU, memory, storage, and networking resources. You can launch as many instances from as many different AMIs as you need.
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Usage instructions
(1) Start a new EC2 instance from AWS console
(2) Launch Kemp VLM instance
(3) Configure instance details
(4) Select VPC and Public IP in network options
(5) Specify security group with port 8443 defined at a minimum
(6) Specify key pair to be used for initial SSH access
(7) Connect to LoadMaster via SSH for initial licensing and setup
(8) Change password. Default username is 'bal' and initial password will be the 'Instance ID' of the VM instance.
(9) Connect to LoadMaster via Web User Interface by using the appropriate assigned IP address and continue configuration for your application environment.
(10) Installation instructions can be found at https://kemptechnologies.com/files/packages/bleeding-edge/docs/pdf/Installation_Guide-LoadMaster_for_AWS.pdf
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Customer reviews
Logistics and Supply Chain
Easy to Implement, Enterprise-Grade Value at a Great Price
Reviewed on Feb 04, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
Very easy to implement. price point is great for an enterprise level solution. easy deployment and management.
What do you dislike about the product?
Ui hasnt changed since previous generation.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Progress Kemp LoadMaster simplifies traffic management, making it easy for us to manage and adjust configurations internally. As a small company, this reduces our reliance on external vendors and helps us avoid unnecessary changes to existing policies while still maintaining control, stability, and consistency in our environment.
Hospital & Health Care
Easy Setup for Basic LB Functionality
Reviewed on Feb 04, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
I found the product to be easy to use to set up basic LB functionality
What do you dislike about the product?
I can't really complain, for what we're paying the product works, but it's very basic design compared to other produucts.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
we're using it to LB our Exchange environment coming in. Also using it to do redirects from one URL to a totally different URL.
Stevenn S.
Intuitive Interface with Efficient Balancing
Reviewed on Feb 04, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
I like that Progress Kemp LoadMaster is a quite intuitive and easy-to-use tool. Its interfaces are very user-friendly and there is no confusion when using them. Additionally, the initial setup was quite simple and intuitive.
What do you dislike about the product?
They can improve quite a bit in the way they make contact. Perhaps humanized attention would be better in my view.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use Progress Kemp LoadMaster to secure applications and balance servers. Solve load balancing issues more easily.
Mariusz S.
the best maintenance-free device
Reviewed on Feb 04, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
The best recommendation is that this device is virtually maintenance-free. It reminds me of when I need to update the software.
What do you dislike about the product?
I haven't noticed any useless functions that affect the work
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It helps me balance network traffic. It does what it was designed to do.
Brandon P.
Optimal Load Balancing, Needs UI Improvement
Reviewed on Feb 03, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
I like the Progress Kemp LoadMaster for its ability to control when to move users over when a server needs to go down for maintenance. I also appreciate the speed at which users are moved around. The initial setup was mainly straightforward with walkthroughs.
What do you dislike about the product?
The user interface can be kind of confusing navigating when you’re not used to it.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Progress Kemp LoadMaster connects users to the best available server for optimal performance when processing patient data.