Scorecard and NetResults: Web server load balancers, 9/22/97

Scorecard and NetResults: Web server load balancers, 9/22/97

Network World, 9/22/97

Scorecard


                      Local    BIG/    WSD    Hydra

                     Director  ip2             WEB



Overall score          8.9     8.5     8.5     8.4

Load balancing(20%)     9       7       8       9

Flexibility (20%)       9      10       9      10

Fault tolerance (20%)   9       7       8       7

Management and

administration (10%)    8       9       9       7

Security (10%)          9      10       9       9

Remote access (10%)     9       9       9       9

Installation and

documentation (10%)     9       9       8       7

Weight refers to the percentage weight given each criteria in our 1-10 ranking (with 10 being the best).

NetResults

Local Director

Cisco Systems Inc.
San Jose, CA
800-553-6387, 408-526-4000
Fax: 408-526-4100
Web site
Pricing: $64,000
Stated throughput: 92M bit/sec
Pros: Allows port mapping; Has the most options for distributing traffic loads; Allows servers to be brought online gradually.
Cons: Non-graphical interface.

BIG/ip2

F5 Labs, Inc. Seattle
888-882-4447, 206-447-1817
Fax, 206-447-9636
Web site
Pricing: $37,000
Stated throughput: 45M bit/sec
Pros: Graphical management interface; Provides security for real servers; Redundant power supplies.
Cons: Cannot directly access Web servers through the device for administration; Doesn't balance by port.

Web Server Director Pro

RND Networks Inc.
Mahwah, NJ
888-234-5763, 201-512-9771
Fax: 201-512-9774
Web site
Pricing: $28,000
Stated throughput: 45M bit/sec
Pros: Graphical management interface; Lowest cost; Can distribute traffic anywhere on the net; Redundancy obtained without serial cable; Allows port mapping.
Cons: Current release requires always keeping state.

HydraWEB Load Manager

HydraWEB Technologies, Inc.
New York
800-767-8649, 212-809-5900
Fax: 212-809-5932
Web site
Pricing: $25,990 (8 servers)
Stated throughput: 80M bit/sec
Pros: Allows port mapping; Supports hot spare Web servers; Per-Web server pricing plan; Allows servers to be brought offline on a schedule; Supports e-mail, syslog and pager alerts.
Cons: Complex system configuration(easier clients for NT than Unix).

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