In addition to individual LoadMaster licenses, Progress Kemp offer the following consumption-based billing models for LoadMaster licensing:

  • Service Provider Licensing Agreement (SPLA): Progress Kemp's Service Provider Licensing Agreement (SPLA) program enables the creation of innovative services for subscribers of all sizes using the LoadMaster family of load balancers. With SPLA, service providers can enhance their service catalog with innovative products that drive Average Revenue Per Unit (ARPU) and are profitable from day one. SPLA licenses are flexible and are designed to support service provider business models including evaluation versions, downgrades, and custom billing schedules.

  • Pooled licensing: Pooled licensing from Progress Kemp simplifies the challenge of managing the LoadMaster license lifecycle with a cost effective and flexible approach to enabling load balancing capacity where and when needed. When coupled with Kemp automation capabilities, pooled licensing provides the platform to scale application delivery on-demand.

SPLA builds are used where the LoadMaster is being deployed using a consumption-based billing model. SPLA builds will only license successfully against a Progress ID that has been explicitly enabled by Progress Kemp for a consumption-based billing model.

Document Purpose

There are some differences between consumption-based LoadMasters and regular LoadMasters. This document describes these differences.