LiteSpeed Web ADC Load Balancer https://www.litespeedtech.com/images/logos/litespeed/litespeed-logo.png 2022-05-20 20:22:13 Cutting-edge technologies and advanced security come together in a best-of-breed solution, designed to work within your existing infrastructure. A 100% software solution, offering better performance at a significantly lower cost and runs anywhere - private dedicated hardware, hosted environments, clouds, etc.

LiteSpeed Web ADC

100% software solution fits easily into your existing infrastructure. Better performance, lower cost.

Flexible subscription model allows on-demand scaling. Handle everyday traffic and seasonal spikes, alike!

Main Features

Cutting-edge technologies and advanced security come together in a best-of-breed solution.

  • New Technologies HTTP/2, QUIC, HTTP/3

    HTTP/2, QUIC, HTTP/3

    Reliable support for new technologies before anyone else
  • SSL Handshake and Offloading

    SSL Handshake Offloading

    Offloading to avoid clogging server main event loop
  • Easy Cluster management

    ZeroConf Cluster

    ZeroConfig API and cPanel integration reduces complexity
  • LiteSpeed Kubernetes Controller

    Ingress Controller Support

    Complete Ingress solution with
    Web ADC and Kubernetes
  • Scalability For High Traffic

    Scalability for High Traffic

    SO_REUSEPORT support improves multi-worker scalability
  • HTTPS and TLS v1.3 Certificate Compression

    HTTPS / TLSv1.3 Certificate

    Certificate compression, reduced handshake exchange data size
  • HTTP/3 and QUIC Security

    HTTP/3 and QUIC Security

    Intelligent anti-DDoS protection for attacks targeting QUIC UDP port
  • Server Level reCAPTCHA

    Server-level reCAPTCHA

    Defends against Layer-7 DDoS attacks of any size
  • Intelligent BotNet Block

    Smart Botnet Detection

    Intelligent Botnet detection and blocking through firewall
  • Dynamic Brotli Compression

    Brotli Compression

    Support for lossless dynamic Brotli compression
  • WordPress Brute Force Protection

    WordPress Protection

    Built-in protection from WordPress brute force attacks
  • Flexible Load Balance Algorithms

    Flexible Load Balancing

    Highly configurable, multiple algorithms. Round Robin, etc.
  • LSCache Engine with ESI

    Advanced server-level cache with hole-punching through ESI
  • High Availability IP Failover

    Reliable access to all data, even if a server goes down
  • Cross Data Center Replication

    Provides real-time, asynchronous replication across data centers
  • Web App Acceleration

    Best customizable acceleration for WordPress, Magento, and more
  • Layer 7 Anti-DDoS Filtering

    Vigilantly detects and thwarts attacks in progress
  • Cutting Edge Technologies

    At the heart of our technology is Edge Side Caching: public and private flexible caching that allows full page assembly without backend access. Additional features include HTTP/3, HTTP/2 and QUIC, SLS/TLS offloading, flexible load balancing algorithm for optimal performance, and more. And customization, configuration, and maintenance are easy with the ZeroConf API.

  • Advanced Security

    For enhanced security environments, LiteSpeed Web ADC is able to securely communicate with HTTPS backends, as well as to drop to faster HTTP connectivity when Edge encryption is sufficient. LiteSpeed Web ADC provides Web Application Firewall Protection (compatible with mod_security), with Layer-7 Anti-DDoS Filtering as well as IP level bandwidth and request rate throttling.

  • Best-of-Breed Solutions

    High Scalability, High Availability IP failover, Cross Datacenter Replication, Cache Data Synchronization and out-of-the box acceleration for Magento and Wordpress round out the feature set to make LiteSpeed Web ADC the best-of-breed solution on the market.


HTTP/3 Support

LiteSpeed is the first to provide a production-ready implementation of this new Internet protocol, previously known as HTTP-over-QUIC.

Learn more about HTTP/3 and LiteSpeed's pioneering efforts here!


Frequently Asked Questions

 What is LiteSpeed Web ADC?

LiteSpeed Web ADC is a high-performing HTTP load balancer and application delivery controller. Small businesses looking to scale their applications beyond one server will find Web ADC to be feature-rich, secure, and highly competitive when compared to other load balancing software solutions.

Please visit our LiteSpeed Web ADC pricing page to choose the best license for your needs.

 What are the benefits of LiteSpeed Web ADC?

LiteSpeed Web ADC is a 100% software solution, meaning it can operate anywhere: private dedicated hardware, hosted environment, the cloud, etc. Web ADC's nearly-instant on-demand scaling adapts to your business needs, even during unexpected traffic spikes, with a flexible subscription model. A highly efficient, security-conscious, cost-effective product, LiteSpeed Web ADC allows you to confidently support higher loads without incurring the cost of additional hardware.

 How should caching be handled with an ADC?

For best results, caching should be done at the ADC level.

Backend-server-level caching doesn't work for this reason: when requests come in to the ADC, we cannot guarantee which backend server will handle each one. The cache can easily become out of sync, when a purge request hits one server but not the others.

 Is a LiteSpeed Web Server required on the backend?

Its preferred to have LiteSpeed Web Server set up on the backend, however LiteSpeed Web ADC works with all web servers.

 Does LiteSpeed Web ADC support QUIC?

Yes, LiteSpeed Web ADC and LiteSpeed Web Server both support QUIC.

 How often does LiteSpeed Web ADC come out with new versions?

We do not have a standard release schedule. Our goal is to continue providing the most cutting-edge technology possibile, so new versions are released often. Check out our release log.


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LiteSpeed Web ADC is actively maintained and updated with new features and bug fixes. Check in with us frequently to keep yourself current.