# AWS Elastic Load Balancing vs Envoy Proxy

| Attribute | AWS Elastic Load Balancing | Envoy Proxy |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 85.2 (28% (low)) | 50.4 (22% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 33 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 28,822 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A managed load balancing service that distributes incoming traffic across multiple targets and availability zones. Supports application, network, gateway, and classic load balancer types with automatic scaling and security features. | A high-performance distributed proxy that routes traffic in cloud-native and microservice architectures, with specialized support for streaming AI and LLM workloads, distributed tracing, and deep layer-7visibility across services. |
| integrations.count | - | 5 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"Prometheus"},{"name":"MongoDB"},{"name":"DynamoDB"},{"name":"GCP"},{"name":"OpenTelemetry"}]` |
| language.primary | - | C++ |
| license.spdx | - | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"linux":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Application Load Balancer","summary":"Pay per Load Capacity Unit (LCU) used. Free tier includes 750 hours/month and 15 LCUs for new AWS customers (6 months)","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"LCU-hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.008,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Pay-per-LCU model for application layer load balancing","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"free_tier_hours":"750 hours/month","free_tier_data_processing":"15 LCUs"}},{"free":true,"name":"Network Load Balancer","summary":"Pay per Network Load Capacity Unit (NLCU) used","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"NLCU-hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.006,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Pay-per-NLCU model for high-performance network layer load balancing","contactSales":false},{"free":true,"name":"Classic Load Balancer","summary":"Free tier: 750 hours/month + 15 GB data processing. Then $0.025 per GB processed","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.025,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Legacy load balancer with usage-based pricing","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"free_tier_hours":"750 hours/month","free_tier_data_processing":"15 GB"}},{"free":false,"name":"Gateway Load Balancer","description":"Deploy third-party virtual appliances at scale","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Free tier for 6 months (750 hours/month classic+ALB, 15 LCUs for ALB). After free tier, usage-based pricing per LCU or NLCU processed. New customers receive up to $200 in free credits.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://aws.amazon.com/elasticloadbalancing/pricing/?nc=sn&loc=3","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T13:40:49.357Z","freeTrialDays":180,"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://www.envoyproxy.io","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T23:32:46.619Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | - |
| pricing.model | freemium | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/releases/tag/v1.39.0","date":"2026-07-14T22:03:18Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.39.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/releases/tag/v1.38.3","date":"2026-06-23T23:28:25Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.38.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/releases/tag/v1.37.5","date":"2026-06-23T22:12:13Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.37.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/releases/tag/v1.36.9","date":"2026-06-23T20:22:33Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.36.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/releases/tag/v1.35.13","date":"2026-06-23T18:50:22Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.35.13"},{"url":"https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/releases/tag/v1.38.2","date":"2026-06-10T23:13:41Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.38.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/releases/tag/v1.37.4","date":"2026-06-10T20:23:34Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.37.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/releases/tag/v1.36.8","date":"2026-06-10T17:35:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.36.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/releases/tag/v1.35.12","date":"2026-06-10T14:01:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.35.12"},{"url":"https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/releases/tag/v1.38.1","date":"2026-06-04T19:28:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.38.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/releases/tag/v1.37.3","date":"2026-06-04T14:41:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.37.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/releases/tag/v1.36.7","date":"2026-06-04T12:03:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.36.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/releases/tag/v1.35.11","date":"2026-06-03T19:30:41Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.35.11"},{"url":"https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/releases/tag/v1.38.0","date":"2026-04-23T23:53:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.38.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/releases/tag/v1.37.2","date":"2026-04-10T22:34:57Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.37.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/releases/tag/v1.36.6","date":"2026-04-10T19:47:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.36.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/releases/tag/v1.35.10","date":"2026-04-10T18:43:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.35.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/releases/tag/v1.34.14","date":"2026-04-10T17:08:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.34.14"},{"url":"https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/releases/tag/v1.37.1","date":"2026-03-11T01:56:50Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.37.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/releases/tag/v1.36.5","date":"2026-03-11T00:36:07Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.36.5"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.fedramp | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.hipaa | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.pci | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | - | 8.5 |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":11,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fenvoyproxy%2Fenvoy&per_page=100","last_12m":9,"max_severity":"CRITICAL"}` |

## Capabilities (Load Balancers)

| Capability | AWS Elastic Load Balancing | Envoy Proxy |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Layer | - | - |
| Deployment form | - | - |
| Tls termination | - | - |
| Http2 http3 support | - | - |
| Gslb multi region | - | - |
| K8s ingress or gateway API | - | - |
| WAF bundled | - | - |
| Autoscaling integration | - | - |
| Health check depth | - | - |
| Session persistence | - | - |
| Fips 140 validated | - | - |
| Open source | - | - |
| Pricing model | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T12:41:39.566Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*