AWS Elastic Load Balancing
Automatically distribute traffic across multiple targets for high-availability applications
- Also known as
- aws-elastic-load-balancing
Available worldwide · Popular in: US
What is AWS Elastic Load Balancing?
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.
AWS Elastic Load Balancing pricing
Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.
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.
Application Load Balancer
FreePay-per-LCU model for application layer load balancing
- free_tier_hours
- 750 hours/month
- free_tier_data_processing
- 15 LCUs
Network Load Balancer
FreePay-per-NLCU model for high-performance network layer load balancing
Classic Load Balancer
FreeLegacy load balancer with usage-based pricing
- free_tier_hours
- 750 hours/month
- free_tier_data_processing
- 15 GB
Gateway Load Balancer
Deploy third-party virtual appliances at scale
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- CLI
- Web
- Cloud / SaaS
- Hybrid
- On-premise
AWS Elastic Load Balancing alternatives
Other load balancers we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- Cloudflare Load BalancingRoute traffic across multiple clouds and data centers with automatic failoverlow · 20%
- Envoy Proxylow · 20%
- MetalLBlow · 15%
- Citrix ADC (NetScaler)A unified platform for delivering and securing applications across any infrastructure with high performance and built-in threat protection.low · 12%
- Kemp LoadMasterLoad balancing platform for enterprise infrastructure spanning cloud, containers, and on-premises environmentslow · 12%
- Google Cloud Load BalancingA traffic distribution system that automatically scales to handle varying workloads while maintaining application performance and uptimelow · 2%
Compare AWS Elastic Load Balancing
Side by side against other load balancers, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
- AWS Elastic Load BalancingvsCloudflare Load Balancing85/63
- AWS Elastic Load BalancingvsEnvoy Proxy85/50
- AWS Elastic Load BalancingvsMetalLB85/45
- AWS Elastic Load BalancingvsCitrix ADC (NetScaler)85/11
- AWS Elastic Load BalancingvsKemp LoadMaster85/10
- AWS Elastic Load BalancingvsGoogle Cloud Load Balancing85/9
The Vioscale score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for AWS Elastic Load Balancing, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Security posture | 95 | 0.07 | 6.9 | ✓ |
| Pricing transparency | 80 | 0.08 | 6.7 | ✓ |
| Price level | 80 | 0.05 | 4.2 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 0 | 0.07 | 0.0 | - |
| Capabilities | 0 | 0.05 | 0.0 | - |
| Integrations | 0 | 0.04 | 0.0 | - |
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Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | HqCountry: US · PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | highsource · 2026-08-19 · 75% |