Load Balancers in AWS

Following are the current load balancers offering from AWS

1. Application Load Balancer (ALB)
2. Network Load Balancer (NLB)
3. Gateway Load Balancer (GLB)
4. Classical Load Balancer (CLB or ELB) [To be phased out from Aug 2022]

General Comparison:

Layer 7:

Common Configuration and Characteristics:

Security:

Kubernetes Controller:

Logging & Monitoring:

Quick Comparison Diagram:

References:

1. AWS Elastic Load Balancing Feature Comparison
2. ELB Solutions - Selection & Migration