AWS Elastic Load Balancing
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VisitAWS Elastic Load Balancing vs MetalLB
What both publish
| Fact | AWS Elastic Load Balancing | MetalLB |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose | Elastic Load Balancing automatically distributes incoming application traffic across multiple targets and virtual appliances in one or more Availability Zones. | MetalLB provides a network load balancer for Kubernetes clusters that do not run on a cloud provider. |
AWS Elastic Load Balancing plans
- AWS Free TierFree
- Pay-as-you-go — Application Load Balancer—
- Pay-as-you-go — Classic Load Balancer—
- Pay-as-you-go — Gateway Load Balancer—
- Pay-as-you-go — Network Load Balancer—
MetalLB plans
- MetalLBFree
Pick AWS Elastic Load Balancing if…
It suits teams distributing traffic across targets in AWS or on-premises environments, with load balancer types for HTTP, transport protocols, virtual appliances, and EC2-Classic applications. Kubernetes users may also find the listed controller support relevant.
Pick MetalLB if…
MetalLB suits operators managing Kubernetes clusters outside cloud-provider environments who need service IP allocation and announcement. It is not presented as a fit for the listed unsupported cloud providers.