AWS Load Balancer VS Linux Virtual Server Load Balancer
COMPARISON AMONG AWS LOAD BALANCER, LINUX VIRTUAL SERVER LOAD BALANCER AND RELIANOID LOAD BALANCER
What is AWS Load Balancer
The AWS Load Balancer, widely known as Elastic Load Balancer (ELB), is a fully managed offering from Amazon Web Services (AWS) that distributes incoming application and network traffic across multiple destinations, such as EC2 instances, containers, or IP addresses. ELB supports both Layer 4 (Transport) and Layer 7 (Application) load balancing, depending on the type of service used: Application Load Balancer (ALB) handles HTTP/HTTPS traffic with sophisticated routing features; Network Load Balancer (NLB) is optimized for high-speed TCP and UDP traffic; and Gateway Load Balancer (GLB) allows the use of third-party virtual appliances for deep traffic inspection and security purposes. These load balancing types provide scalability, reliability, and consistent performance for applications running on the AWS platform.
A key advantage of AWS Load Balancer is its native integration with other AWS services, allowing infrastructure to automatically adapt to changing traffic volumes. It includes essential security options like SSL/TLS termination, support for AWS Certificate Manager, and compatibility with AWS WAF to guard against web-based threats. Continuous health monitoring ensures that traffic is only directed to functioning targets, maintaining high availability. Thanks to its usage-based pricing, ELB remains a flexible and economical choice for organizations deploying cloud-native or hybrid solutions.
What is LVS Load Balancer
A Linux Virtual Server (LVS) Load Balancer is a powerful and scalable solution built to efficiently manage and distribute network traffic across multiple backend systems. Integrated into the Linux kernel through the IP Virtual Server (IPVS) module, LVS functions at the transport layer, primarily handling TCP and UDP traffic. It balances incoming requests among several servers to improve application availability and system scalability, ensuring no individual server is overloaded. LVS supports multiple operation modes—such as NAT (Network Address Translation), DR (Direct Routing), and TUN (IP Tunneling)—offering flexible options for how traffic is managed and routed.
This type of load balancer is especially suitable for high-demand environments like large-scale websites, database clusters, or performance-intensive services. Its capacity to handle millions of concurrent connections makes it a reliable choice for enterprise infrastructures and data centers. Furthermore, LVS can be paired with high-availability tools such as Keepalived or Heartbeat to deliver redundancy and enable automatic failover in the event of hardware or software failures, guaranteeing service continuity. Its native compatibility with the Linux ecosystem empowers administrators to utilize open-source utilities while avoiding the expenses of commercial load balancing platforms.
WHAT IS RELIANOID
RELIANOID as alternative to AWS Load Balancer and Linux Virtual Server Load Balancer across key ADC capabilities
Compared to AWS Load Balancer and Linux Virtual Server (LVS), RELIANOID offers a more complete and flexible solution for modern application delivery. While AWS Load Balancer provides scalable services, it is tightly integrated with the AWS ecosystem, leading to vendor lock-in and limited customization options. On the other hand, LVS is highly efficient at layer 4 but lacks native features such as advanced health checks, TLS offloading, web application firewall (WAF), and GUI-based management. RELIANOID bridges this gap by combining high-performance L4/L7 load balancing with enterprise-grade security, multi-platform support (bare metal, virtual, container, cloud), and intuitive configuration interfaces. It also includes support for HTTP/2 and HTTP/3, mTLS, and hot configuration reloads, making it a future-proof choice for both on-premises and hybrid deployments.
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