Networking & CDN · Layer 4 load balancer

Network Load Balancer (NLB) vs Azure Load Balancer vs Cloud Load Balancing (Network LB)

Layer 4 load balancer, side by side on AWS, Azure and Google Cloud. They're a near 1:1 match, so a migration is mostly configuration.

Networking & CDN

Layer 4 load balancer

Exact match

AWS

Network Load Balancer (NLB)

Azure

Azure Load Balancer

Google Cloud

Cloud Load Balancing (Network LB)

What's different

All three pass TCP/UDP traffic through with high throughput.

Quick answers

What is the Azure equivalent of Network Load Balancer?
The Azure equivalent of Network Load Balancer is Azure Load Balancer. They're a near 1:1 match, so a migration is mostly configuration.
What is the Google Cloud equivalent of Network Load Balancer?
The Google Cloud equivalent of Network Load Balancer is Cloud Load Balancing (Network LB). They're a near 1:1 match, so a migration is mostly configuration.
What is the AWS equivalent of Azure Load Balancer?
The AWS equivalent of Azure Load Balancer is Network Load Balancer (NLB). They're a near 1:1 match, so a migration is mostly configuration.
What is the Google Cloud equivalent of Azure Load Balancer?
The Google Cloud equivalent of Azure Load Balancer is Cloud Load Balancing (Network LB). They're a near 1:1 match, so a migration is mostly configuration.
What is the AWS equivalent of Cloud Load Balancing?
The AWS equivalent of Cloud Load Balancing is Network Load Balancer (NLB). They're a near 1:1 match, so a migration is mostly configuration.
What is the Azure equivalent of Cloud Load Balancing?
The Azure equivalent of Cloud Load Balancing is Azure Load Balancer. They're a near 1:1 match, so a migration is mostly configuration.