AWS Load Balancer Types
AWS offers four types of load balancers:
| No. | Load Balancer | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classic Load Balancers (CLB) | Support HTTP and HTTPS traffic, route based on path, host, HTTP header, query string, and source IP. |
| 2 | Application Load Balancers (ALB) | Support HTTP and HTTPS traffic, route based on path, host, HTTP header, query string, and source IP, with additional features such as support for WebSocket and HTTP/2. |
| 3 | Network Load Balancers (NLB) | Support TCP and TLS traffic, route based on static IP, preserve source IP, and offer high throughput. |
| 4 | Gateway Load Balancers (GWLB) | Not explicitly mentioned in the search results, but according to AWS documentation, they are a type of load balancer that operates at the network layer (Layer 4) and supports both IPv4 and IPv6 traffic. |