Compare Azure Application Gateway and Azure Load Balancer 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (43.1% of reviews)
Small-Business (35.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Azure Application Gateway
Star Rating
(159)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (43.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Azure Application GatewayAzure Load Balancer
Star Rating
(30)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (35.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Azure Load BalancerAzure Application Gateway vs Azure Load Balancer
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Azure Load Balancer easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Azure Load Balancer overall.
- Reviewers felt that Azure Load Balancer meets the needs of their business better than Azure Application Gateway.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Azure Application Gateway is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Azure Load Balancer over Azure Application Gateway.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Azure Application Gateway
No pricing availableAzure Load Balancer
No pricing availableFree Trial
Azure Application Gateway
No trial information availableAzure Load Balancer
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.8
102
8.9
22
Ease of Use
8.5
102
8.8
22
Ease of Setup
8.3
69
9.5
10
Ease of Admin
8.6
65
9.4
9
Quality of Support
8.5
100
8.2
22
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
64
9.3
9
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
95
10.0
22
Features by Category
Analysis
9.0
12
Not enough data
8.5
12
Not enough data
9.4
12
Not enough data
Controls
9.3
12
Not enough data
9.3
12
Not enough data
9.4
12
Not enough data
Functionality
8.6
12
Not enough data
8.9
12
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.6
6
Not enough data
Usability - Load Balancing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance Optimization - Load Balancing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security & Compliance - Load Balancing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Azure Application Gateway and Azure Load Balancer are categorized as Load Balancing
Unique Categories
Azure Application Gateway is categorized as Web Application Firewall (WAF)
Azure Load Balancer has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Azure Application Gateway
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Azure Load Balancer
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
23.4%
Computer Software
10.9%
Computer & Network Security
7.3%
Banking
4.4%
Hospital & Health Care
4.4%
Other
49.6%
Computer Software
39.3%
Information Technology and Services
17.9%
Financial Services
7.1%
Computer & Network Security
7.1%
Telecommunications
3.6%
Other
25.0%
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Discussions
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What is the best way I can use App gateway for multiple applications ?
1 Comment
AD
You'd configure your applications to all live under separate domains, subdomains or paths behind your application gateway.
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