# Azure Application Gateway vs Load Balancer Enterprise ADC Comparison

| | Azure Application Gateway | Load Balancer Enterprise ADC | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.4 out of 5 | 4.8 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 160 | 33 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Enterprise (42.8% of reviews) | Mid-Market (50.0% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | $3,220.00 With One-Time Purchase | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### Azure Application Gateway

Pros:
- Ease of Use (6 reviews)
- Scalability (5 reviews)

Cons:
- Complexity (5 reviews)
- Cost Issues (3 reviews)

### Load Balancer Enterprise ADC

Pros:
- Customer Support (9 reviews)
- Load Balancing (6 reviews)

Cons:
- Complexity (2 reviews)
- Difficult Setup (2 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Azure Application Gateway | Load Balancer Enterprise ADC | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 8.8 (103 reviews) | 9.6 (26 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.5 (103 reviews) | 9.6 (26 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 8.2 (70 reviews) | 9.7 (24 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 8.6 (66 reviews) | 9.5 (16 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 8.5 (101 reviews) | 10.0 (26 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.8 (65 reviews) | 9.5 (17 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 8.9 (96 reviews) | 10.0 (25 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### Azure Application Gateway

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

### Load Balancer Enterprise ADC

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Enterprise VA BASIC

Price: $3,220.00 With One-Time Purchase

Description: The Enterprise VA BASIC delivers awesome load balancing power at an incredible price. This virtual appliance offers 400Mbps throughput and unlimited servers. You’ll probably never need to upgrade the license, but if you do, we provide a seamless upgrade path.


Key Features:
- Monthly Subscription avaiable for only $90
- 400 Mbps Throughput
- 400 SSL TPS

[Browse all 2 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/load-balancer-enterprise-adc/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Web Application Firewall (WAF)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Azure Application Gateway** | 9.0/10 | 14 |
| **Load Balancer Enterprise ADC** | N/A | N/A |

#### Analysis

| Feature | Azure Application Gateway | Load Balancer Enterprise ADC | 
|---|---|---|
| **Logging and Reporting** | 9.1 (13 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Issue Tracking** | 8.5 (13 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Security Monitoring** | 9.5 (13 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Controls

| Feature | Azure Application Gateway | Load Balancer Enterprise ADC | 
|---|---|---|
| **Application-Layer Controls ** | 9.2 (13 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Traffic Controls** | 9.4 (13 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Network Controls** | 9.4 (13 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Functionality

| Feature | Azure Application Gateway | Load Balancer Enterprise ADC | 
|---|---|---|
| **API / Integrations** | 8.6 (13 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Extensibility** | 8.9 (12 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Bot Traffic** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | Azure Application Gateway | Load Balancer Enterprise ADC | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Summarization** | 8.6 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Load Balancing

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Azure Application Gateway** | N/A | N/A |
| **Load Balancer Enterprise ADC** | 9.3/10 | 15 |

#### Usability - Load Balancing

| Feature | Azure Application Gateway | Load Balancer Enterprise ADC | 
|---|---|---|
| **User Interface Design** | Not enough data | 9.8 (14 reviews) | 
| **Setup Simplicity** | Not enough data | 9.7 (13 reviews) | 
| **Platform Integration** | Not enough data | 9.9 (13 reviews) | 
| **Container Support** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 

#### Performance Optimization - Load Balancing

| Feature | Azure Application Gateway | Load Balancer Enterprise ADC | 
|---|---|---|
| **Global Load Balancing** | Not enough data | 9.1 (11 reviews) | 
| **Dynamic Resource Allocation** | Not enough data | 9.4 (11 reviews) | 
| **Server Health Monitoring** | Not enough data | 9.3 (10 reviews) | 
| **Disaster Recovery** | Not enough data | 9.2 (10 reviews) | 

#### Security & Compliance - Load Balancing

| Feature | Azure Application Gateway | Load Balancer Enterprise ADC | 
|---|---|---|
| **SSL/TLS Termination** | Not enough data | 9.6 (12 reviews) | 
| **Application Firewall Integration** | Not enough data | 9.3 (10 reviews) | 
| **DDoS Mitigation** | Not enough data | 8.3 (8 reviews) | 
| **Access Control** | Not enough data | 9.1 (9 reviews) | 
| **IP Whitelisting/Blacklisting** | Not enough data | 9.0 (7 reviews) | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (1):** [Load Balancing Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/load-balancing)

**Unique to Azure Application Gateway (1):** [Web Application Firewalls (WAF)](https://www.g2.com/categories/web-application-firewall-waf)



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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Azure Application Gateway | Load Balancer Enterprise ADC | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 23.2% | 14.7% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 34.1% | 50.0% | 
| **Enterprise** | 42.8% | 35.3% | 

### By Industry

#### Azure Application Gateway

- **Information Technology and Services:** 23.2%
- **Computer Software:** 10.9%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 7.2%
- **Banking:** 5.1%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 4.3%
- **Telecommunications:** 3.6%
- **Financial Services:** 3.6%
- **Health, Wellness and Fitness:** 2.9%
- **Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing:** 2.2%
- **Animation:** 2.2%
- **Other:** 34.8%

#### Load Balancer Enterprise ADC

- **Hospital & Health Care:** 14.7%
- **Financial Services:** 11.8%
- **Transportation/Trucking/Railroad:** 5.9%
- **Telecommunications:** 5.9%
- **Retail:** 5.9%
- **Non-Profit Organization Management:** 5.9%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 5.9%
- **Airlines/Aviation:** 2.9%
- **Computer Software:** 2.9%
- **Construction:** 2.9%
- **Other:** 35.3%

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## Alternatives

### Alternatives to Azure Application Gateway

- [F5 NGINX](https://www.g2.com/products/f5-nginx/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (107 reviews)
- [HAProxy](https://www.g2.com/products/haproxy/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (900 reviews)
- [NetScaler](https://www.g2.com/products/netscaler/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (85 reviews)
- [Cloudflare Application Security and Performance](https://www.g2.com/products/cloudflare-application-security-and-performance/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (601 reviews)
- [AWS Elastic Load Balancing](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-elastic-load-balancing/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (96 reviews)
- [F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)](https://www.g2.com/products/f5-big-ip-local-traffic-manager-ltm/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (39 reviews)
- [Traefik](https://www.g2.com/products/traefik/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (35 reviews)
- [Google Cloud Load Balancing](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-load-balancing/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (27 reviews)
- [Hostwinds](https://www.g2.com/products/hostwinds/reviews) — 4.9/5 stars (438 reviews)
- [Akamai Cloud Computing](https://www.g2.com/products/akamai-cloud-computing/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (406 reviews)

### Alternatives to Load Balancer Enterprise ADC

- [HAProxy](https://www.g2.com/products/haproxy/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (900 reviews)
- [Hostwinds](https://www.g2.com/products/hostwinds/reviews) — 4.9/5 stars (438 reviews)
- [Cloudflare Application Security and Performance](https://www.g2.com/products/cloudflare-application-security-and-performance/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (601 reviews)
- [Akamai Cloud Computing](https://www.g2.com/products/akamai-cloud-computing/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (406 reviews)
- [Progress Kemp LoadMaster](https://www.g2.com/products/progress-kemp-loadmaster/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (213 reviews)
- [F5 NGINX](https://www.g2.com/products/f5-nginx/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (107 reviews)
- [NetScaler](https://www.g2.com/products/netscaler/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (85 reviews)
- [Varnish Software](https://www.g2.com/products/varnish-software/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (100 reviews)
- [AWS Elastic Load Balancing](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-elastic-load-balancing/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (96 reviews)
- [F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)](https://www.g2.com/products/f5-big-ip-local-traffic-manager-ltm/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (39 reviews)

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## Top Discussions

### Azure Application Gateway

- Title: [What is the best way I can use App gateway for multiple applications ?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-the-best-way-i-can-use-app-gateway-for-multiple-applications) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "You'd configure your applications to all live under separate domains, subdomains or paths behind your application gateway.
Consider having WordPress CMS,..."
- Title: [dvsdvsdvsdvsdvsd](https://www.g2.com/discussions/34759-dvsdvsdvsdvsdvsd) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "ccczzz"

### Load Balancer Enterprise ADC

- Title: [What is Load Balancer Enterprise ADC used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-load-balancer-enterprise-adc-used-for) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "A load balancer is essential for distributing network traffic, enhancing availability, improving performance, ensuring scalability, and bolstering security...."

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**Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/azure-application-gateway-vs-load-balancer-enterprise-adc)