Head-to-head · Load Balancing Software
Load Balancing Software head-to-head
Pick any two of the 31 tools in our load balancing software ranking, or start with the matchups between the top 8. Every comparison uses the same researched facts: editor score, price, free plan and the features that matter in this category.
- 31tools ranked
- 28top matchups
- 465possible pairs
- Oct 2026last re-check
Top matchups The top four, head-to-head
- AWS Elastic Load Balancing Google Cloud Load Balancing AWS Elastic Load Balancing leads on 0 of 6 checks, Google Cloud Load Balancing on 0, and 6 are even. AWS Elastic Load Balancing vs Google Cloud Load Balancing →
- AWS Elastic Load Balancing Alibaba Cloud Server Load Balancer AWS Elastic Load Balancing leads on 0 of 6 checks, Alibaba Cloud Server Load Balancer on 0, and 6 are even. AWS Elastic Load Balancing vs Alibaba Cloud Server Load Balancer →
- Google Cloud Load Balancing Alibaba Cloud Server Load Balancer Google Cloud Load Balancing leads on 0 of 7 checks, Alibaba Cloud Server Load Balancer on 1, and 6 are even. Backend limit: 200 backends on Alibaba Cloud Server Load Balancer vs 50 backends Google Cloud Load Balancing vs Alibaba Cloud Server Load Balancer →
- AWS Elastic Load Balancing Cloudflare Load Balancing AWS Elastic Load Balancing leads on 0 of 6 checks, Cloudflare Load Balancing on 0, and 6 are even. AWS Elastic Load Balancing vs Cloudflare Load Balancing →
- Google Cloud Load Balancing Cloudflare Load Balancing Google Cloud Load Balancing leads on 1 of 7 checks, Cloudflare Load Balancing on 0, and 6 are even. Backend limit: 50 backends on Google Cloud Load Balancing vs 20 backends Google Cloud Load Balancing vs Cloudflare Load Balancing →
- Alibaba Cloud Server Load Balancer Cloudflare Load Balancing Alibaba Cloud Server Load Balancer leads on 1 of 7 checks, Cloudflare Load Balancing on 0, and 6 are even. Backend limit: 200 backends on Alibaba Cloud Server Load Balancer vs 20 backends Alibaba Cloud Server Load Balancer vs Cloudflare Load Balancing →
Every top-8 matchup 28 comparisons, grouped by tool
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- AWS Elastic Load Balancing vs Google Cloud Load Balancing9.2
- AWS Elastic Load Balancing vs Alibaba Cloud Server Load Balancer9.1
- AWS Elastic Load Balancing vs Cloudflare Load Balancing9.0
- AWS Elastic Load Balancing vs Progress Kemp LoadMaster8.9
- AWS Elastic Load Balancing vs NGINX Plus8.8
- AWS Elastic Load Balancing vs HAProxy Community Edition8.7
- AWS Elastic Load Balancing vs HAProxy Enterprise8.6
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- Google Cloud Load Balancing vs AWS Elastic Load Balancing9.3
- Google Cloud Load Balancing vs Alibaba Cloud Server Load Balancer9.1
- Google Cloud Load Balancing vs Cloudflare Load Balancing9.0
- Google Cloud Load Balancing vs Progress Kemp LoadMaster8.9
- Google Cloud Load Balancing vs NGINX Plus8.8
- Google Cloud Load Balancing vs HAProxy Community Edition8.7
- Google Cloud Load Balancing vs HAProxy Enterprise8.6
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- Alibaba Cloud Server Load Balancer vs AWS Elastic Load Balancing9.3
- Alibaba Cloud Server Load Balancer vs Google Cloud Load Balancing9.2
- Alibaba Cloud Server Load Balancer vs Cloudflare Load Balancing9.0
- Alibaba Cloud Server Load Balancer vs Progress Kemp LoadMaster8.9
- Alibaba Cloud Server Load Balancer vs NGINX Plus8.8
- Alibaba Cloud Server Load Balancer vs HAProxy Community Edition8.7
- Alibaba Cloud Server Load Balancer vs HAProxy Enterprise8.6
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- Cloudflare Load Balancing vs AWS Elastic Load Balancing9.3
- Cloudflare Load Balancing vs Google Cloud Load Balancing9.2
- Cloudflare Load Balancing vs Alibaba Cloud Server Load Balancer9.1
- Cloudflare Load Balancing vs Progress Kemp LoadMaster8.9
- Cloudflare Load Balancing vs NGINX Plus8.8
- Cloudflare Load Balancing vs HAProxy Community Edition8.7
- Cloudflare Load Balancing vs HAProxy Enterprise8.6
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- Progress Kemp LoadMaster vs AWS Elastic Load Balancing9.3
- Progress Kemp LoadMaster vs Google Cloud Load Balancing9.2
- Progress Kemp LoadMaster vs Alibaba Cloud Server Load Balancer9.1
- Progress Kemp LoadMaster vs Cloudflare Load Balancing9.0
- Progress Kemp LoadMaster vs NGINX Plus8.8
- Progress Kemp LoadMaster vs HAProxy Community Edition8.7
- Progress Kemp LoadMaster vs HAProxy Enterprise8.6
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- NGINX Plus vs AWS Elastic Load Balancing9.3
- NGINX Plus vs Google Cloud Load Balancing9.2
- NGINX Plus vs Alibaba Cloud Server Load Balancer9.1
- NGINX Plus vs Cloudflare Load Balancing9.0
- NGINX Plus vs Progress Kemp LoadMaster8.9
- NGINX Plus vs HAProxy Community Edition8.7
- NGINX Plus vs HAProxy Enterprise8.6
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- HAProxy Community Edition vs AWS Elastic Load Balancing9.3
- HAProxy Community Edition vs Google Cloud Load Balancing9.2
- HAProxy Community Edition vs Alibaba Cloud Server Load Balancer9.1
- HAProxy Community Edition vs Cloudflare Load Balancing9.0
- HAProxy Community Edition vs Progress Kemp LoadMaster8.9
- HAProxy Community Edition vs NGINX Plus8.8
- HAProxy Community Edition vs HAProxy Enterprise8.6
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- HAProxy Enterprise vs AWS Elastic Load Balancing9.3
- HAProxy Enterprise vs Google Cloud Load Balancing9.2
- HAProxy Enterprise vs Alibaba Cloud Server Load Balancer9.1
- HAProxy Enterprise vs Cloudflare Load Balancing9.0
- HAProxy Enterprise vs Progress Kemp LoadMaster8.9
- HAProxy Enterprise vs NGINX Plus8.8
- HAProxy Enterprise vs HAProxy Community Edition8.7
More head-to-heads
- AWS Elastic Load Balancing vs Citrix ADC (now NetScaler)
- Cloudflare Load Balancing vs Citrix ADC (now NetScaler)
- NGINX Plus vs Citrix ADC (now NetScaler)
- Alibaba Cloud Server Load Balancer vs Citrix ADC (now NetScaler)
- HAProxy Enterprise vs Citrix ADC (now NetScaler)
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Compiled by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
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