Load balancing
Explore Azure load balancing services and find the best solution for your workloads using an easy-to-use service selection tool.
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Improve application scalability, availability, and security
Instantly scale your applications with Azure load balancing services for high availability and high performance. Get started with a quick needs assessment and load balancing recommendation—using the service selection tool.
Optimize every application with Azure load balancing services
Azure Traffic Manager
DNS-based traffic load balancer
Distribute traffic optimally to services across global Azure regions—with DNS-based traffic routing methods. Prioritize user access, help ensure adherence to data sovereignty, and adjust traffic for app upgrades and maintenance.
Supports:
- HTTP, HTTPS, HTTP/2, TCP, UDP
- Layer 7
- Global apps
Azure Load Balancer
Network-layer load balancer
Build high availability and network performance into your applications with low-latency layer 4 load balancing capabilities. Balance traffic between virtual machines (VMs) inside your virtual networks and across multitiered hybrid apps.
Supports:
- TCP, UDP
- Layer 4
- Global and regional apps
Azure Application Gateway
Application delivery controller as a service
Transform web front ends into scalable and highly available apps using layer 7 load balancing capabilities. Distribute regional applications more securely.
Supports:
- HTTP, HTTPS, HTTP/2
- Layer 7
- Regional apps
- Web application firewall
- SSL/TLS offloading
Azure Front Door
Highly secure global application delivery
Deliver real-time performance of global web applications using the Microsoft global edge network. Accelerate content and transform multiple microservice applications into a single more secure app delivery architecture.
Supports:
- HTTP, HTTPS, HTTP/2
- Layer 7
- Global apps
- Web application firewall
- SSL/TLS offloading
Discover the right load balancing services for your organization
Use the service selection tool
Get help choosing the best Azure cloud load balancing services for your needs. Answer a few questions about your applications, workloads, and performance requirements. You’ll get a recommendation based on architectural best practices.
Resources
Microsoft Learn tutorials
Overview of types of load balancing services in Azure
Load balance your web service traffic with Application Gateway
Encrypt network traffic end to end with Application Gateway
Enhance your service availability and data locality by using Traffic Manager
Improve application scalability and resiliency by using Load Balancer