Everything in one package for your load-balancing needs
July 14, 2021
Everything in one package for your load-balancing needs
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Azure Application Gateway
Our company uses Azure Application Gateway in all parts of the company which build and deploy infrastructure into the public cloud. In the business we are in, highly available (HA) applications are the only types of applications that we deploy, and any failure in availability usually is heard in the news later on. Azure Application Gateway ensures availability and scalability under surprising loads our business also faces during peak hours and e.g. specific events.
Pros
- Automatic scaling of the target application
- Health monitoring
- Load balancing between multiple sites
- Providing manageability via an API
Cons
- HTTP header and URL rewrites
- Advanced networking/routing
- Multi-tenancy support
- Automatic scaling
- Health monitoring
- Routing by URL
- Ability to serve more customers
- Being able to know that service is Highly Available (HA)
- Automated scaling ensures efficient use of resources from public cloud
HAProxy is an excellent load balancer that can also be used in cloud environments (and we do!), and is relied by hyper-large enterprises globally as well. However, HAProxy is a little bit more rudimentary in feature space, it does the core job well and securely, but doesn't provide any fancy additional features. Also, it takes more effort to deploy HAProxy than simply using an in-built feature in the Azure stack.
Do you think Azure Application Gateway delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Azure Application Gateway's feature set?
Yes
Did Azure Application Gateway live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of Azure Application Gateway go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Azure Application Gateway again?
Yes
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