Product Feature Comparison
Last updated:2026-02-05 17:50:15
Tencent Cloud Load Balancer has two types: Cloud Load Balancer (CLB) and Gateway Load Balancer (GWLB).
They are applicable to different scenarios. It is recommended to choose one based on your business scenario by considering various aspects such as product features and performance. The detailed comparison of the two types is as follows:
Product Features | GWLB | CLB (Application Load Balancer) |
Network Type | No distinction | Public network Private Network |
Instance Specifications | No distinction | |
Listening protocol | IP | Layer-4 forwarding (TCP/UDP) Encrypted layer-4 forwarding (TCP SSL/QUIC) Layer-7 forwarding (HTTP/HTTPS) |
Real server type | Target group | Target group Standard RS |
Session persistence | Not supported. | Supported |
Balancing algorithm | Consistent hashing based on 5-tuple Consistent hashing based on 3-tuple Consistent hashing based on 2-tuple | Weighted round robin Weighted least connections Source hashing algorithm |
Health check | Supported | Supported |
Monitoring/Alarms | Supported | Supported |
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