Strategy Manager with 201-500 employees
Real User
Top 20
Compared to self-hosted load balancers, it is stable and convenient to use
Pros and Cons
  • "It is straightforward to deploy."
  • "They should improve the solution's pricing."

What is our primary use case?

I am using the solution to manage the front end of the application. I have a service where multiple clients log in for usage. The solution helps in load balancing by distributing the traffic to the application.

What is most valuable?

The solution's most valuable feature is the ease of use. It is more convenient to use compared to self-hosted load balancers.

What needs improvement?

They should improve the solution's pricing.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for ten months.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is a stable solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I rate the solution's scalability as a nine. It helps me manage around 100 end users of my application service.

How are customer service and support?

The solution's support team is helpful.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

The services offered by the solution and its competitors are almost similar. But Amazon is much more stable than them. Although, I don't have any quantifiable evidence.

How was the initial setup?

The solution itself has simple functionality. It is straightforward to deploy and doesn't require maintenance.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The solution is expensive. I rate its pricing as a three.

What other advice do I have?

I rate the solution as an eight.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Solutions Architect at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Highly configurable, good performance, and easy setup
Pros and Cons
  • "It has very good features. It is very configurable. Security with TLS, et cetera is also very easy."
  • "One issue that we faced with ALB was that leaf-level certificate validation was not happening. It is not that user-friendly in that aspect."

What is our primary use case?

Application Load Balancer is required for redirecting two or more instances. We have got two EKS instances running. So, we have to connect in a round-robin fashion based on when a request needs to be sent to one EKS and when it needs to be sent to another EKS. For this purpose, we use Application Load Balancer.

What is most valuable?

It has very good features. It is very configurable. Security with TLS, et cetera is also very easy. 

It is good performance-wise, and the logging mechanism is also very good because we get the VPC log whenever a request comes. So, we can easily find out where the request is coming from.

What needs improvement?

One issue that we faced with ALB was that leaf-level certificate validation was not happening. It is not that user-friendly in that aspect. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is stable. I would rate it an eight out of ten in terms of stability.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have more than 200 users, and we have 40 technical people.

How are customer service and support?

I have never reached out to them.

How was the initial setup?

Its initial setup is straightforward.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

There is a yearly license.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend this solution. I would rate it an eight of ten.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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