Amazon Web Services → Microsoft Azure
Azure equivalent of AWS Global Accelerator
AWS Global Accelerator maps to the Azure global (cross-region) load balancer for layer 4, or Front Door for HTTP(S).
About AWS Global Accelerator
| Provider | Amazon Web Services |
|---|---|
| Status | Generally available |
| What it is | Static anycast IP addresses that route TCP and UDP traffic over the AWS global network to the best healthy regional endpoint. |
| Documentation | docs.aws.amazon.com |
| Pricing | Official pricing page |
Azure mappings (1)
| Capability | Azure equivalent | Match |
|---|---|---|
| Global anycast entry point for TCP/UDP apps | Azure global (cross-region) load balancer | Partial match |
CDN, edge compute & global acceleration(1)
Global anycast entry point for TCP/UDP apps Partial match
AWS Global Accelerator maps to the Azure global (cross-region) load balancer for layer 4, or Front Door for HTTP(S). Microsoft says the global load balancer most closely matches Global Accelerator's layer 4 behavior.
- Backends. Global Accelerator endpoints can be ALBs, NLBs, EC2 instances, or Elastic IPs in multiple Regions. Azure's global load balancer fronts regional Standard public load balancers only.
- Traffic control. Global Accelerator has traffic dials and endpoint weights, and custom routing accelerators for mapping users to specific instances. Azure's global load balancer routes to the closest healthy regional load balancer.