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IBM© Cloud offers several load balancing solutions to choose from. The table below compares the load balancing solutions to help you choose the one that's right for you. To learn more about the individual offering, click its name in the table.
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| IBM Cloud Load Balancer | Local Load Balancer (Shared) | Local Load Balancer (Dedicated) | Citrix NetScaler VPX/MPX (Standard) | Citrix NetScaler VPX/MPX (Platinum) | |
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| Public VIP | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Private VIP | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Layer 4 LB | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Layer 7 LB | Yes | Cookie Persistence | Cookie Persistence | Yes | Yes |
| Health Checks | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Horizontal Scaling | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| SSL Offload | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Management | via IBM Portal | via IBM Portal | via IBM Portal | Self-manage (Vendor GUI) | Self-manage (Vendor GUI) |
| High Availability | Built-in | Built-in | Optional | Optional | Optional |
| Advance LB (TCP Optimization, Compress, Caching, WAF) | No | No | No | Limited | Yes |
| Global LB (GLB) | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Pricing | Usage-based | Monthly Flat | Monthly Flat | Monthly Flat | Monthly Flat |