What's the main difference between an Application Load Balancer (ALB) and a Network Load Balancer (NLB) in terms of target groups and traffic handling?

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KAVIYA T · Accepted Answer

An Application Load Balancer (ALB) routes traffic at the application layer and supports target groups with EC2, ECS tasks, Lambda functions, and IPs, using rules like host or path-based routing. A Network Load Balancer (NLB) routes traffic at the transport layer and supports target groups with EC2 instances and IPs, focusing on ultra-low latency and handling millions of requests per second.

What's the main difference between an Application Load Balancer (ALB) and a Network Load Balancer (NLB) in terms of target groups and traffic handling?

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