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VMware Avi Load Balancer is available standalone and is now also available as an add-on to VMware Cloud Foundation and VMware vSphere Foundation.
Modernize Load Balancing Across Multi-Cloud
Achieve Multi-Cloud Consistency
Simplify administration with centralized policies and operational consistency across on-premises data centers, and hybrid and public clouds, including VMware Cloud (VMC on AWS, OCVS, AVS, GCVE), AWS, Azure, Google, and Oracle Cloud.
Simplify Operations with Day 0-2 Automation
Free infrastructure teams from manual tasks and enable DevOps teams with self-service. Application delivery automation toolkits include Python SDK, RESTful APIs, Ansible and Terraform integrations.
Troubleshoot with Pervasive Analytics
Gain unprecedented insights, including network, end users and security, with real-time application performance monitoring, closed-loop analytics and deep machine learning.
Future-Proof for All Workloads
Easily extend app services such as container ingress and app security to cloud native apps in Kubernetes and OpenShift environments through a single platform with a modern, distributed architecture.
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Multi-Cloud Load Balancing for Dummies
Learn about a platform that offers load balancing, web application firewall and container services.
Avi by the Numbers
27%
Higher application developer productivity
90%
Faster to scale capacity
43%
Operational cost savings
Product Demos
Avi Features
L4–L7 Load Balancing
Get TLS 1.3 support, SSL termination, default gateway, GSLB, DNS, wildcard VIP, other L4–L7 services and intelligent traffic routing across sites and clouds.
Predictive Autoscaling
Scale applications and load balancing up or down on demand using analytics-driven automation based on real-time traffic patterns.
Automation and Programmability
The REST API-based solution for accelerated application delivery extends automation from networking to developers with self-service portal enabled.
Integrations and Analytics
100% RESTful APIs enable integrations with ecosystems including cloud and SDN infrastructures, as well as automation and analytics tools like VMware Aria, Splunk, Ansible and Terraform.
Web Application Security
Enforce security with closed-loop analytics and app learning mode covering OWASP CRS protection, compliance regulations support and signature-based detection.
Kubernetes Ingress Services
Get consolidated services for modern container-based applications, including container ingress traffic management, dynamic service discovery and security.
Solve Your Toughest Challenges
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Data Center Modernization
Modernize your data centers with cloud native automation, integration with VMware NSX and TCO savings of more than 50 percent. Transform legacy load balancers from F5 or Citrix to 100 percent software.
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Multi-Cloud Consistency
Deliver consistent application services across multi-cloud environments: vSphere, VMware Cloud on AWS, Azure VMware Solution, Google Cloud VMware Engine, Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform and through the VCPP partners.
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Context-Aware Web Application Security
Deploy web app security for container applications across multi-cloud environments. A single platform provides a comprehensive security stack with bot management, analytics and DDoS protection.
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Container Ingress Services
Extend enterprise-grade load balancing and container ingress services across traditional apps in on-premises data centers and cloud native apps in container environments, including VMware Tanzu.
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Data Center Modernization
Modernize your data centers with cloud native automation, integration with VMware NSX and TCO savings of more than 50 percent. Transform legacy load balancers from F5 or Citrix to 100 percent software.
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Multi-Cloud Consistency
Deliver consistent application services across multi-cloud environments: vSphere, VMware Cloud on AWS, Azure VMware Solution, Google Cloud VMware Engine, Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform and through the VCPP partners.
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Context-Aware Web Application Security
Deploy web app security for container applications across multi-cloud environments. A single platform provides a comprehensive security stack with bot management, analytics and DDoS protection.
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Container Ingress Services
Extend enterprise-grade load balancing and container ingress services across traditional apps in on-premises data centers and cloud native apps in container environments, including VMware Tanzu.
Flexible Licensing and Single-Tier Pricing
Avi Enterprise with Cloud Services
Avi with Cloud Services is the default option. It includes
- Central licensing
- Live security threat updates
- Proactive zero-touch support
- Unified dashboard across hybrid/multi-cloud
- L4-7 load balancing
- Global server load balancing
- Automation and advanced analytics
- Web application security including WAF, bot management and DDoS
- Container ingress
Avi Enterprise
Avi Enterprise is available if cloud services are not needed. It includes
- L4-7 load balancing
- Global server load balancing
- Automation and advanced analytics
- Web application security including WAF, bot management and DDoS
- Container ingress
Case Studies
Deutsche Bank
“The fact that [our end users] don’t even know that we use Avi speaks volumes for how effective it is. The best things in life are those that you don’t know exist but just work.”
—Paul McDonald, VP of Community Management
Swisslos
“We saved over 50 percent to 60 percent in application troubleshooting ... with software-defined solutions.”
—Joris Vuffray, Head of Network and System Management
Proximus
“You define your configuration centrally and the instantiation happens in the backend and all the resources get managed automatically.”
—Dieter Pollet, Cloud Architect
Flughafen Zürich AG
“The solution conceptually matched exactly what we were looking for, streamlining configuration and making it ready for centralized and automated operations.”
—Andy Reimann, Network Architect