Load Balancer vs Reverse Proxy vs API Gateway

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Venn diagram comparing Load Balancer, Reverse Proxy, and API Gateway showing overlaps in routing, rate limiting, and SSL termination.

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What it shows

Load balancers distribute raw connections across instances at L4 or L7.
Reverse proxies protect backends with SSL termination and web caching.
API gateways orchestrate token auth, rate limits, and request routing.

The takeaway

Load balancers distribute load, reverse proxies protect servers, and API gateways govern client contracts.

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