VMware Avi Load Balancer
VMware Avi Load Balancer is a software-defined service that provides load balancing and real-time analytics for applications deployed in cloud environments. In its 9.1 release the integration with VMware Cloud Foundation uses VCF Operations and VCF Automation for lifecycle management and tenant self-service. It also supports Kubernetes ingress through an Avi Kubernetes Operator and lets multiple tenants share one deployment.
VMware Avi Load Balancer is a Broadcom product filed under Load Balancing Software. Lifecycle: versioned, 9 versions listed, latest 32.1.x (12 May 2026).
Source: Overview, retrieved 15 Oct 2026
Releases and Lifecycle
All Broadcom productsRelease and support dates as published by Broadcom; dates within the next 12 months are highlighted, past dates dimmed. Retrieved 2026-10-14.
VMware Avi Load Balancer 9 versions
Formerly NSX Advanced Load Balancer. The release date shown for a release train is the earliest release listed in the vendor release notification. Technical Guidance end date is recorded as endOfLife. Basic Edition: End of Availability 2024-01-30 for new deployments and End of General Support scheduled 2025-06-30 for existing deployments. Essentials Edition: End of Availability 2025-10-25, End of Support 2026-12-31 (tied to 22.1.x).
| Version | Released | End of standard support | End of life | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32.1.x | – | – | [45] | |
| 31.2.x | – | – | [45] | |
| 31.1.x | – | – | [45] | |
| 30.2.xGeneral Support and Technical Guidance | – | [3][45] | ||
| 30.1.xGeneral Support and Technical Guidance | – | [3][45] | ||
| 22.1.xGeneral Support and Technical Guidance | [3][8][45] | |||
| 21.1.xGeneral Support and Technical Guidance | – | [45][46] | ||
| 20.1.xGeneral Support and Technical Guidance | – | – | [47] | |
| 18.2General Support and Technical Guidance | – | – | [3] |
Sources 6
- Product End of Technical Guidance Dates retrieved 2026-10-13
- VMware Avi Load Balancer Essentials Edition: End of Availability & End of Support Notice retrieved 2026-10-13
- VMware Avi Load Balancer Release Notifications retrieved 2026-10-14
- VMware Avi Load Balancer 21.1.x release update retrieved 2026-10-14
- VMware Avi Load Balancer 20.1.x release update retrieved 2026-10-14
- VMware Avi Load Balancer Basic Edition: End of Availability & End of General Support Notice retrieved 2026-10-14