What are the cost implications to consider when choosing between Cloudflare Tunnel and Load Balancer?

Cloudflare Tunnel's core functionality is often included or has very generous free tiers within Cloudflare's Zero Trust plans, with additional costs potentially from specific Zero Trust policies or data transfer beyond free allowances. Cloudflare Load Balancer is typically an add-on service with a separate cost structure, usually based on the number of origin pools, rules, and sometimes traffic volume or health checks, making it generally more expensive than a basic Tunnel setup.