ACK vs Buoyant
ACKInfrastructure as Code
FreePublished price
BuoyantKubernetes Management
From $2,000 / moPublished price
ACK Infrastructure as Code Manage AWS services using Kubernetes | Buoyant Kubernetes Management The production service mesh for Kubernetes | |
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| Overview | ||
| Category | Infrastructure as Code | Kubernetes Management |
| What it is | AWS Controllers for Kubernetes that lets you manage AWS services directly from Kubernetes. | Commercial Linkerd service mesh company offering managed and enterprise editions. Focused on lightweight, ultralow-latency mesh. |
| Pricing | ||
| Published price | Free Open-source (Apache 2.0) AWS project. The controllers are free; you pay only for the underlying AWS resources they provision. No license fee for ACK itself. | From $2,000 / mo Buoyant Enterprise for Linkerd (BEL) is free for production at companies under 50 employees and free to try for non-production. Companies with 50+ employees pay US$2,000/mo per cl… |
| Pricing model | Free | Custom quote |
| Free options | Free plan · Free trial | Free plan · Free trial |
| Deal on Cubbie | None right now | None right now |
| Company | ||
| Founded | 2020 | 2015 |
| Team size | 10000+ employees | 11-50 employees |
| Headquarters | Seattle, WA | San Francisco, CA |