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Buoyant vs CRI-O

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BuoyantKubernetes Management
From $2,000 / moPublished price
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CRI-OContainer Orchestration
Free / Open SourcePublished price
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Buoyant
Kubernetes Management

The production service mesh for Kubernetes

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CRI-O
Container Orchestration

Lightweight Container Runtime for Kubernetes

Overview
CategoryKubernetes ManagementContainer Orchestration
What it isCommercial Linkerd service mesh company offering managed and enterprise editions. Focused on lightweight, ultralow-latency mesh.Lightweight container runtime specifically for Kubernetes providing a stable, performant, and secure alternative to Docker.
Pricing
Published priceFrom $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…
Free / Open Source
CRI-O is available free or as open-source software. No paid numeric starting price was confirmed from a current authoritative source; commercial hosting, support, or enterprise se…
Pricing modelCustom quoteFree
Free optionsFree plan · Free trialFree plan · No free trial
Deal on CubbieNone right nowNone right now
Company
Founded20152016
Team size11-50 employees1-10 employees
HeadquartersSan Francisco, CACNCF Project

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