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Buoyant vs Crossplane

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BuoyantKubernetes Management
From $2,000 / moPublished price
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CrossplaneKubernetes Management
Free (open source)Published price
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Buoyant
Kubernetes Management

The production service mesh for Kubernetes

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Crossplane
Kubernetes Management

The cloud native control plane.

Overview
CategoryKubernetes ManagementKubernetes Management
What it isCommercial Linkerd service mesh company offering managed and enterprise editions. Focused on lightweight, ultralow-latency mesh.Crossplane is an open-source Kubernetes add-on that enables provisioning and managing cloud infrastructure using Kubernetes-style declarative APIs.
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)
Crossplane is an open-source cloud control-plane framework. Commercial platforms and support from ecosystem vendors are priced separately.
Pricing modelCustom quoteFree
Free optionsFree plan · Free trialFree plan · No free trial
Deal on CubbieNone right nowNone right now
Company
Founded20152018
Team size11-50 employees51-200 employees
HeadquartersSan Francisco, CARemote (CNCF)

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