Buoyant vs Dapr
BuoyantKubernetes Management
From $2,000 / moPublished price
DaprMicroservices Management
Free (open source)Published price
Buoyant Kubernetes Management The production service mesh for Kubernetes | Dapr Microservices Management APIs for building portable and reliable microservices. | |
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| Overview | ||
| Category | Kubernetes Management | Microservices Management |
| What it is | Commercial Linkerd service mesh company offering managed and enterprise editions. Focused on lightweight, ultralow-latency mesh. | Dapr (Distributed Application Runtime) provides APIs for building microservices including service invocation, state management, pub/sub, and secrets. |
| Pricing | ||
| Published price | 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… | Free (open source) Dapr is an open-source distributed application runtime. Managed hosting and support are separate third-party services. |
| Pricing model | Custom quote | Free |
| Free options | Free plan · Free trial | Free plan · Free trial |
| Deal on Cubbie | None right now | None right now |
| Company | ||
| Founded | 2015 | 2019 |
| Team size | 11-50 employees | 1-10 employees |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, CA | Remote (CNCF) |
| Featured clients | Not available | Alibaba, Bosch, ZEISS |