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Buoyant vs Envoy Proxy

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BuoyantKubernetes Management
From $2,000 / moPublished price
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Envoy ProxyService Mesh Platforms
Free (open source)Published price
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Buoyant
Kubernetes Management

The production service mesh for Kubernetes

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Envoy Proxy
Service Mesh Platforms

Cloud-native high-performance edge and service proxy.

Overview
CategoryKubernetes ManagementService Mesh Platforms
What it isCommercial Linkerd service mesh company offering managed and enterprise editions. Focused on lightweight, ultralow-latency mesh.Envoy is an open-source edge and service proxy designed for cloud-native applications, originally built at Lyft and now a CNCF graduated project.
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)
Envoy is an open-source (Apache 2.0) project hosted by the CNCF and is free to use and self-host. There is no paid tier from the project itself; commercial support and managed con…
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, CARemote (CNCF)
Featured clientsNot availableLyft, Google, Apple, Microsoft

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