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Buoyant vs External Secrets Operator

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BuoyantKubernetes Management
From $2,000 / moPublished price
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External Secrets OperatorSecrets Management
FreePublished price
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Buoyant
Kubernetes Management

The production service mesh for Kubernetes

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External Secrets Operator
Secrets Management

Synchronize secrets from external APIs into Kubernetes

Overview
CategoryKubernetes ManagementSecrets Management
What it isCommercial Linkerd service mesh company offering managed and enterprise editions. Focused on lightweight, ultralow-latency mesh.Kubernetes operator that synchronizes secrets from external APIs like AWS Secrets Manager and HashiCorp Vault.
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
Free and open source (Apache 2.0), a CNCF project. No paid tier or commercial edition; nothing to purchase.
Pricing modelCustom quoteFree
Free optionsFree plan · Free trialFree plan · Free trial
Deal on CubbieNone right nowNone right now
Company
Founded20152019
Team size11-50 employees1-10 employees
HeadquartersSan Francisco, CARemote

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