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Buoyant vs Giant Swarm

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BuoyantKubernetes Management
From $2,000 / moPublished price
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Giant SwarmKubernetes Management
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Buoyant
Kubernetes Management

The production service mesh for Kubernetes

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Giant Swarm
Kubernetes Management

Skip the Platform Engineering Assembly Tax

Overview
CategoryKubernetes ManagementKubernetes Management
What it isCommercial Linkerd service mesh company offering managed and enterprise editions. Focused on lightweight, ultralow-latency mesh.Managed Kubernetes platform for enterprises providing cluster lifecycle management across multi-cloud environments.
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…
Giant Swarm does not publish a dependable numeric starting price in current public materials. Commercial access is treated as sales-led, usage-dependent, or quote-based.
Pricing modelCustom quoteNot available
Free optionsFree plan · Free trialNo free plan · No free trial
Deal on CubbieNone right nowNone right now
Company
Founded20152014
Team size11-50 employees51-200 employees
HeadquartersSan Francisco, CACologne, Germany

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