Buoyant vs Consul
BuoyantKubernetes Management
From $2,000 / moPublished price
ConsulService Mesh Platforms
Buoyant Kubernetes Management The production service mesh for Kubernetes | Consul Service Mesh Platforms Service networking across clouds. | |
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| Overview | ||
| Category | Kubernetes Management | Service Mesh Platforms |
| What it is | Commercial Linkerd service mesh company offering managed and enterprise editions. Focused on lightweight, ultralow-latency mesh. | HashiCorp Consul provides service discovery, service mesh, and configuration management for distributed systems across clouds and runtimes. |
| 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… | Open Source: Free (BSL license) HCP Consul: From $0.018/hour per server Enterprise: Custom pricing |
| Pricing model | Custom quote | Not available |
| Free options | Free plan · Free trial | Free plan · Free trial |
| Deal on Cubbie | None right now | None right now |
| Company | ||
| Founded | 2015 | 2014 |
| Team size | 11-50 employees | 1,001-5,000 employees |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, CA | San Francisco, California |
| Featured clients | Not available | Stripe, Salesforce, Cisco |