Buoyant vs Istio
BuoyantKubernetes Management
From $2,000 / moPublished price
IstioService Mesh Platforms
Free (open source)Published price
Buoyant Kubernetes Management The production service mesh for Kubernetes | Istio Service Mesh Platforms Simplify observability, traffic management, security, and policy. | |
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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. | Istio is an open-source service mesh that provides traffic management, security, and observability for microservices running on Kubernetes. |
| 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) Free and open source (Apache 2.0, a CNCF graduated project). The software itself has no license fee or paid tier; costs come only from your own infrastructure. Commercial support… |
| 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 | 2017 |
| Team size | 11-50 employees | 1-10 employees |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, CA | Remote (CNCF) |
| Featured clients | Not available | Airbnb, eBay, Salesforce |