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Cilium vs Envoy Proxy
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Container Networking
Overview
Focus
Container Networking
Service Mesh Platforms
Product
Cilium is an open-source eBPF-based networking, observability, and security platform for Kubernetes and cloud-native environments.
Envoy is an open-source edge and service proxy designed for cloud-native applications, originally built at Lyft and now a CNCF graduated project.
Headquarters
Remote (CNCF/Isovalent)
Remote (CNCF)
Company size
51-200 employees
2-10 employees
Founded
2016
2016
Pricing details
Published rate
Free
Free
Free options
Free plan, Free trial
Free plan
Source updated
Oct 29, 2026
Oct 29, 2026