Cilium vs Envoy Proxy
CiliumContainer Networking
Free (open source)Published price
Envoy ProxyService Mesh Platforms
Free (open source)Published price
Cilium Container Networking eBPF-based networking, observability, and security for Kubernetes. | Envoy Proxy Service Mesh Platforms Cloud-native high-performance edge and service proxy. | |
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| Overview | ||
| Category | Container Networking | Service Mesh Platforms |
| What it is | 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. |
| Pricing | ||
| Published price | Free (open source) Cilium is a CNCF graduated open-source project under Apache 2.0 with no license fee or paid tier on the upstream project. Commercial hardened distributions and 24x7 support are so… | Free (open source) Envoy is an open-source (Apache 2.0) project hosted by the CNCF and is free to use and self-host. There is no paid tier from the project itself; commercial support and managed con… |
| Pricing model | Free | Free |
| Free options | Free plan · Free trial | Free plan · No free trial |
| Deal on Cubbie | None right now | None right now |
| Company | ||
| Founded | 2016 | 2016 |
| Team size | 51-200 employees | 1-10 employees |
| Headquarters | Remote (CNCF/Isovalent) | Remote (CNCF) |
| Featured clients | Google, Bell Canada, Sky | Lyft, Google, Apple, Microsoft |