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Cilium vs Istio

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CiliumContainer Networking

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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.

Istio is an open-source service mesh that provides traffic management, security, and observability for microservices running on Kubernetes.

Website

Headquarters

Remote (CNCF/Isovalent)

Remote (CNCF)

Company size

51-200 employees

2-10 employees

Founded

2016

2017

Pricing details

Published rate

Free

Free options

Free plan, Free trial

Source updated

Oct 29, 2026

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