Cilium vs Polaris
CiliumContainer Networking
Free (open source)Published price
PolarisKubernetes Security
FreePublished price
Cilium Container Networking eBPF-based networking, observability, and security for Kubernetes. | Polaris Kubernetes Security Open source policy engine for Kubernetes | |
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| Overview | ||
| Category | Container Networking | Kubernetes Security |
| What it is | Cilium is an open-source eBPF-based networking, observability, and security platform for Kubernetes and cloud-native environments. | Open source tool from Fairwinds validating Kubernetes resource configurations against best practices and policies. |
| 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 Polaris does not publish a dependable numeric entry price. Pricing is handled through sales or depends on requirements, scale, usage, deployment, and services. |
| 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 | 2018 |
| Team size | 51-200 employees | 51-200 employees |
| Headquarters | Remote (CNCF/Isovalent) | Boston, MA |
| Featured clients | Google, Bell Canada, Sky | Not available |