Dapr vs Istio
DaprMicroservices Management
Free (open source)Published price
IstioService Mesh Platforms
Free (open source)Published price
Dapr Microservices Management APIs for building portable and reliable microservices. | Istio Service Mesh Platforms Simplify observability, traffic management, security, and policy. | |
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| Overview | ||
| Category | Microservices Management | Service Mesh Platforms |
| What it is | Dapr (Distributed Application Runtime) provides APIs for building microservices including service invocation, state management, pub/sub, and secrets. | Istio is an open-source service mesh that provides traffic management, security, and observability for microservices running on Kubernetes. |
| Pricing | ||
| Published price | Free (open source) Dapr is an open-source distributed application runtime. Managed hosting and support are separate third-party services. | 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 | Free | Free |
| Free options | Free plan · Free trial | Free plan · Free trial |
| Deal on Cubbie | None right now | None right now |
| Company | ||
| Founded | 2019 | 2017 |
| Team size | 1-10 employees | 1-10 employees |
| Headquarters | Remote (CNCF) | Remote (CNCF) |
| Featured clients | Alibaba, Bosch, ZEISS | Airbnb, eBay, Salesforce |