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Dapr vs Kalix

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DaprMicroservices Management
Free (open source)Published price
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KalixMicroservices Management
Pay-per-usePublished price
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Dapr
Microservices Management

APIs for building portable and reliable microservices.

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Kalix
Microservices Management

Platform-as-a-service from Lightbend for building event-sourced microservices with a high-level SDK and managed infrastructure.

Overview
CategoryMicroservices ManagementMicroservices Management
What it isDapr (Distributed Application Runtime) provides APIs for building microservices including service invocation, state management, pub/sub, and secrets.Platform-as-a-service from Lightbend for building event-sourced microservices with a high-level SDK and managed infrastructure.
Pricing
Published priceFree (open source)
Dapr is an open-source distributed application runtime. Managed hosting and support are separate third-party services.
Pay-per-use
Kalix uses usage-based or transaction-based pricing, but no reliable current public rate was found on an authoritative page. Buyers need a vendor quote for their expected volume a…
Pricing modelFreeNot available
Free optionsFree plan · Free trialNo free plan · No free trial
Deal on CubbieNone right nowNone right now
Company
Founded20192022
Team size1-10 employees51-200 employees
HeadquartersRemote (CNCF)San Francisco, CA
Featured clientsAlibaba, Bosch, ZEISSNot available

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