Consul vs Istio
ConsulService Mesh Platforms
IstioService Mesh Platforms
Free (open source)Published price
Consul Service Mesh Platforms Service networking across clouds. | Istio Service Mesh Platforms Simplify observability, traffic management, security, and policy. | |
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| Overview | ||
| Category | Service Mesh Platforms | Service Mesh Platforms |
| What it is | HashiCorp Consul provides service discovery, service mesh, and configuration management for distributed systems across clouds and runtimes. | Istio is an open-source service mesh that provides traffic management, security, and observability for microservices running on Kubernetes. |
| Pricing | ||
| Published price | Open Source: Free (BSL license) HCP Consul: From $0.018/hour per server Enterprise: Custom pricing | 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 | Not available | Free |
| Free options | Free plan · Free trial | Free plan · Free trial |
| Deal on Cubbie | None right now | None right now |
| Company | ||
| Founded | 2014 | 2017 |
| Team size | 1,001-5,000 employees | 1-10 employees |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California | Remote (CNCF) |
| Featured clients | Stripe, Salesforce, Cisco | Airbnb, eBay, Salesforce |