Trust
Security & compliance
FedRAMP
SLA uptime target: Not specified
Security review turnaround: Not specified
DPA available: Not specified
Commercial Linkerd service mesh company offering managed and enterprise editions. Focused on lightweight, ultralow-latency mesh.
Pricing
From $2,000 / mo
Founded
2015
Team size
11-50 employees
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
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At a glance
Best for
Startup (1-50), Small business (51-200), Mid-market (201-1,000), Enterprise (1,000+)
Pricing model
Custom quote
Try before you buy
Free trial · Free plan
Integrates with
PrometheusOpenTelemetryDatadogPagerDutyMicrosoft Teams+2
Security
FedRAMP
About Buoyant
Buoyant is the company behind Linkerd, an open-source Kubernetes service mesh, and offers Buoyant Enterprise for Linkerd (BEL), a production-ready, enterprise-supported distribution. It adds security (mTLS, zero-trust), traffic management, reliability, and observability for microservices on Kubernetes, plus enterprise support and hardened releases. It targets platform/DevOps teams running Linkerd in production.
Procurement & Fit
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Pricing
Commercial model
Pricing model: Custom quote
Free trial: Yes
Free plan: Yes
Contract minimum: Not specified
Procurement
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Fit
Best-fit company size
Startup (1-50)Small business (51-200)Mid-market (201-1,000)Enterprise (1,000+)
Buyer Fit & Positioning
Implementation & Procurement
Commercial Fit & Ecosystem
Proof, Outcomes & Momentum
Alternatives, Migration & Buyer Objections
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