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AWS App Mesh vs. Buoyant Cloud

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
AWS App Mesh
Score 6.4 out of 10
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AWS App Mesh is a service mesh that provides application-level networking to make it easy for services to communicate with each other across multiple types of compute infrastructure. App Mesh aims to give end-to-end visibility and high-availability for applications. There is no additional charge for using AWS App Mesh. Users pay for the AWS resources (EC2 instances or requested Fargate CPU and memory) consumed by the proxy that is deployed alongside containers.N/A
Buoyant Cloud
Score 0.0 out of 10
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Buoyant Cloud is the eponymous enterprise solution for running Linkerd at scale, from the company in San Francisco, enabling the user to manage a service mesh deployment through a single pane of glass. Track data plane and control plane health, manage mesh lifecycles and versions, and get proactively notified of issues. Buoyant Cloud transforms Linkerd clusters into an automated and unified service mesh platform.N/A
Pricing
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AWS App MeshBuoyant Cloud
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
AWS App MeshBuoyant Cloud
Considered Both Products
AWS App Mesh
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Anonymous
Chose AWS App Mesh
We conducted a comparative comparison between AWS App Mesh and Azure AKS with istio to better understand strengths, weaknesses and architectural differences between two services. While it provided a more managed and integrated experience, its feature limitations and upcoming …
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Anonymous
Chose AWS App Mesh
Istio is high on operational costs as compared to AppMesh. HIgher learning curve for ISTIO as compared to AppMesh. Multi cluster support in AWS. App Mesh has IAM integration which is a plus for AWS workloads.
Buoyant Cloud

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Best Alternatives
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Small Businesses

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Medium-sized Companies
Red Hat OpenShift
Red Hat OpenShift
Score 9.1 out of 10
Red Hat OpenShift
Red Hat OpenShift
Score 9.1 out of 10
Enterprises
Red Hat OpenShift
Red Hat OpenShift
Score 9.1 out of 10
Red Hat OpenShift
Red Hat OpenShift
Score 9.1 out of 10
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User Ratings
AWS App MeshBuoyant Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
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Usability
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User Testimonials
AWS App MeshBuoyant Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
Useful in scenarios where we use a complex microservices-based implementation with the complexity of inter-service communication. Can use App Mesh with services running on any compute services such as Amazon ECS, Amazon EKS, and Amazon EC2. Can be used to isolate errors and pinpoint the error location and also to re-route.
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Pros
  • Standardization of microservices communication.
  • Traceability and visibility of communication across microservices.
  • Identify and Isolate issues in microservices communication.
  • Monitoring and sending data to CloudWatch.
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Cons
  • Complex setup and configuration - should provide a simplified onboarding process.
  • There is no RBAC style policies, which could improve security and control
  • No native rate limiting and circuit breaking.
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Usability
We rated AWS App Mesh as part of a comparison with Microsoft Azure AKS + Istio. While we rated its usability 6/10, recognizing its strengths in AWS-native integration, the difficult learning curve and limited flexibility made it less appealing for broader use. Also AWS announced the retirement of AWS App Mesh by the end of this year.
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Alternatives Considered
We conducted a comparative comparison between AWS App Mesh and Azure AKS with Istio to better understand strengths, weaknesses and architectural differences between two services. While it provided a more managed and integrated experience, its feature limitations and upcoming retirement led us to continue building AKS + Istio. AKS + Istio offers more flexibility, extensibility, and community support.
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Return on Investment
  • Basically it helped us evaluate its strengths and weaknesses relative to AKS + Istio
  • This knowledge helped us refine internal service mesh design choices and avoid potential risks in all platforms
  • Helped us prioritize enhancements in our Azure Setup.
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