Istio vs. Linkerd
Istio vs. Linkerd
| Product | Rating | Most Used By | Product Summary | Starting Price |
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 Istio | N/A | Istio is an open source service mesh that layers transparently onto existing distributed applications. Istio’s features provide a uniform way to secure, connect, and monitor services. Istio is the path to load balancing, service-to-service authentication, and monitoring. | N/A | |
 Linkerd | N/A | Linkerd is presented as an ultra light, ultra simple, and ultra powerful service mesh. Developed by Buoyant and now available CNCF-hosted and open source, the developers say that Linkerd adds security, observability, and reliability to Kubernetes, without the complexity. | N/A |
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| Editions & Modules | No answers on this topic | No answers on this topic | ||||||||||||||
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| Entry-level Setup Fee | No setup fee | No setup fee | ||||||||||||||
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| Small Businesses | No answers on this topic | No answers on this topic |
| Medium-sized Companies |  Red Hat OpenShift Score 9.2 out of 10 | Red Hat OpenShift Score 9.2 out of 10 |
| Enterprises | Red Hat OpenShift Score 9.2 out of 10 | Red Hat OpenShift Score 9.2 out of 10 |
| All Alternatives | View all alternatives | View all alternatives |
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