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Description

Cilium is an open-source tool designed to enhance, secure, and monitor network interactions among container workloads and cloud-native environments, leveraging the groundbreaking Kernel technology known as eBPF. Unlike traditional setups, Kubernetes does not inherently include a Load Balancing solution, which is often left to cloud providers or the networking teams in private cloud settings. By utilizing BGP, Cilium can manage incoming traffic effectively, while also using XDP and eBPF to optimize performance. These combined technologies deliver a powerful and secure load balancing solution. Operating at the kernel level, Cilium and eBPF allow for informed decisions regarding the connectivity of various workloads, whether they reside on the same node or across different clusters. Through the integration of eBPF and XDP, Cilium significantly enhances latency and performance, replacing the need for Kube-proxy altogether, which streamlines operations and improves resource usage. This not only simplifies the network architecture but also empowers developers to focus more on application development rather than infrastructure concerns.

Description

Microservice practitioners on the ground soon discover that most operational issues encountered during the transition to a distributed architecture primarily stem from two key factors: networking and observability. The challenge of networking and troubleshooting a complex array of interconnected distributed services is significantly more daunting than doing so for a singular monolithic application. Envoy acts as a high-performance, self-contained server that boasts a minimal memory footprint and can seamlessly operate alongside any programming language or framework. It offers sophisticated load balancing capabilities, such as automatic retries, circuit breaking, global rate limiting, and request shadowing, in addition to zone local load balancing. Furthermore, Envoy supplies comprehensive APIs that facilitate dynamic management of its configurations, enabling users to adapt to changing needs. This flexibility and power make Envoy an invaluable asset for any microservices architecture.

API Access

Has API No 

API Access

Has API Yes 

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Integrations

Ambient Mesh Yes 
Netdata Yes 
AWS App Mesh No 
Amazon DynamoDB No 
Apache SkyWalking No 
Calisti No 
Casbin No 
Cequence Security No 
Constellation Yes 
DigitalOcean Yes 
Elastic Observability No 
GitLab Yes 
Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) Yes 
Isovalent Yes 
KubeSphere No 
Mindflow Yes 
Mirantis Kubernetes Engine Yes 
MongoDB No 
Shoreline No 

Integrations

Ambient Mesh Yes 
Netdata Yes 
AWS App Mesh Yes 
Amazon DynamoDB Yes 
Apache SkyWalking Yes 
Calisti Yes 
Casbin Yes 
Cequence Security Yes 
Constellation No 
DigitalOcean No 
Elastic Observability Yes 
GitLab No 
Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) No 
Isovalent No 
KubeSphere Yes 
Mindflow No 
Mirantis Kubernetes Engine No 
MongoDB Yes 
Shoreline Yes 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Deployment

Web-Based No 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows Yes 
Mac Yes 
Linux Yes 
Chromebook No 

Customer Support

Business Hours No 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Customer Support

Business Hours No 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person No 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person No 

Vendor Details

Company Name

Cilium

Website

cilium.io

Vendor Details

Company Name

Envoy Proxy

Website

www.envoyproxy.io

Product Features

Application Server

Admin Console No 
Alerts / Notifications No 
Application Security No 
Multi-Application Support No 
Multiple Environment Support No 
Open Standards Compliance No 
Reporting / Analytics No 
User Management No 

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