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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

Open vSwitch is a high-quality, multilayer virtual switch that operates under the open-source Apache 2.0 license. It is specifically engineered to facilitate extensive network automation through programming extensions, while still accommodating standard management interfaces and protocols such as NetFlow, sFlow, IPFIX, RSPAN, CLI, LACP, and 802.1ag. Additionally, it is built to allow distribution across various physical servers, akin to VMware's vNetwork distributed vSwitch or Cisco's Nexus 1000V. Open vSwitch is implemented in numerous products and is utilized in many substantial production environments, some of which are extraordinarily large. Each stable version undergoes rigorous testing, including a regression suite that consists of hundreds of system-level tests and thousands of unit tests. Furthermore, alongside OVS, the Open vSwitch community actively develops the OVN project, which enhances OVS by providing native support for virtual network abstractions, such as virtual L2 and L3 overlays and security groups. This commitment to continuous improvement ensures that Open vSwitch remains a robust solution for network virtualization in diverse settings.

API Access

Has API No 

API Access

Has API No 

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Integrations

Alibaba Cloud Container Registry Yes 
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Yes 
Ambient Mesh Yes 
Constellation Yes 
Dash0 Yes 
DigitalOcean Yes 
GitLab Yes 
Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) Yes 
Isovalent Yes 
Kubernetes Yes 
Meshery Yes 
Mindflow Yes 
Mirantis Kubernetes Engine Yes 
Netdata Yes 
OpenNebula No 
OpenStack No 
Slack Yes 
Trip.com Yes 
oVirt No 
openQRM No 

Integrations

Alibaba Cloud Container Registry No 
Amazon Web Services (AWS) No 
Ambient Mesh No 
Constellation No 
Dash0 No 
DigitalOcean No 
GitLab No 
Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) No 
Isovalent No 
Kubernetes No 
Meshery No 
Mindflow No 
Mirantis Kubernetes Engine No 
Netdata No 
OpenNebula Yes 
OpenStack Yes 
Slack No 
Trip.com No 
oVirt Yes 
openQRM Yes 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Pricing Details

Free
Free Trial No 
Free Version Yes 

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 No 
Mac No 
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

Open vSwitch

Website

www.openvswitch.org

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