Istio provides a significant saving for us in terms of costs since it is open source.
However, Istio can still come at a price. It has a steep learning curve and might require more manpower hours or outside experts in the beginning of the process. In addition, it also consumes a lot of resources, as it is running on all the pods in our clusters. Istio can consume anywhere between 20ml CPU and 800ml CPU. The default CPU request for the proxy is 100ml CPU. It is hard to estimate how much you will spend until you set up your system.
VP of Engineering at a healthcare company with 201-500 employees
Real User
2021-01-16T02:48:13Z
Jan 16, 2021
It is on the less expensive side. It provides a significant saving for us in terms of cost and other things. It is open-source. We just download it from the open-source framework and use it.
Istio provides a significant saving for us in terms of costs since it is open source.
However, Istio can still come at a price. It has a steep learning curve and might require more manpower hours or outside experts in the beginning of the process. In addition, it also consumes a lot of resources, as it is running on all the pods in our clusters. Istio can consume anywhere between 20ml CPU and 800ml CPU. The default CPU request for the proxy is 100ml CPU. It is hard to estimate how much you will spend until you set up your system.
We use the tool's open-source version, so there are no hidden fees or additional costs associated with it.
You can deploy Istio free of cost and don't need to pay for it.
It is on the less expensive side. It provides a significant saving for us in terms of cost and other things. It is open-source. We just download it from the open-source framework and use it.