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    Top Answer:It is a scalable product.
    Top Answer:I have tried for my personal research and all those things. I have tried only the open-source version. So, for me, it was always free.
    Top Answer:There are a number of areas where Kong Kuma can improve. One is in terms of product delivery, such as Helm charts. There are a lot of gaps in the Helm charts currently. Another is in terms of the… more »
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    out of 11 in Service Mesh
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    2,885
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    2,737
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    3rd
    out of 11 in Service Mesh
    Views
    2,938
    Comparisons
    2,758
    Reviews
    1
    Average Words per Review
    1,050
    Rating
    6.0
    Comparisons
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    Compared 3% of the time.
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    Compared 35% of the time.
    HashiCorp Consul logo
    Compared 10% of the time.
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    Compared 9% of the time.
    NGINX Service-Mesh logo
    Compared 7% of the time.
    AWS App Mesh logo
    Compared 4% of the time.
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    Overview

    As on the ground microservice practitioners quickly realize, the majority of operational problems that arise when moving to a distributed architecture are ultimately grounded in two areas: networking and observability. It is simply an orders of magnitude larger problem to network and debug a set of intertwined distributed services versus a single monolithic application.

    Originally built at Lyft, Envoy is a high performance C++ distributed proxy designed for single services and applications, as well as a communication bus and “universal data plane” designed for large microservice “service mesh” architectures. Built on the learnings of solutions such as NGINX, HAProxy, hardware load balancers, and cloud load balancers, Envoy runs alongside every application and abstracts the network by providing common features in a platform-agnostic manner. When all service traffic in an infrastructure flows via an Envoy mesh, it becomes easy to visualize problem areas via consistent observability, tune overall performance, and add substrate features in a single place.

    Kong Mesh is the ultimate universal service mesh designed for enterprise organizations, offering simplicity and scalability with Kuma and Envoy technologies. This cloud-native solution is versatile, deployable on Kubernetes, VMware, and various environments. Kong Mesh excels in ease of installation, configuration, and management, making it a top choice for organizations seeking streamlined service mesh implementation. With robust features like fine-grained traffic control, observability tools for in-depth monitoring, and comprehensive security mechanisms such as authentication and encryption, Kong Mesh ensures that microservices are both secure and high-performing. Its multi-zone and multi-mesh support allow for distributed deployments, making it a flexible and powerful choice for those looking to enhance their service infrastructure.

    Sample Customers
    Airbnb, Booking.com, Cookpad, Digital Ocean, Ebay, F5, Google, GO-JEK, Grubhub, IBM, Medium, Microsoft, Netflix, Pinterest, Salesforce.com, Snapchat, Stripe, Square, Tencent, Twilio, Uber, Verizon, VMware, Vsco, Yahoo Japan, Yelp
    First AbuDhabi Bank, CISCO, Papa johns pizza, Samsung, Expedia
    Top Industries
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    Computer Software Company24%
    Financial Services Firm15%
    Manufacturing Company10%
    Comms Service Provider5%
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    Financial Services Firm22%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Comms Service Provider9%
    Retailer5%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise68%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise69%

    Envoy is ranked 5th in Service Mesh while Kong Mesh is ranked 3rd in Service Mesh with 1 review. Envoy is rated 0.0, while Kong Mesh is rated 6.0. On the other hand, the top reviewer of Kong Mesh writes "Provides a unique advantage by offering a global view for all workloads and clusters within the mesh but lack of a robust community for open-source support". Envoy is most compared with Traefik Enterprise, HAProxy, NGINX Service-Mesh, Istio and AWS App Mesh, whereas Kong Mesh is most compared with Istio, HashiCorp Consul, Traefik Enterprise, NGINX Service-Mesh and AWS App Mesh.

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