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Overview
Developed byGoogle
Founded2017
LicenseApache License 2.0
Open source✓ Open Source
Use casemicroservices service mesh
Technical
Protocols
HTTPgRPCTCP
Integrates with
Kubernetes
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Based onEnvoy Proxy
Competes with
Linkerd
Knowledge graph stats
Claims15
Avg confidence96%
Avg freshness100%
Last updatedUpdated 3 days ago
WikidataQ47521874
Trust distribution
100% unverified
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Open-source service mesh platform providing traffic management, security, and observability for microservices deployments.

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license type

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
Apache License 2.0○UnverifiedHighFresh1

open source

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true○UnverifiedHighFresh1

primary use case

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
microservices service mesh○UnverifiedHighFresh1

integrates with

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
Kubernetes○UnverifiedHighFresh1

based on

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
Envoy Proxy○UnverifiedHighFresh1

supports protocol

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
HTTP○UnverifiedHighFresh1
gRPC○UnverifiedHighFresh1
TCP○UnverifiedHighFresh1

developed by

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Google○UnverifiedHighFresh1
IBM○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Lyft○UnverifiedHighFresh1

requires

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
Kubernetes○UnverifiedHighFresh1

founded year

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
2017○UnverifiedHighFresh1

competes with

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
Linkerd○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

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Claim count: 15Last updated: 4/7/2026Edit history