Isovalent Cilium Enterprise
eBPF-powered Networking, Security, and Observability.
Overview
Isovalent provides an enterprise-grade distribution of Cilium, a powerful open-source project that leverages eBPF to provide networking, security, and observability for cloud-native environments. Cilium's service mesh capabilities offer a highly efficient, sidecar-less alternative. Isovalent Cilium Enterprise adds advanced observability features, including rich Hubble telemetry, service maps, and policy visualization, all powered by the performance of eBPF.
✨ Key Features
- eBPF-powered Service Mesh (sidecar-less)
- Hubble UI for network and service dependency mapping
- Rich L3/L4 and L7 network flow visibility
- Performance monitoring with kernel-level data
- Network policy visualization and enforcement
🎯 Key Differentiators
- eBPF-based data plane for higher performance and lower overhead
- Sidecar-less service mesh architecture
- Unified networking, security, and observability at the kernel level
Unique Value: Provides a more efficient, secure, and observable networking layer for Kubernetes by leveraging eBPF, eliminating the complexity and resource overhead of sidecar proxies.
🎯 Use Cases (4)
✅ Best For
- Financial services and other industries requiring high-performance, secure networking
- Large-scale Kubernetes deployments
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Environments not based on Kubernetes or Linux
- Teams looking for a traditional APM solution.
🏆 Alternatives
Offers significant performance advantages over sidecar-based service meshes. Provides deeper network visibility than traditional CNI plugins.
💻 Platforms
🔌 Integrations
🛟 Support Options
- ✓ Email Support
- ✓ Phone Support
- ✓ Dedicated Support (Enterprise tier)
💰 Pricing
✓ 14-day free trial
Free tier: Cilium is open source
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