Cilium vs Linkerd
A side-by-side look at Cilium and Linkerd. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.
Cilium
Cilium is an open source software for providing and securing network connectivity between application services deployed using Linux container management platforms like Kubernetes. It uses eBPF/XDP for high performance container networking.
Linkerd
Linkerd is an open-source service mesh designed for microservices-based applications. It enhances reliability, observability, and security by managing communication between services in a distributed system. With features like load balancing and automatic retries, Linkerd improves resilience and performance. Its transparent integration and non-intrusive nature make it easy to implement without code changes. Linkerd also offers robust monitoring and metrics capabilities, …