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Istio vs Kong

A side-by-side look at Istio and Kong. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Istio

Istio

Ai Tools & Services

Istio is an open source service mesh that provides traffic management, observability, policy enforcement and security for microservices. It manages network traffic between microservices without requiring code changes.

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Kong

Kong

Development

Kong is an open-source API gateway and service mesh designed for managing APIs and microservices. It provides functionality like traffic routing, security, monitoring and more to help developers manage complex architectures.

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