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Arjun Pandey
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
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  • "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."

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    What do you like most about Kong Mesh?
    Top Answer:It is a scalable product.
    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Kong Mesh?
    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.
    What needs improvement with Kong Mesh?
    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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    Linkerd
    Kuma
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    Overview

    Ultralight, ultrafast, no-hype service mesh
    Linkerd gives you observability, reliability, and security for your microservices — with no code change required. Fully open source and CNCF-hosted.

    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.

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    First AbuDhabi Bank, CISCO, Papa johns pizza, Samsung, Expedia
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    Financial Services Firm21%
    Computer Software Company15%
    Comms Service Provider9%
    Manufacturing Company5%
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    Small Business17%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise69%

    Buoyant Linkerd is ranked 10th in Service Mesh while Kong Mesh is ranked 3rd in Service Mesh with 1 review. Buoyant Linkerd 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". Buoyant Linkerd is most compared with NGINX Service-Mesh and VMware Tanzu Service Mesh, whereas Kong Mesh is most compared with Istio, Envoy, HashiCorp Consul, Traefik Enterprise and NGINX Service-Mesh.

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