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Istio vs Nextdata comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Istio
Ranking in Service Mesh
2nd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Nextdata
Ranking in Service Mesh
11th
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Service Mesh category, the mindshare of Istio is 15.2%, down from 18.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Nextdata is 1.4%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Service Mesh Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Istio15.2%
Nextdata1.4%
Other83.4%
Service Mesh
 

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JETTI DINESH REDDY - PeerSpot reviewer
Infra , DevSecOps & Automation Architect at Zuellig Pharma
Enhanced microservice security and advanced traffic management and good authentification
When our developers are building the microservices, instead of imposing additional burdens or additional thinking on them, especially as part of network features such as traffic management, security, or observability, we deploy something from the infrastructure side, so developers need only focus…
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
17%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Computer Software Company
9%
Educational Organization
7%
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Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise3
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Istio?
Istio provides a significant saving for us in terms of costs since it is open source. However, Istio can still come at a price. It has a steep learning curve and might require more manpower hours ...
What needs improvement with Istio?
The positive changes include improvements in efficiency, and while I think the free aspect is good, it's crucial to be aware that sometimes cost will give you a good way for your needs, meaning it ...
What is your primary use case for Istio?
My main use case for Istio is for monitoring, from the security aspect of all the application stores to Jagers, at some point working with Kubernetes in some other aspect of the cloud security, inc...
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