The world's lightest, fastest service mesh. A different kind of service mesh.
Ultra light, ultra simple, ultra powerful. Linkerd adds security, observability, and reliability to Kubernetes, without the complexity. CNCF-hosted and 100% open source.

• Linkerd @ GitHub.

Simplify observability, traffic management, security, and policy with the leading service mesh.

Istio extends Kubernetes to establish a programmable, application-aware network using the powerful Envoy service proxy. Working with both Kubernetes and traditional workloads, Istio brings standard, universal traffic management, telemetry, and security to complex deployments.

• Istio @ GitHub.
• Istio de A à Y @ Une tasse de café :fr:.
• The Istio Service Mesh for People Who Have Stuff to Do @ lucavallin.
• Service Meshes Decoded Part One: A performance comparison of Istio vs Linkerd vs Cilium @ LiveWyer.