Buoyant Cloud
The platform for Linkerd.
Overview
Buoyant Cloud is a commercial platform designed to streamline the use of Linkerd in production environments. It provides a centralized management plane for all your Linkerd clusters, offering features like automated checks, upgrades, alerts, and team management. It enhances the open source Linkerd experience with tools that make it easier to manage the mesh's lifecycle and ensure it is running optimally and securely.
✨ Key Features
- Managed Linkerd control plane
- Automated upgrades and security patches
- Continuous pre-deployment checks
- Multi-cluster management
- Team management and RBAC
- SLA guarantees and expert support
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Developed by the creators of Linkerd
- Simplifies Linkerd lifecycle management
- Provides enterprise features like RBAC and SLAs
- Offers expert support directly from the source
Unique Value: Reduces the operational burden of running Linkerd at scale and provides peace of mind with expert support and enterprise-grade features.
🎯 Use Cases (4)
✅ Best For
- Enterprise Linkerd management and support
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Users of service meshes other than Linkerd
- Small-scale, non-critical Linkerd deployments
🏆 Alternatives
Provides a managed experience and commercial support that is not available when running the open source Linkerd project on its own.
💻 Platforms
🔌 Integrations
🛟 Support Options
- ✓ Email Support
- ✓ Live Chat
- ✓ Phone Support
- ✓ Dedicated Support (Enterprise tier)
💰 Pricing
✓ 14-day free trial
Free tier: Developer tier is free for one cluster and up to 10 nodes.
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