Calico Cloud
Active security for cloud-native applications.
Overview
Calico Cloud, from Tigera, provides active security for cloud-native applications. While known for its high-performance CNI, Calico also offers advanced security features that complement a service mesh. It enables fine-grained micro-segmentation based on workload identity, provides real-time threat defense, and helps visualize and secure traffic within the service mesh. It can enforce security policies at the network layer, providing a defense-in-depth approach alongside the service mesh's L7 policies.
✨ Key Features
- Zero-trust workload security
- Fine-grained micro-segmentation
- Real-time threat detection and prevention
- Service mesh visibility and security
- Compliance and reporting
- High-performance eBPF data plane
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Best-in-class Kubernetes network policy and micro-segmentation
- High-performance data plane options (eBPF, standard networking)
- Focus on providing a security layer that works with any service mesh
Unique Value: Provides a robust, CNI-based security foundation for service meshes, enabling true defense-in-depth with high-performance micro-segmentation.
🎯 Use Cases (4)
✅ Best For
- Providing a foundational security layer for a service mesh through CNI-level policy enforcement
- Achieving compliance in regulated environments using a service mesh
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Users looking for a service mesh control plane for traffic management
- Teams that only need application-layer (L7) policies
🏆 Alternatives
Offers more advanced and scalable network policy enforcement than built-in Kubernetes policies or some CNAPP competitors, acting as a specialized security layer for the mesh.
💻 Platforms
🔌 Integrations
🛟 Support Options
- ✓ Email Support
- ✓ Live Chat
- ✓ Phone Support
- ✓ Dedicated Support (Enterprise tier)
🔒 Compliance & Security
💰 Pricing
✓ 14-day free trial
Free tier: Free tier for one cluster up to 10 nodes.
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