Istio
An open platform to connect, manage, and secure microservices.
Overview
Istio is a service mesh that layers transparently onto existing distributed applications. It provides a way to control the flow of traffic and API calls between services, enforce policies, and aggregate telemetry data. Argo Rollouts integrates deeply with service meshes like Istio to perform sophisticated traffic shaping for canary and blue-green deployments, allowing for fine-grained control over traffic percentages.
✨ Key Features
- Intelligent Traffic Management (routing, load balancing)
- Security (mTLS, authorization policies)
- Observability (metrics, traces, logs)
- Platform independent
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Rich feature set, especially in traffic management
- Extensibility through WebAssembly (Wasm)
- Strong backing from major tech companies (Google, IBM)
Unique Value: Provides the fine-grained traffic shifting capabilities that are essential for Argo Rollouts to perform automated, metric-driven progressive delivery.
🎯 Use Cases (4)
✅ Best For
- Advanced traffic management for Kubernetes workloads
- Zero-trust networking for microservices
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Monolithic applications
- Simple applications that do not require advanced traffic management or security
🏆 Alternatives
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💻 Platforms
✅ Offline Mode Available
🔌 Integrations
💰 Pricing
Free tier: Open source, free to use.
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