Kiali
The Console for Istio Service Mesh.
Overview
Kiali is a console for Istio service mesh. It can be quickly installed as an Istio add-on and provides visibility into your service mesh. Kiali offers features like a topology view to see how services communicate, health checks, detailed metrics, and integration with Jaeger for distributed tracing. It also helps validate and troubleshoot Istio configurations.
✨ Key Features
- Service Mesh Topology Visualization
- Health Monitoring
- Istio Configuration Validation
- Distributed Tracing Integration (Jaeger)
- Detailed Metrics Views
- YAML Editor for Istio Resources
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Istio-native experience
- Topology visualization
- Configuration validation
Unique Value: Provides a single console to visualize, configure, and troubleshoot an Istio service mesh, making it easier to understand and manage complex microservice architectures.
🎯 Use Cases (4)
✅ Best For
- Visualizing service graphs of the mesh.
- Validating Istio resources to ensure they follow proper conventions.
- Visualizing mTLS in the service mesh.
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Environments not using Istio
- Primary tool for log aggregation
🏆 Alternatives
While Grafana is a general-purpose dashboarding tool, Kiali is purpose-built for Istio, offering deeper, context-aware insights into the service mesh.
💻 Platforms
🔌 Integrations
💰 Pricing
Free tier: Open source, free to use.
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