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Kuma

The universal service mesh for enterprise.

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Overview

Kuma is a platform-agnostic, open-source service mesh control plane. It is designed to be easy to use and can manage both Kubernetes and VM-based services. Kuma provides features for security, observability, and routing with built-in policies and supports multi-mesh deployments.

✨ Key Features

  • Universal Control Plane (Kubernetes & VMs)
  • Multi-Mesh Support
  • Built-in mTLS and Traffic Permissions
  • Traffic Control (routing, fault injection)
  • Observability (metrics, tracing, logging)

🎯 Key Differentiators

  • Platform agnostic, strong support for both Kubernetes and VMs
  • Simplicity and ease of use
  • Multi-mesh capability from a single control plane

Unique Value: Provides a single, easy-to-use control plane to manage service mesh across all platforms, including Kubernetes and VMs.

🎯 Use Cases (3)

Implementing a service mesh across hybrid environments (Kubernetes and VMs) Simplifying service mesh adoption with an easy-to-use control plane Managing multiple, isolated service meshes from a single control plane

✅ Best For

  • Service mesh for applications running on both Kubernetes and virtual machines.

💡 Check With Vendor

Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:

  • Organizations that require a fully managed, cloud-provider-specific solution.

🏆 Alternatives

Istio Linkerd Consul

Focuses on simplicity and multi-platform support, making it easier to adopt than more complex solutions, especially in hybrid environments.

💻 Platforms

Kubernetes Virtual Machines

✅ Offline Mode Available

🔌 Integrations

Kubernetes Virtual Machines Prometheus Grafana Jaeger

💰 Pricing

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Free Tier Available

Free tier: Open source, self-hosted.

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