AWS App Mesh vs Buoyant Enterprise for Linkerd

AWS App Mesh

6.8 #9 in Service Mesh Platforms

About AWS App Mesh

Buoyant Enterprise for Linkerd

7.9 #2 in Service Mesh Platforms

About Buoyant Enterprise for Linkerd
AWS App MeshBuoyant Enterprise for Linkerd
Free planYesYes
Free trialNoYes
Paid fromFreeFree
Open sourceNoNo
Platformsapi, Linux, macOS, Web, WindowsLinux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
Deployment modelmanagedhybrid
Proxy architecturesidecarboth
mTLS supportYesYes
Traffic policiesYesYes
Supported platformsAmazon ECS, Amazon EKS, Kubernetes on Amazon EC2, Amazon EC2Kubernetes, Amazon EKS, Google GKE, Microsoft Azure AKS, Oracle OKE, Rancher RKE2, Red Hat OpenShift
Free plan—Yes
Multi-cluster support—Yes

Both are listed in Best Service Mesh Platforms. On Samsung Mobile US Press, Buoyant Enterprise for Linkerd scores higher on our published basis.