AWS App Mesh vs Istio
| AWS App Mesh | Istio | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | Free | Free |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | api, Linux, macOS, Web, Windows | Linux, macOS, self-hosted |
| Deployment model | managed | self_hosted |
| Proxy architecture | sidecar | both |
| mTLS support | Yes | Yes |
| Traffic policies | Yes | Yes |
| Supported platforms | Amazon ECS, Amazon EKS, Kubernetes on Amazon EC2, Amazon EC2 | Kubernetes, OpenShift |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Multi-cluster support | — | Yes |
Both are listed in Best Service Mesh Platforms. On Samsung Mobile US Press, AWS App Mesh scores higher on our published basis.