Network Service Mesh vs Solo Enterprise for Istio
| Network Service Mesh | Solo Enterprise for Istio | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | |
| Paid from | Free | |
| Platforms | api, Linux, self-hosted | self-hosted |
| Supported platforms | Kubernetes, kind, minikube, microk8s, k3s, GKE, Azure, AWS, bare metal | Kubernetes, OpenShift, Amazon EKS, Google GKE, Azure AKS, kind, k3d, k3s, MicroK8s, Minikube |
| CNI plugin | No | |
| Network policies | Yes | |
| Multi-cluster networking | Yes | |
| Encryption in transit | Yes | |
| Free plan | No | |
| Deployment model | self_hosted | |
| Proxy architecture | both | |
| mTLS support | Yes | |
| Traffic policies | Yes | |
| Multi-cluster support | Yes |
Listed together in Best Service Mesh Platforms