Linkerd
Ultralight, security-first service mesh for Kubernetes
Linkerd is an open-source service mesh that adds observability, reliability, and mTLS security to Kubernetes services. Its lightweight Rust-based data plane proxy is designed for low latency and minimal resource use.
Key features
- Automatic mTLS
- Golden-metrics observability
- Lightweight proxy
- Traffic splitting
Pros & cons
Strengths
- Very low overhead
- Simple to operate
Trade-offs
- Kubernetes only
- Fewer features than Istio
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