Istio, Linkerd 2, or …? A comparison of Service Mesh implementations
Service Meshes solve many problems of current microservice applications. They add observability, routing, resilience, and security features as a dedicated infrastructure layer. Communication between applications can be monitored, configured and secured without adding or changing application code.
For a long time, Istio was almost synonymous with the term Service Mesh. Meanwhile, many other options often remain under the radar. But how can developers find the right mesh for the project? And what are the most relevant features for that decision?
Comparing different Service Meshes is a time-consuming business. This talk aims to shorten this process. It will provide a comparison of the most relevant features and will show important implementation details. Also compatibility, usability, and performance will be discussed.
