Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Azure Service Mesh
Azure Service Mesh clearly comes out ahead of Aspen Mesh on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Azure Service Mesh has a free tier; Aspen Mesh does not.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | saas tool | hybrid |
| Company | Microsoft | F5 |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | DevelopmentSaaS & Cloud | DevelopmentCybersecurity & InfoSec |
| Categories | devops | devops |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Azure Service Mesh
open source
custom
| Feature | azure-service-mesh | aspen-mesh |
|---|---|---|
| Managed Istio Control Plane | ||
| 24/7 Support | ||
| Observability And Monitoring Integration | ||
| Certificate Orchestrator | ||
| Service-To-Service Authentication (Mtls) | ||
| Enterprise Visibility And Security | ||
| Traffic Management | ||
| Full-Featured Istio-Based Service Mesh | ||
| Multi-Cluster/Multi-Cloud Capabilities | ||
| Packet Inspector |
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Dashes mean the feature isn't listed in our data. The tool may still support it.
On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Azure Service Mesh comes out ahead overall, though Aspen Mesh can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Azure Service Mesh offers a free tier; Aspen Mesh does not currently list one.
