Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Linkerd
Linkerd clearly comes out ahead of Aspen Mesh on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Linkerd has a free tier; Aspen Mesh does not.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | hybrid | hybrid |
| Company | F5 | Buoyant |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | DevelopmentCybersecurity & InfoSec | DevelopmentCybersecurity & InfoSecSaaS & Cloud |
| Categories | devops | devops |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Linkerd
custom
open source
custom
| Feature | aspen-mesh | linkerd |
|---|---|---|
| 24/7 Support | ||
| Automated Installs And Upgrades | ||
| Certificate Orchestrator | ||
| Core Service Mesh Functionality | ||
| Enterprise Visibility And Security | ||
| Cve Remediation Slas | ||
| Full-Featured Istio-Based Service Mesh | ||
| Data Plane And Control Plane | ||
| Multi-Cluster/Multi-Cloud Capabilities | ||
| Edge/Experimental Releases | ||
| Packet Inspector | ||
| Enterprise Support | ||
| Management With Buoyant Cloud | ||
| Stable Release Artifacts |
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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, Linkerd comes out ahead overall, though Aspen Mesh can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Linkerd offers a free tier; Aspen Mesh does not currently list one.
Linkerd is open source. The feature comparison and dimension scores above cover the full breakdown.
