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Kong Mesh Reviews & Product Details

Kong Mesh is an enterprise service mesh based on Kuma for multi-cloud and multi-cluster on both Kubernetes and VMs. Built on top of Envoy, Kong Mesh is a modern control plane focused on simplicity, security and scalability. Get started in minutes Deploy with a single command. Connect to other services automatically with built-in service discovery, including an Ingress resource and Remote CPs. Run in any environment Support across any environment, including multi-cluster, multi-cloud and multi-platform on both Kubernetes and VMs. Scale with ease Accelerate initiatives like zero-trust and GDPR with native mesh policies, improving the speed and efficiency of every application team.

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Kong Inc

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Piyush C.

Software engineer

Computer Software

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

5/18/2023

"Kong Mesh: A simple, secure and scalable service mesh solution"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Kong Mesh?

I like how Envoy and Kuma, two open-source projects that are widely used in the service mesh industry, are included in Kong Mesh. For Kubernetes and VMs in any cloud or environment, Kong Mesh offers corporate functionality and support. Additionally, Kong Enterprise interacts seamlessly with it, providing a full-stack connection platform for all of my services and APIs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Kong Mesh?

There isn't much wrong with Kong Mesh, but I'd like to see more tutorials and instructions on how to use it well in various situations and use cases. The GUI interface, in my opinion, could benefit from more customization and filtering choices. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Kong Mesh solving and how is that benefiting you?

To control the connectivity and security of my microservices architecture, I use Kong Mesh. Using Kong Mesh has provided me with a number of advantages, including:

- Better communication and service discovery between various zones and clusters

- Integration with third-party CAs and mTLS encryption for improved security

- Better performance and dependability thanks to traffic management measures

- Improved visibility and troubleshooting using metrics and observability charts

- Declarative configuration and CI/CD integration for quicker and simpler deployment and configuration Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Vikas B.

Kafka, Java, Spring Boot Microservice & AWS Developer

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

5/17/2023

"Kong service mesh is setting good example for secure interpersonal commination between services"

3.5/5

What do you like best about Kong Mesh?

It is easy to understand. It is secure and procide good performance via load balancer Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Kong Mesh?

Service mesh is always complex to implement in start. There can be more examples of service mesh in official documentation Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.