Linkerd Pricing Overview

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Linkerd Pricing Key Insights

Last updated on Apr 09, 2026

Linkerd offers 2 pricing editions, starting at $0. Linkerd pricing tiers are designed to support different usage levels and team sizes. Linkerd also offers a free trial. Higher-tier plans are available via direct consultation with the vendor. Compare the Linkerd pricing table below to figure out the best fit for your needs.

Open Source Linkerd — $0
Managed Linkerd by Buoyant — Contact Us / Per Year
Rated 4.4 / 5

*Pricing information is supplied by the software provider or retrieved from publicly accessible pricing materials. Final cost negotiations must be conducted with the seller.

Open Source Linkerd
Free

The Cloud Native Computing Foundation's (CNCF) graduated service mesh

Managed Linkerd by Buoyant
Contact Us
Per Year

Running a service mesh shouldn’t require a team of engineers. Buoyant Cloud manages Linkerd so that you don’t have to.

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Product Price Features
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  • Kubernetes-native CRDs
  • Basic routing (HTTP, TLS, TCP, UDP, gRPC)
Gloo Mesh
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  • Secure Service to Service and Pod to Pod communication via mTLS
  • Traffic management (content based routing, traffic shifting, timeouts, etc.)
  • Kubernetes Gateway API compatible
  • Metrics Collection
  • Telemetry via OpenTelemetry with UI and Dashboards

Various alternatives pricing & plans

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Pricing information for the above various Linkerd alternatives is supplied by the respective software provider or retrieved from publicly accessible pricing materials. Final cost negotiations to purchase any of these products must be conducted with the seller.
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