IBM Cloud Managed Istio vs. Istio
| Product | Rating | Most Used By | Product Summary | Starting Price |
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 IBM Cloud Managed Istio | Score8.7 out of 10 | N/A | The IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service provides the Managed Istio installation add on, designed to provide additonal control over clusters and the microservices they comprise via automatic updates and lifecycle management of control plane components, and integration with platform logging and monitoring tools. | N/A |
 Istio | Score9.8 out of 10 | N/A | Istio is an open source service mesh that layers transparently onto existing distributed applications. Istio’s features provide a uniform way to secure, connect, and monitor services. Istio is the path to load balancing, service-to-service authentication, and monitoring. | N/A |
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| Entry-level Setup Fee | No setup fee | No setup fee | ||||||||||||||
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| Likelihood to Recommend | 8.7 | - |
| Support Rating | 6.4 | - |