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Put two or three cybersecurity products side by side and see how they differ on deployment, pricing, features, integrations and compliance.
| Product | Cilium by Isovalent View product | Hubble by Isovalent View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Looking for Kubernetes Security software? Cilium by Isovalent provides BGP routing and multi-cluster mesh for layer 7 API filtering. Compare features and alternatives. | Hubble offers eBPF-based network flow tracing and real-time service dependency graphing. Use it for service dependency mapping. See Kubernetes Security alternatives. |
| Product type | eBPF-Powered Kubernetes Networking, Observability & Security Engine | eBPF-Powered Kubernetes Network Observability & Security UI |
| Best for | Technology, Financial Services, Telecommunications, Healthcare, E-commerce, Media, Retail | Technology, Financial Services, Telecommunications, Retail, Healthcare, E-commerce |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | CloudOn-Premise | CloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Cloud; On-premises; Self-hosted; Self-hosted software; Kubernetes CNI; Isovalent Enterprise | Cloud; On-premises; Self-hosted; Self-hosted Kubernetes deployment; Cilium addon; Isovalent Enterprise |
| Data residency | Customer-managed infrastructure (on-premises or cloud) | Customer-controlled infrastructure |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: yes |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: no | SSO: no |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: yes | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: yes | Multi-tenant: yes |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | KubernetesOpenShiftAWS EKSAzure AKSGoogle GKEBare-metal Linux | KubernetesOpenShiftAWS EKSAzure AKSGoogle Cloud GKE |
| Compliance | CNCF Graduated ProjectSOC 2 Type II readyFIPS compliant options | CNCF EcosystemISO 27001 readySOC 2 compatible |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | KubernetesOpenShiftPrometheusGrafanaEnvoyHubbleHashiCorp Nomad | CiliumKubernetesPrometheusGrafanaOpenTelemetryFluentd |
| Industries | TechnologyFinancial ServicesTelecommunicationsHealthcareE-commerceMedia+1 more | TechnologyFinancial ServicesTelecommunicationsRetailHealthcareE-commerce |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Isovalent | Isovalent |
| Headquarters | Mountain View, California, USA | Mountain View, California, USA |
| Company size | 201-500 | 201-500 |
| Founded | 2017 | 2017 |
Overview
What it is
Cilium
Looking for Kubernetes Security software? Cilium by Isovalent provides BGP routing and multi-cluster mesh for layer 7 API filtering. Compare features and alternatives.Hubble
Hubble offers eBPF-based network flow tracing and real-time service dependency graphing. Use it for service dependency mapping. See Kubernetes Security alternatives.Product type
Cilium
eBPF-Powered Kubernetes Networking, Observability & Security EngineHubble
eBPF-Powered Kubernetes Network Observability & Security UIBest for
Cilium
Technology, Financial Services, Telecommunications, Healthcare, E-commerce, Media, RetailHubble
Technology, Financial Services, Telecommunications, Retail, Healthcare, E-commercePricing
Pricing model
Cilium
Contact VendorHubble
Contact VendorFree trial
Cilium
Free trial: yesHubble
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Cilium
CloudOn-Premise
Hubble
CloudOn-Premise
Deployment details
Cilium
Cloud; On-premises; Self-hosted; Self-hosted software; Kubernetes CNI; Isovalent EnterpriseHubble
Cloud; On-premises; Self-hosted; Self-hosted Kubernetes deployment; Cilium addon; Isovalent EnterpriseData residency
Cilium
Customer-managed infrastructure (on-premises or cloud)Hubble
Customer-controlled infrastructureKey features
What it offers
Cilium
- eBPF kernel networking
- Layer 3 to Layer 7 security policies
- API-aware network filtering
- Transparent WireGuard/IPsec encryption
- Multi-cluster mesh
- BGP routing
- Kubernetes CNI networking
- Container microsegmentation
Hubble
- eBPF-based network flow tracing
- Real-time service dependency graphing
- Layer 7 protocol metrics (HTTP/gRPC/DNS)
- Security policy drop inspection
- OpenTelemetry export
- Web UI
- Kubernetes network troubleshooting
- Service dependency mapping
Platform & access
API access
Cilium
API access: yesHubble
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Cilium
SSO: noHubble
SSO: noRole-based access (RBAC)
Cilium
RBAC: yesHubble
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Cilium
Multi-tenant: yesHubble
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Cilium
Mobile app: noHubble
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Cilium
KubernetesOpenShiftAWS EKSAzure AKSGoogle GKEBare-metal Linux
Hubble
KubernetesOpenShiftAWS EKSAzure AKSGoogle Cloud GKE
Compliance
Cilium
CNCF Graduated ProjectSOC 2 Type II readyFIPS compliant options
Hubble
CNCF EcosystemISO 27001 readySOC 2 compatible
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Cilium
KubernetesOpenShiftPrometheusGrafanaEnvoyHubbleHashiCorp Nomad
Hubble
CiliumKubernetesPrometheusGrafanaOpenTelemetryFluentd
Industries
Cilium
TechnologyFinancial ServicesTelecommunicationsHealthcareE-commerceMedia+1 more
Hubble
TechnologyFinancial ServicesTelecommunicationsRetailHealthcareE-commerce
Regions
Cilium
Global
Hubble
Global
Vendor
Company
Cilium
IsovalentHubble
IsovalentHeadquarters
Cilium
Mountain View, California, USAHubble
Mountain View, California, USACompany size
Cilium
201-500Hubble
201-500Founded
Cilium
2017Hubble
2017