ANALYSIS
Comparative Analysis of KubeSlice
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Product Information A versatile and dynamic solution designed for modern application networking demands for cloud native environments. | Comprehensive solution for multi-cluster and multi-cloud deployments, offering GitOps or UI-based service connectivity, integrated DNS, ingress, egress, gateways, application-level control (security, policies, scaling), and observability. | CNI-based solution focusing on multi-cluster connectivity. | Provides only L7 connectivity for microservices using using a messaging platform AMQP. Skupper can run on KubeSlice which is a Layer 3 networking service. | Provides L3 connectivity across clusters as a whole. |
Compatibility Engineered for maximum compatibility, the product is designed to seamlessly integrate with any Container Network Interface (CNI), Cloud Platform, or Kubernetes Distribution. | Included | Not Supported [1] | Not Supported [2] | Not Supported [3] |
Zero Trust Networking Advanced principles for robust security and network management.[4] | Included | Not Supported [5] | Not Supported [6] | Not Supported [7] |
Observability Delivering comprehensive Observability with cross-environment visibility across clusters and clouds. [8] | Included | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported |
Microsegmentation Capabilities for enhanced network management.[9] | Included | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported |
Use Cases Hybrid Cloud Application Migration, Hybrid Cloud Application Bursting, Multi-cluster Kafka Broker Distribution, Multi-region Disaster Recovery(DR). | Included | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported |
Cloud Cost Optimization Enables cost-efficient cloud operations in multi-cloud environments.[10] | Included | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported |
- [1]Cilium: Requires Cilium as the CNI.
- [2]Skupper:Supported version limited to the last two versions of OpenShift.
- [3]Submariner:Exclusively works with only OpenShift.
- [4]Zero Trust Networking
Traffic Separation:Utilizes Namespaces for distinct traffic flows.
Certificate Management:Features Auto-Rotation of Certifications.
VPN Compliance:Adheres to NIST and FIPS 140-2 standards.
Wireguard Compatibility:Ensures secure network communication.
Security Containment:Reduces Blast Area by isolating namespaces and CIDR ranges.
Cluster Management: Allocates designated nodes to specific cluster slices. - [5]Comingling of all traffic types without any protection.
- [6]Security depends on firewall configuration. Lacking Defence in depth.
- [7]Comingling of all traffic types without any protection.
- [8]Observability
Cross-Environment Visibility:Offers observability across clusters and clouds.
Migration Support:Facilitates Application migration and Polycloud deployment.
Communication Efficiency:Ensures low latency across edges, clouds, and clusters.
Data Residency:Provides support for data location preferences.
Bandwidth Management:Controls egress bandwidth.
Developer Autonomy:Enables Self Service for App-Development. - [9]Micro Segmentation
Granular Control:Divides namespaces and networks into distinct slices.
Network Services Management:Defines Pod Network and pod limits per slice.
Resource Optimization:Manages resource requests/limits across slices.
Enhanced Configuration:Allows specific settings per namespace. - [10]Cloud Cost Optimization
Workload Management:Facilitates bursting workloads across clouds for cost efficiency.
Multi-Cloud Support:Enables workload distribution and service discovery across multiple clouds.
