Open-source service mesh providing traffic management and security for microservices across any Kubernetes cluster. Like having a universal traffic control system that works everywhere.
Multi-cloud applications use Istio to manage communication between microservices running across different cloud providers.
Istio is an open-source service mesh typically installed on Kubernetes (any cloud or on-prem). Cloud providers don’t offer a 1:1 “Istio” service, but they do offer managed service-mesh products or integrations (often based on Envoy) that provide similar traffic management, security (mTLS), and observability features.