Amazon VPC CNI vs Antrea
Amazon VPC CNI
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| Figure | Amazon VPC CNI | Antrea |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 0 | 1 |
| Spec score · Container Networking Software | 7.6 (#12) | 9.0 (#1) |
| Integrations | The repository documents use with Kubernetes, Amazon EKS managed add-ons, and a Helm chart. | The documentation lists integrations and guides for Prometheus, Octant, Multus, and Fluentd. |
| Network policies | VPC CNI versions 1.14 and later support Kubernetes NetworkPolicy; the feature matrix lists support for both IPv4 and IPv6 modes. | The policy model adds tiers, rule priorities, cluster-wide policies and node policies to Kubernetes NetworkPolicy. |
| Purpose | Amazon VPC CNI is a Kubernetes networking plugin that uses Elastic Network Interfaces on AWS to provide pod networking. | Antrea implements the Container Network Interface and Kubernetes NetworkPolicy to provide pod networking and security for Kubernetes workloads. |
| Support | The project directs users to the EKS networking best-practices and troubleshooting guides, GitHub issues, and the Kubernetes Slack #aws-vpc-cni channel. | The project directs users to its Kubernetes Slack channel, mailing lists, community meetings, and office hours. |
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In their own words
Amazon VPC CNI
Amazon VPC CNI has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Antrea
Antrea provides networking and security for Kubernetes workloads by implementing the Container Network Interface and Kubernetes NetworkPolicy. It uses Open vSwitch as its data plane, including for Kubernetes Service load balancing. Depending on infrastructure and use case, clusters can use VXLAN or Geneve overlays or run without an overlay. Antrea extends Kubernetes policy controls with tiers, rule priorities, cluster-level policies, and Node policies. It can federate clusters with a unified data plane, multi-cluster Services, and security posture. Diagnostics include command-line and UI tools for packet tracing, policy analysis, and flow inspection; metrics can be exported to Prometheus. Pod traffic encryption with IPsec or WireGuard is supported between Linux nodes, but not on Windows nodes. Deployment guides cover Amazon EKS, Azure AKS, and Google GKE, with GKE marked Alpha. The project requires a Kubernetes cluster and the Open vSwitch kernel module on every node, and its overview says it has been tested with Kubernetes 1.23 or later. Antrea is an open-source CNCF sandbox project under Apache License 2.0.