Aviatrix Zero Trust for Workloads vs Isovalent Enterprise for Cilium

Aviatrix Zero Trust for Workloads applies runtime security policies to virtual machines, containers and serverless workloads. It governs traffic between workloads and between workloads and the internet, aiming to prevent lateral movement and data exfiltration. The product runs inline in existing cloud architectures; Aviatrix says deployment requires neither network redesign nor application disruption. Named cloud environments are AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. Identity-aware policies and SmartGroups use workload metadata, tags and namespaces to set least-privilege communication rules that follow workloads as they scale or move. Distributed inspection is described as stopping exploit traffic, malware and unauthorized communication in real time. Outbound controls include selective NAT, domain filtering and geographic filtering. Aviatrix says it encrypts workload-to-workload, north-south and cloud-to-cloud traffic at line rate without hardware or agents. CoPilot Telemetry provides visibility and compliance evidence, and the product describes alignment with HIPAA 2025, PCI DSS 4.0, NIS2 and DORA. Pricing is available on request.

Isovalent Enterprise for Cilium is a paid, hardened distribution of Cilium, Hubble, and Tetragon, built and supported by Cilium’s creators. Cilium supplies network-layer connectivity and security across multi-cloud and on-premises environments. Enterprise policies include DNS-aware, Layer 7, and deny rules for fine-grained traffic control and micro-segmentation. Hubble provides real-time network-flow visibility, policy visualization, and an interface for troubleshooting and network management. Tetragon adds runtime enforcement and security observability, including protocol enforcement, IP and port whitelisting, and automatic application-aware policy generation. Cluster Mesh connects clusters across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, and on-premises environments. The product also offers sidecar-free service communication and advanced load balancing. It runs on Linux in self-hosted environments, with hybrid deployment and a distributed control plane. Deployment guidance covers Azure Marketplace, an Azure Resource Manager template, and Azure CLI. Pricing is on request. Hubble UI, DNS Proxy HA, and Tetragon are not enabled by default for AKS creation or upgrades.