Calico Enterprise vs Cilium
| Calico Enterprise | Cilium | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | |
| Paid from | Free | |
| Platforms | Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows | Linux, self-hosted |
| Free plan | No | |
| Deployment model | hybrid | hybrid |
| Control-plane model | centralized | hybrid |
| Policy segmentation | Yes | Yes |
| Northbound API | Yes | Yes |
| Supported protocols | BGP, IP-in-IP, VXLAN, WireGuard, TCP, UDP, SCTP, ICMP, ICMPv6, HTTP | TCP, UDP, ICMP, ICMPv6, HTTP, DNS, gRPC |
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