Contour vs Higress
| Contour | Higress | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Paid from | Free | Free |
| Platforms | self-hosted | api, self-hosted, Web |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Ingress API model | both | |
| TLS automation | Yes | |
| Canary routing | Yes | |
| Rate limiting | Yes | Yes |
| Auth policies | Yes | |
| Deployment model | self-hosted | hybrid |
| Supported protocols | HTTP, HTTP2, HTTPS, GRPC, GRPCS, TCP, Dubbo | |
| Authentication methods | Key Auth, HMAC Auth, JWT Auth, Basic Auth, OAuth2, OIDC, External Auth, OPA | |
| Request transformation | Yes |
Listed together in Best Kubernetes Ingress Controllers