Where Cilium Mesh fits
All-in Kubernetes estates that want eBPF networking inside and between clusters.
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Cilium is excellent eBPF networking, and Cilium Mesh extends it across clusters. The catch is the substrate: it is Kubernetes-native and assumes a DaemonSet on every node. If your workloads are not all in Kubernetes, it is the wrong layer.
All-in Kubernetes estates that want eBPF networking inside and between clusters.
| capability | Telaron | Cilium Mesh |
|---|---|---|
| Encryption & throughput | WireGuard ChaCha20, ~2.5 Gbps/core | WireGuard / IPSec, eBPF |
| Spoke compute | None in workload VPCs; edge tier in customer-owned central VPCs | DaemonSet on every K8s node |
| Control plane | SaaS (app.telaron.io) | Self-hosted Cilium Operator |
| Dynamic routing | iBGP/eBGP via FRR | Limited BGP + eBPF L3/L4 |
| Kubernetes required | No | Yes — mandatory |
| Open source | Gateway data plane (Apache 2.0) | Yes (Apache 2.0) |
| Data sovereignty | Config metadata only | Self-hosted only |
| Pricing model | Per-gateway tiered; Community free | ~$300k/yr (Isovalent); OSS free |
Spin up the Community tier free, or talk to us about Pro and Enterprise. No agents in your workloads, no six-figure contract.