Project Calico

A cloud-native networking and network security platform that provides unified networking, policy enforcement, and observability for Kubernetes, containers, and virtual machines.

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Project Calico - The CNI That Actually Works in Production

Discover Project Calico, the production-ready CNI used on 8+ million nodes. Learn why it's the default choice for Kubernetes, its pure L3 routing, and powerful dataplane options like eBPF.

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Competition

cilium

Direct competitors

flannel

Direct competitors

weave

Direct competitors

canal

Can replace or substitute

kube router

Can replace or substitute

Integration

Integrates With

kubernetes

Official integration support

Integrates With

istio

Official integration support

Integrates With

prometheus

Official integration support

Integrates With

grafana

Official integration support

Integrates With

openstack

Official integration support

Compatible With

aws eks

Works well together

Compatible With

azure aks

Works well together

Compatible With

google gke

Works well together

Dependencies

linux kernel

Requires for operation

ebpf

Foundation technology

go

Foundation technology

bird

Requires for operation

tigera

Provides core functionality

Similar

antrea

Similar functionality

multus

Similar functionality