Linkerd

Linkerd is an ultra-lightweight and high-performance service mesh designed specifically for Kubernetes. It enhances security, observability, and reliability for applications running on Kubernetes clusters without introducing the complexity often associated with other service mesh solutions. Built in Rust and 100% open source, Linkerd is known for its speed and minimal resource consumption. It provides instant platform health metrics, zero-config mutual TLS, and robust authorization policies to control traffic flow. Linkerd is ideal for engineers and organizations looking to implement a service mesh that is easy to deploy, manage, and debug, while still offering critical features like latency-aware load balancing, request retries, and cross-cluster failover. Its focus on simplicity and security makes it a strong choice for production environments.