The platform is based on Istio, a popular open-source project that extends the Kubernetes container orchestrator to support service meshes, and Envoy, an open-source service proxy.

Shared architecture — at all scales — requires flexible, scalable and extensible means to manage, observe and secure that infrastructure. The Gateway API is designed for those tasks.

Levine noted that many users start off with an API gateway and then extend to using the service mesh. With the new Gloo Mesh Enterprise update, she expects customer adoption to accelerate further ...

Solo.io lives in the middle of this pyramid structure with its tools for managing communications between applications (the API gateway) and within applications (the service mesh).

The Kubernetes SIG Network announced the the version 1.1 of Gateway API. This update sees several key features moving to the Standard Channel (GA), including support for service mesh and GRPCRoute.

API Gateway vs Service Mesh for Telecom Here’s a practical breakdown of which one you should choose. Start with an API Gateway if: You’re exposing public or partner-facing APIs Your traffic is ...

While Tanzu Service Mesh is designed to tackle east-west traffic of microservices, it lacks a secure API gateway that can be integrated with the Kubernetes ingress resource.