Consul by HashiCorp
A service networking solution that automates network configurations, discovers services, and enables secure connectivity across any cloud or runtime
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| + | Service Discovery | Allows applications to automatically locate and connect to other services within the network |
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| + | Service Mesh | Provides a robust service mesh that manages network traffic between services |
| + | Health Monitoring | Monitor the health of services and their statuses, ensuring high availability and minimizing downtime |
| + | Secure Communication | Ensure authenticated, authorized, and encrypted communication |
| + | Traffic Management | Implement traffic policies for routing and splitting traffic, allowing users to control how traffic flows between services |
| + | Multi-Platform Support | Deploy in any environment, including Kubernetes, Nomad, and VMs |
| + | Identity-Based DNS | Find healthy services in the platform’s catalog using identity-based DNS |
| + | Central Registry | Maintain a central registry to track services and their IP addresses |
| + | mTLS Encryption | Authenticate with mTLS and encrypt connections between services |
| + | Service Proxies | Use local proxies to control the flow of data through the network |
| - | High Resource Usage | Can consume a lot of resources, which may be problematic for smaller infrastructures |
| - | Scaling Challenges | Managing large-scale deployments with Consul can be difficult |
| - | Stability Problems | There can be occasional stability issues with certain integrations |
| - | Complex Initial Setup | Setting up Consul for the first time can be challenging and time-consuming |
System Requirements
| # | Minimum |
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| 1 | 2 to 4 core |
| 2 | 8 to 16 GB |
| 3 | 100+ GB |
| 4 | 3000+ IOPS |
| 5 | 75+ MB/s |
| # | Minimum |
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| 1 | 8 to 16 core |
| 2 | 32 to 64 GB |
| 3 | 200+ GB |
| 4 | 7500+ IOPS |
| 5 | 250+ MB/s |
Ratings
4.555
| G2CROWD | 4.35 based on 23 reviews |
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| TrustRadius | 9.610 based on 20 reviews |