Benchmark agentic mesh capabilities side by side with every major service mesh and API
Struggling to compare service mesh and API gateway options? Instantly see where agentic mesh leads and what those advantages mean for your team’s future.
Directly compare agentic mesh features to leading API gateways and
Gloo leads in 0 of 7 categories
What those category wins mean for your team
“We are trying to run cloud-native apps through a gateway designed for VM-era traffic.”
Solo.io gives platform teams a Kubernetes-native path from day one, using Gateway API patterns instead of forcing legacy gateway models onto modern clusters and services.
“Security keeps getting bolted on after the fact, and sidecars add more moving parts to operate.”
Solo.io brings zero-trust controls and policy enforcement to the gateway layer, so teams can apply consistent security at traffic entry points without adding unnecessary runtime complexity.
“Every environment has its own gateway pattern, its own policies, and its own operational playbook.”
Solo.io provides one control plane for cloud, on-prem, and edge environments, helping teams reduce gateway sprawl while keeping policy, traffic management, and operations aligned across the mesh.
Customer signals for enterprise-scale agentic connectivity
Trust signals for evaluating agentic mesh against every alternative
SOC 2
evidence supports early security review for regulated service mesh and API connectivity evaluations.
OSS roots
connect the platform to Envoy, Istio, Cilium, and Gateway API for open source service mesh transparency.
CNCF maintainer status
gives architects a clear signal on upstream participation and long-term ecosystem alignment.
FIPS builds
help teams assess FIPS compliant mesh requirements before procurement reaches final review.
Published SLAs
define support expectations for production workloads, reliability planning, and executive approval.
Customer references
give buyers referenceable proof from enterprises running large-scale production infrastructure.
FAQ
How is Gloo different from Kong, Apigee, or AWS API Gateway?
How is Gloo different from Kong, Apigee, or AWS API Gateway?
Solo Agentic Mesh is designed to connect, secure, and observe agent-to-agent, agent-to-tool, and agent-to-model traffic across agentgateway, kagent, agent registry, and Istio Enterprise. Kong, Apigee, and AWS API Gateway primarily focus on API gateway patterns, while Solo’s approach extends service mesh controls to agent identity, policy, routing, and telemetry.
Do I need to be on Kubernetes?
Do I need to be on Kubernetes?
Solo Agentic Mesh is built for Kubernetes-native environments and can use Kubernetes service accounts, namespaces, and Istio-based controls for workload identity and traffic policy. Teams can evaluate agentgateway in standalone patterns while planning how agent, service, and model traffic should integrate with their existing platform architecture.
What does enterprise support look like?
What does enterprise support look like?
Solo enterprise support helps platform teams design, operate, and troubleshoot Istio Enterprise, agentgateway, kagent, and related agentic mesh components in production environments. Support typically covers architecture guidance, upgrade planning, policy implementation, and operational issue resolution for security, routing, and telemetry workflows.
Can I evaluate without talking to sales?
Can I evaluate without talking to sales?
Teams can start by reviewing the public agentgateway and kagent documentation to understand core patterns for agent traffic, model providers, prompt guardrails, and telemetry. A guided evaluation with Solo can help validate enterprise requirements such as SPIFFE-based identity, Bedrock integration, multi-tenant routing, and production support needs.
Choose the evaluation path that matches your team
Request a demo to compare agentic mesh against your current service mesh and API gateway alternatives, read first via the Buyer’s Guide, or just try it through the docs and the open-source repo.
