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Best Kube-router Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from microsegmentation software ranked against Kube-router on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    VMware Workstation Pro Free plan Linuxself-hostedWin Free6.9
    Kube-router vs VMware Workstation Pro
  2. 2
    Zscaler Private Access AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 6.9
    Kube-router vs Zscaler Private Access
  3. 3
    Antrea Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWin Free6.7
    Kube-router vs Antrea
  4. 4
    Calico Open Source Free plan Linuxself-hostedWin Free6.7
    Kube-router vs Calico Open Source
  5. 5
    Hopr Free plan Linuxself-hosted $35/mo6.7
    Kube-router vs Hopr
  6. 6
    Istio Free plan LinuxMacself-hosted Free6.7
    Kube-router vs Istio
  7. 7
    Cilium Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.6
    Kube-router vs Cilium
  8. 8
    ColorTokens Xshield Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 6.6
    Kube-router vs ColorTokens Xshield
  9. 9
    Trellix Data Loss Prevention apiMacself-hostedWebWin 6.6
    Kube-router vs Trellix Data Loss Prevention
  10. 10
    HashiCorp Nomad apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 6.5
    Kube-router vs HashiCorp Nomad
  11. 12
    OVN-Kubernetes apiLinuxself-hostedWin 6.4
    Kube-router vs OVN-Kubernetes
  12. 13
    Zentera CoIP Access Platform apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 6.4
    Kube-router vs Zentera CoIP Access Platform
  13. 14
    SUSE Multi-Linux Manager apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.3
    Kube-router vs SUSE Multi-Linux Manager
  14. 15
    Aviatrix Zero Trust for Workloads Web 6.2
    Kube-router vs Aviatrix Zero Trust for Workloads
  15. 16
    Elisity Microsegmentation apiself-hostedWeb 6.2
    Kube-router vs Elisity Microsegmentation
  16. 17
    Illumio Segmentation apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin 6.2
    Kube-router vs Illumio Segmentation
  17. 18
    Hillstone Security Management apiself-hosted 6.1
    Kube-router vs Hillstone Security Management
  18. 19
    Xage Critical Asset Protection self-hostedWeb 6.1
    Kube-router vs Xage Critical Asset Protection
  19. 20
    Zero Networks Segment apiWeb 6.1
    Kube-router vs Zero Networks Segment
  20. 21
    Calico Enterprise Linuxself-hostedWebWin 6.0
    Kube-router vs Calico Enterprise

Kube-router alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1VMware Workstation Pro6.9Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Windows
2Zscaler Private Access6.9No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
3Antrea6.7Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Windows
4Calico Open Source6.7Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Windows
5Hopr6.7Free plan$35/moLinux, self-hosted
6Istio6.7Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted
7Cilium6.6Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
8ColorTokens Xshield6.6No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
9Trellix Data Loss Prevention6.6No—API, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
10HashiCorp Nomad6.5No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
12OVN-Kubernetes6.4No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Windows
13Zentera CoIP Access Platform6.4No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
14SUSE Multi-Linux Manager6.3No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
15Aviatrix Zero Trust for Workloads6.2No—Web
16Elisity Microsegmentation6.2No—API, self-hosted, Web
17Illumio Segmentation6.2No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
18Hillstone Security Management6.1No—API, self-hosted
19Xage Critical Asset Protection6.1No—self-hosted, Web
20Zero Networks Segment6.1No—API, Web
21Calico Enterprise6.0No—Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
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Questions about Kube-router alternatives

What is the best alternative to Kube-router?

VMware Workstation Pro, number 1 in microsegmentation software with a score of 6.9 out of 10. The others here: Zscaler Private Access, Antrea, Calico Open Source and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Kube-router?

VMware Workstation Pro is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 6 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on.