BFE Ingress Controller vs Contour
| BFE Ingress Controller | Contour | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | — | Free |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Linux | self-hosted |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Ingress API model | ingress | both |
| Canary routing | Yes | Yes |
| Deployment model | self-hosted | self-hosted |
| TLS automation | — | Yes |
| Rate limiting | — | Yes |
| Auth policies | — | Yes |
Both are listed in Best Kubernetes Ingress Controllers. On Everything Xiaomi, Contour scores higher on our published basis.