Calico Enterprise vs Kubewarden
| Calico Enterprise | Kubewarden | |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows | Linux, macOS, self-hosted, Windows |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Deployment model | hybrid | |
| Control-plane model | centralized | |
| Policy segmentation | Yes | |
| Northbound API | Yes | |
| Supported protocols | BGP, IP-in-IP, VXLAN, WireGuard, TCP, UDP, SCTP, ICMP, ICMPv6, HTTP | |
| Admission control | Yes | |
| Policy language | WebAssembly-compatible languages including Rust, Go, CEL, and Rego | |
| IaC formats | Kubernetes resources and admission requests in YAML/JSON | |
| Policy testing | Yes | |
| Runtime enforcement | Yes | |
| CI/CD integration | Yes | |
| Policy reporting | Yes |
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