HashiCorp Nomad vs Kong Mesh
| HashiCorp Nomad | Kong Mesh | |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | api, Linux, macOS, self-hosted, Web, Windows | Web |
| Free plan | Yes | |
| Deployment model | hybrid | hybrid |
| Proxy architecture | sidecar | sidecar |
| mTLS support | Yes | Yes |
| Traffic policies | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-cluster support | Yes | Yes |
| Supported platforms | Kubernetes, OpenShift, Nomad, virtual machines, Amazon ECS, AWS Lambda | Kubernetes, Red Hat OpenShift |
| Multi-cluster management | Yes | |
| Autoscaling | Yes | |
| Rolling updates | Yes | |
| Policy controls | Yes | |
| Configuration language | hcl | |
| Supported clouds | Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform | |
| Policy as code | Yes | |
| Self-hosted execution | Yes | |
| Policy language | Sentinel | |
| IaC formats | Terraform configurations, states, and plans | |
| Policy testing | Yes | |
| Admission control | Yes | |
| Runtime enforcement | Yes | |
| CI/CD integration | Yes | |
| Policy reporting | Yes | |
| Supported VCS | GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket | |
| CI/CD scanning | Yes | |
| Pre-commit scanning | Yes | |
| Pull-request scanning | Yes | |
| Push protection | Yes | |
| Custom detection rules | Yes |
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