Best Service mesh (2026)

A ranked shortlist of Service mesh — istio, linkerd2, kuma, cilium — each scored by RepoPilot's maintenance and security verdict, so it tracks real repo health rather than star counts.

1. 1
   istio/istio

   Healthy signals · 38,173★
2. 2
   linkerd/linkerd2

   Healthy signals · 11,381★
3. 3
   kumahq/kuma

   not yet analysed — analyse now
4. 4
   cilium/cilium

   Healthy signals · 24,310★

Drawn from RepoPilot's analyzed corpus and ranked by popularity and health signals, refreshed from each repo's most-recent analysis. Informational only — not professional, security, or legal advice.