AWS App Mesh
Application-level networking for all your services.
Overview
AWS App Mesh is a fully managed service mesh that makes it easy to monitor and control microservices running on AWS. App Mesh standardizes how your services communicate, giving you end-to-end visibility and helping to ensure high availability for your applications. It uses the open-source Envoy proxy for managing traffic.
✨ Key Features
- Managed Control Plane
- Traffic Control (routing, retries, timeouts)
- Observability (metrics, logs, traces)
- Security (mTLS encryption)
- Integration with AWS services (ECS, EKS, Fargate, EC2)
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Fully managed service by AWS
- Deep integration with the AWS ecosystem
- Simplified operational overhead
Unique Value: Simplifies application networking on AWS by providing a managed service mesh with deep integration into the AWS ecosystem.
🎯 Use Cases (4)
✅ Best For
- Networking for containerized applications on Amazon EKS and ECS.
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Multi-cloud or on-premises deployments.
🏆 Alternatives
Reduces operational complexity compared to self-hosting an open-source service mesh, but is limited to the AWS environment.
💻 Platforms
🔌 Integrations
🛟 Support Options
- ✓ Email Support
- ✓ Live Chat
- ✓ Phone Support
- ✓ Dedicated Support (AWS Business/Enterprise Support tier)
🔒 Compliance & Security
💰 Pricing
Free tier: No charge for App Mesh itself; you pay for the AWS resources (e.g., EC2, Fargate) used by the Envoy proxies.
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