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Best OVN-Kubernetes Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from microsegmentation software ranked against OVN-Kubernetes on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Calico Open Source Free plan Linuxself-hostedWin Free6.4
    OVN-Kubernetes vs Calico Open Source
  2. 2
    Istio Free plan LinuxMacself-hosted Free6.4
    OVN-Kubernetes vs Istio
  3. 3
    VMware Workstation Pro Free plan Linuxself-hostedWin Free6.4
    OVN-Kubernetes vs VMware Workstation Pro
  4. 4
    Antrea Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWin Free6.3
    OVN-Kubernetes vs Antrea
  5. 5
    Cilium Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.3
    OVN-Kubernetes vs Cilium
  6. 6
    Hopr Free plan Linuxself-hosted $35/mo6.3
    OVN-Kubernetes vs Hopr
  7. 7
    Kube-router Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.3
    OVN-Kubernetes vs Kube-router
  8. 8
    ColorTokens Xshield Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 5.6
    OVN-Kubernetes vs ColorTokens Xshield
  9. 9
    HashiCorp Nomad apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 5.6
    OVN-Kubernetes vs HashiCorp Nomad
  10. 10
    Trellix Data Loss Prevention apiMacself-hostedWebWin 5.6
    OVN-Kubernetes vs Trellix Data Loss Prevention
  11. 12
    SUSE Multi-Linux Manager apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 5.5
    OVN-Kubernetes vs SUSE Multi-Linux Manager
  12. 13
    Zentera CoIP Access Platform apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 5.5
    OVN-Kubernetes vs Zentera CoIP Access Platform
  13. 14
    Aviatrix Zero Trust for Workloads Web 5.4
    OVN-Kubernetes vs Aviatrix Zero Trust for Workloads
  14. 15
    Elisity Microsegmentation apiself-hostedWeb 5.4
    OVN-Kubernetes vs Elisity Microsegmentation
  15. 16
    Zscaler Private Access AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 5.4
    OVN-Kubernetes vs Zscaler Private Access
  16. 17
    Hillstone Security Management apiself-hosted 5.3
    OVN-Kubernetes vs Hillstone Security Management
  17. 18
    Isovalent Enterprise for Cilium Linuxself-hosted 5.3
    OVN-Kubernetes vs Isovalent Enterprise for Cilium
  18. 19
    Tetrate Service Bridge apiself-hostedWeb 5.3
    OVN-Kubernetes vs Tetrate Service Bridge
  19. 20
    Zero Networks Segment apiWeb 5.3
    OVN-Kubernetes vs Zero Networks Segment
  20. 21
    VMware vDefend Distributed Firewall Web 5.2
    OVN-Kubernetes vs VMware vDefend Distributed Firewall

OVN-Kubernetes alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Calico Open Source6.4Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Windows
2Istio6.4Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted
3VMware Workstation Pro6.4Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Windows
4Antrea6.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Windows
5Cilium6.3Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
6Hopr6.3Free plan$35/moLinux, self-hosted
7Kube-router6.3Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
8ColorTokens Xshield5.6No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
9HashiCorp Nomad5.6No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
10Trellix Data Loss Prevention5.6No—API, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
12SUSE Multi-Linux Manager5.5No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
13Zentera CoIP Access Platform5.5No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
14Aviatrix Zero Trust for Workloads5.4No—Web
15Elisity Microsegmentation5.4No—API, self-hosted, Web
16Zscaler Private Access5.4No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
17Hillstone Security Management5.3No—API, self-hosted
18Isovalent Enterprise for Cilium5.3No—Linux, self-hosted
19Tetrate Service Bridge5.3No—API, self-hosted, Web
20Zero Networks Segment5.3No—API, Web
21VMware vDefend Distributed Firewall5.2No—Web
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Questions about OVN-Kubernetes alternatives

What is the best alternative to OVN-Kubernetes?

Calico Open Source, number 1 in microsegmentation software with a score of 6.4 out of 10. The others here: Istio, VMware Workstation Pro, Antrea and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to OVN-Kubernetes?

Calico Open Source is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 7 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.