Calico Enterprise vs Multus CNI
| Calico Enterprise | Multus CNI | |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows | api, Linux, self-hosted |
| 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 | |
| CNI plugin | Yes | |
| Supported platforms | Kubernetes on Linux nodes; self-hosted clusters |
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