Side by side
Spiderpool vs Terway
Both stand on container networking software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted
Spiderpool combines Kubernetes address management, underlay networking, and RDMA in a free, open-source project. Check the maturity of individual features and the SpiderSubnet Kubernetes requirement when assessing fit.
Visit Spiderpool Free plan LinuxSelf-hosted
Terway provides ENI-based Pod networking and network access controls for Alibaba Cloud Kubernetes. Its self-hosted trunking limitation and deprecated modes may affect deployment choices.
Visit TerwayThe facts
| Spiderpool | Terway | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | API, Linux, Self-hosted | Linux, Self-hosted |
| Lowest paid plan | Free or on request | Free or on request |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | spidernet-io.github.io | github.com |
| On container networking software | #13 of 28 | #17 of 28 |
Spiderpool: what it does well
- Supports Macvlan, IPvlan, and SR-IOV.
- IPAM supports dual-stack and static addresses.
- RDMA includes RoCE and InfiniBand.
- Apache License 2.0 open-source project.
What to know first
- SpiderSubnet requires Kubernetes v1.21 or later.
- IPAM and multi-NIC routing are beta.
- RDMA and multi-cluster networking are alpha.
Terway: what it does well
- Free open-source plan.
- Supports Kubernetes NetworkPolicy and security groups.
- Supports dual-stack IPv4 and IPv6.
- Uses eBPF for protocol-stack acceleration.
What to know first
- Trunking is unavailable in self-hosted clusters.
- VPC Network Mode is deprecated.
- Exclusive ENI Mode is deprecated.
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