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Scale your Kubernetes platform.
Golden metrics, mTLS, multi-cluster.
The Buoyant Enterprise for Linkerd service mesh runs in production at Xbox (22,000 pods), Imagine Learning
(40% cross-zone cost cut), and IntelliGRC (4× MRR after FedRAMP).
Pick your Linkerd path
Modernize your Kubernetes platform without doubling headcount.
- FIPS audit boundary in 90 days
- 40% cross-zone cost cut
- 97% CVE drop · memory-safe Rust micro-proxy
- One vendor · 24×7 enterprise support
Production-grade reliability without the configuration sprawl.
- Per-request gRPC load balancing | GA since 2018
- Strict mTLS by default | zero config
- Success rate / RPS / latency · no instrumentation
- Automated trust anchor rotation
Outcomes our customers love
4× MRR
IntelliGRC · FedRAMP
MRR grew 4× after authorization. New opportunities doubled.
40% ↓
Imagine Learning · HAZL
On track to cut regional data transfer costs by at least 40%.
22,000
Xbox · 26+ clusters
Pods on zero-config mTLS. Retired in-house observability.
97% ↓
Imagine Learning · 2024
Service-mesh-related CVE exposure dropped by 97%.
0 ↓
Tradeshift · cloud migration
Self-hosted → EKS with zero downtime via multi-cluster mesh.
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Frequently asked questions
What is a service mesh?
An infrastructure layer for service-to-service comms, mTLS, traffic, observability, authz, without app code changes. Linkerd is the original mesh and the first CNCF-graduated.
Linkerd vs BEL?
Linkerd is the OSS CNCF-graduated project. BEL adds FIPS, HAZL, lifecycle operator, Buoyant Cloud, multi-cluster topology, and 24×7 support.
Is Linkerd FIPS validated?
BEL ships a FIPS 140-2 and 140-3 validated build covering both control plane and data plane. OSS uses non-validated libraries.
How does Linkerd handle gRPC LB?
Per-request L7 load balancing on every meshed pod since 2018. Fixes HTTP/2 pinning that breaks Kubernetes' L4 LB. No app code changes.