Choose the plan that's right for you
For teams adopting modern platform security, reliability, and observability via the service mesh.
For companies standardizing on security, high availability, and multi-cluster communication.
Everything in Basic, plus:
For enterprises with special security, compliance, and additional operational requirements.
Everything in Premium, plus:
Buoyant Enterprise for Linkerd is always free to try for non-production use. No plan required.
Companies with fewer than 50 employees can also run BEL for production use, at any scale.
What is production use?
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What is BEL?
Buoyant Enterprise for Linkerd is the enterprise version of Linkerd. It’s designed for sustained use in production environments and is the version of Linkerd we run ourselves. Read more about the differences between BEL and open source Linkerd.
Do I have to pay to try BEL?
No. BEL is free to download, and free to try for non-production use. Download BEL and get started testing it today!
What constitutes "production use”?
Production use includes handling any traffic from your customers, or handling any traffic that is directly tied to revenue or otherwise critical to the business.
Who can run BEL in production for free?
Companies with fewer than 50 employees can run BEL for free, including production use. Companies with 50 or more employees will need to purchase a license.
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