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Consul vs Istio
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | Consul | Istio |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Go | Go |
| Licence | Other | Apache-2.0 |
| Stars | 30k | 38k |
| Latest | v2.0.4 | 1.31.1 |
| Last push | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-06 |
| Release cadence | about 30 days between releases | about 1 day between releases |
| Active contributors | 18 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 71 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Consul replaces Istio. Alternatives to Istio →
Full replacementService discovery and a mesh that also spans virtual machines outside Kubernetes.
Consul
- v2.1.0-rc12026-09-29BREAKING CHANGES:pre-release
- v2.0.42026-09-10BREAKING CHANGES:
- v2.0.32026-08-07SECURITY:
- v2.0.22026-07-08SECURITY:
- v2.0.12026-06-19SECURITY:
Istio
- 1.32.0-alpha.02026-10-05Istio 1.32.0-alpha.0pre-release
- 1.30.52026-09-21Istio 1.30.5
- 1.29.82026-09-21Istio 1.29.8
- 1.31.12026-09-21Istio 1.31.1
- 1.31.02026-08-31Istio 1.31.0
Consul
✓ signed The latest release, v2.0.4, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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Istio
unsigned The latest release, 1.31.1, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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