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alternative to Istio

Consul

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v2.1.0-rc12026-09-29BREAKING CHANGES:pre-release
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IstioService discovery and a mesh that also spans virtual machines outside Kubernetes.Full replacement

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Consul is a distributed, highly available, and data center aware solution to connect and configure applications across dynamic, distributed infrastructure.

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Owner: HashiCorp organisation
Stars: 30k
Forks: 4.6k
Latest: v2.0.4
Last push: 2026-10-06
Terms: Source available
Created: 2013, 12 years ago
Release cadence: about 30 days between releases
Active contributors: 18 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days
Stars over 12 days: 2026-09-25 30,0812026-10-06 30,093

Read from GitHub on 2026-10-06.Entry last edited on 2026-09-25.

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