Istio

Service mesh for Kubernetes

92
Healthy · 92/100
Automated health estimate

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Funding
Unknown
Maintenance
Active
Contributors
Many observed
Bus Factor
Low risk
Metrics last updated: (2026-10-25)

Evidence and limitations

Activity source: istio/istio via the GitHub API. Counts describe this repository, which may be a mirror or only part of the project.

Commits in 30 days
146
Commits in 90 days
387
Authors accounting for half the sampled commits
3

The 200-commit author sample does not cover the full 90 days. Author counts are lower bounds; concentration describes the sample only.

Few commits can reflect mature software. Commit authors do not establish merge rights, available maintainers, organizational diversity, or knowledge distribution. Funding is unknown; donation links alone do not establish income or runway.

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Overview

Istio is an open-source service mesh that provides a uniform way to connect, secure, control, and observe microservices.

Importance

  • Leading service mesh platform
  • Powers enterprise microservices
  • Foundation for zero-trust networking
  • Critical for cloud-native security

Key Features

  • Traffic management
  • Security (mTLS)
  • Observability
  • Policy enforcement

Sustainability

Financial sustainability and maintainer capacity have not yet been reviewed against current primary sources. See the evidence and support sections above for available information and a way to suggest corrections.

Dependencies

⬆️ Depends On (2)
Istio
containers

Dependency Chain

Upstream
Kubernetes → Envoy →
Istio

Impact Analysis

2 Direct Dependencies
0 Dependent Projects
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