
Envoy 1.15: Programmable Data Plane Progress
Envoy 1.15 stabilizes Wasm filters, introduces QUIC listeners preview, and hardens adaptive concurrency for modern service meshes.

Envoy 1.15 stabilizes Wasm filters, introduces QUIC listeners preview, and hardens adaptive concurrency for modern service meshes.

Linkerd 2.9 introduces multi-cluster support, improved observability features, and performance enhancements, bringing the service mesh closer to CNCF graduation.

Kuma 1.0 reaches GA with advanced routing, multi-zone federation, and observability packs for Kubernetes and VMs alike.

Microsoft introduces Open Service Mesh (OSM) 1.0, a lightweight and extensible service mesh for Kubernetes that implements the Service Mesh Interface (SMI) specification.

Istio 1.6 completes the istiod consolidation, refines telemetry v2, and simplifies ingress and upgrade workflows.

Envoy 1.12 introduces Wasm sandbox preview, HTTP/3 groundwork, and incremental xDS updates for modern service meshes.

Istio 1.4 trims resource usage, simplifies traffic config, and modernizes telemetry pipelines for production meshes.

Kong debuts Kuma 0.1, a CNCF sandbox project that delivers Envoy-based service mesh across Kubernetes and VMs with simple policies.

Linkerd 2.0 rewrites the service mesh in Rust, adopting a sidecar model and Kubernetes-native configuration for better performance and simpler operations.

Istio 1.0 graduates the service mesh to production readiness with stable APIs, security hardening, and Kubernetes-native operations.