# AWS App Mesh vs Kong Mesh

| Attribute | AWS App Mesh | Kong Mesh |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 60.4 (69% (medium)) | 57.6 (38% (low)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"AWS App Mesh is an application networking service that provides consistent visibility and network traffic controls for microservices. It uses sidecar proxies to manage service communication, observability, and security without requiring application code changes. It is indexed under Service Mesh.","source":"https://aws.amazon.com/pricing/?nc2=h_pr_pr","question":"What is AWS App Mesh?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"AWS App Mesh offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://aws.amazon.com/pricing/?nc2=h_pr_pr","question":"Is AWS App Mesh free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for AWS App Mesh, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://aws.amazon.com/pricing/?nc2=h_pr_pr","question":"Can AWS App Mesh be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR for AWS App Mesh. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as AWS App Mesh not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://aws.amazon.com/trust-center/?nc1=f_cc","question":"What security certifications does AWS App Mesh have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"AWS App Mesh is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://aws.amazon.com/pricing/?nc2=h_pr_pr","question":"Where is AWS App Mesh available?","confidence":0.5}]` | `[{"answer":"Kong Mesh provides centralized control for service-to-service communication with built-in encryption, security policies, and observability. It enables zero-trust security and traffic management across Kubernetes clusters and on-premises deployments without requiring developers to implement these capabilities in their applications. It is indexed under Service Mesh.","source":"https://konghq.com/products/kong-mesh","question":"What is Kong Mesh?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Kong Mesh supports a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://konghq.com/products/kong-mesh","question":"What platforms does Kong Mesh support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Kong Mesh can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://konghq.com/products/kong-mesh","question":"Can Kong Mesh be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and GDPR for Kong Mesh. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Kong Mesh not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://konghq.com/compliance","question":"What security certifications does Kong Mesh have?","confidence":0.7}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | AWS App Mesh is an application networking service that provides consistent visibility and network traffic controls for microservices. It uses sidecar proxies to manage service communication, observability, and security without requiring application code changes. | Enterprise service mesh that provides centralized connectivity and security management for services across diverse deployment environments. Enables Zero Trust security, traffic management, and consistent policy enforcement through a unified control plane. |
| features.capabilities | `{"proxy":"envoy","data_plane":"sidecar","cncf_maturity":"none","automatic_mtls":true,"traffic_splitting":true,"commercial_support":true,"built_in_observability":true}` | `{"vm_support":true,"multicluster":true,"automatic_mtls":true,"fault_injection":true,"traffic_splitting":true,"commercial_support":true,"built_in_observability":true}` |
| integrations.count | 5 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"AWS CloudWatch","native":true,"category":"monitoring","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"AWS X-Ray","native":true,"category":"monitoring","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Datadog","native":false,"category":"monitoring"},{"name":"Alcide","native":false},{"name":"Aqua","native":false}]` | - |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"usage","summary":"Pay-as-you-go usage-based pricing; specific pricing rates not disclosed on provided pages","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://aws.amazon.com/pricing/?nc2=h_pr_pr","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T16:50:07.963Z"}` | - |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | - |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | - |
| pricing.transparent | no | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.fedramp | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.pci | yes | yes |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |
| security.trust_center | https://aws.amazon.com/security/?nc1=f_cc | https://konghq.com/blog/product-releases/trust-what-youre-shipping-with-insomnia-v12 |

## Capabilities (Service Mesh)

| Capability | AWS App Mesh | Kong Mesh |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Architecture** |  |  |
| Data plane | Sidecar | - |
| Proxy | Envoy | - |
| **Security** |  |  |
| Automatic mutual TLS | ✓ | ✓ |
| SPIFFE / SPIRE identity | - | - |
| **Traffic** |  |  |
| Traffic splitting / canary | ✓ | ✓ |
| Fault injection / resilience | - | ✓ |
| **Scale** |  |  |
| Multi-cluster federation | - | ✓ |
| **Portability** |  |  |
| VM support (beyond Kubernetes) | - | ✓ |
| **Observability** |  |  |
| Built-in observability | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Standards** |  |  |
| Gateway API / GAMMA support | - | - |
| **Extensibility** |  |  |
| WASM extensibility | - | - |
| **Compliance** |  |  |
| FIPS mode | - | - |
| **Ecosystem** |  |  |
| CNCF maturity | None | - |
| **Ops** |  |  |
| Commercial support / enterprise edition | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:16:21.182Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*