# AWS App Mesh vs Tetrate Service Bridge

| Attribute | AWS App Mesh | Tetrate Service Bridge |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 60.4 (69% (medium)) | 56.9 (31% (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":"A marketplace where users can explore, deploy, and create custom filters for Envoy Proxy without barriers to entry. It is indexed under Service Mesh.","source":"https://tetrate.io/tetrate-service-bridge/","question":"What is Tetrate Service Bridge?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Tetrate Service Bridge does not publish its prices. Pricing is quoted on request, across 2 plans (Agent Router Service and Agent Router Enterprise), so the figure depends on your seat count and requirements. We record this as a pricing-transparency signal rather than guessing a number. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://tetrate.io/tetrate-service-bridge/","question":"How much does Tetrate Service Bridge cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Tetrate Service Bridge supports a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://tetrate.io/tetrate-service-bridge/","question":"What platforms does Tetrate Service Bridge support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Tetrate Service Bridge 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://tetrate.io/contact/pricing-request","question":"Can Tetrate Service Bridge be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 10 integrations for Tetrate Service Bridge, including AWS, Amazon EKS Distro, Amazon ECS Anywhere, Amazon EKS Anywhere, Istio, Envoy, Kubernetes Gateway API and NGINX, plus 2 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://tetrate.io/contact/pricing-request","question":"What does Tetrate Service Bridge integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR for Tetrate Service Bridge. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Tetrate Service Bridge not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://tetrate.io/trust","question":"What security certifications does Tetrate Service Bridge have?","confidence":0.7}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":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. | A marketplace where users can explore, deploy, and create custom filters for Envoy Proxy without barriers to entry. |
| features.capabilities | `{"proxy":"envoy","data_plane":"sidecar","cncf_maturity":"none","automatic_mtls":true,"traffic_splitting":true,"commercial_support":true,"built_in_observability":true}` | `{"proxy":"envoy","fips_mode":true,"vm_support":true,"multicluster":true,"automatic_mtls":true,"commercial_support":true,"wasm_extensibility":true,"gateway_api_support":true,"built_in_observability":true}` |
| integrations.count | 5 | 12 |
| 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}]` | `[{"name":"AWS"},{"name":"AWS CloudMap"},{"name":"AWS AppMesh"},{"name":"Amazon EKS Distro"},{"name":"Amazon ECS Anywhere"},{"name":"Amazon EKS Anywhere"},{"name":"Istio"},{"name":"Envoy"},{"name":"Kubernetes Gateway API"},{"name":"NGINX"},{"name":"LDAP"},{"name":"SSO"}]` |
| 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"}` | `{"type":"quote","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Agent Router Service","contactSales":true},{"free":false,"name":"Agent Router Enterprise","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Contact sales for pricing","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://tetrate.io/tetrate-service-bridge/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T13:02:27.685Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | no |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | unknown |
| pricing.transparent | no | no |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.fedramp | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | yes |
| security.pci | yes | yes |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |
| security.trust_center | https://aws.amazon.com/security/?nc1=f_cc | https://tetrate.io/blog/announcing-authservice-go-cloud-native-authentication-and-compliance |

## Capabilities (Service Mesh)

| Capability | AWS App Mesh | Tetrate Service Bridge |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Architecture** |  |  |
| Data plane | Sidecar | - |
| Proxy | Envoy | 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 2026-10-16T19:30:24.848Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*