# Consul

> Secure network services

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/consul
- **Category:** Service Mesh
- **Homepage:** https://www.consul.io
- **Also known as:** consul
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-01T21:30:05.551Z

## Vioscale score

**69.2 / 100**, confidence 28% (low).

Composite of weighted, independently-sourced signals (no user reviews, no vendor payment).

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| capabilities | 86.7 | 12 | 1040.6 | ✓ |
| github_stars | 84.5 | 5 | 422.3 | ✓ |
| integrations | 0 | 16 | 0 | - |
| github_activity | 41 | 18 | 737.3 | ✓ |
| release_cadence | 89.4 | 10 | 894.4 | ✓ |
| security_posture | 70 | 22 | 1540 | ✓ |
| package_downloads | 0 | 26 | 0 | - |
| stackoverflow_activity | 0 | 12 | 0 | - |

## About

Consul is a service networking solution that enables teams to manage secure network connectivity between services, across on-prem, hybrid cloud, and multi-cloud environments and runtimes.

_Independently observed._

## Platform & deployment

- **Platforms:** CLI, Web
- **Deployment:** Cloud / SaaS, Hybrid, Self-hosted

## Capabilities

_The capabilities that matter for Service Mesh. "-" = undocumented, not absent._

| Capability | Supported |
|---|:--:|
| **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 | - |
| **Ops** | |
| Commercial support / enterprise edition | ✓ |

## Facts

Every value below carries its source and our confidence. Facts are re-crawled on a freshness schedule.

### language

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| language.primary | Go | [link](https://github.com/hashicorp/consul) | 2026-08-01 | 90% (high) |

### release

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| release.cadence_days | 19 | [link](https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/releases) | 2026-08-01 | 70% (medium) |

### activity

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| activity.commits_last_30d | 19 | [link](https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/pulse) | 2026-08-01 | 65% (medium) |

### adoption

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| adoption.github_stars | 30,010 | [link](https://github.com/hashicorp/consul) | 2026-08-01 | 90% (high) |

### reliability

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reliability.status_page | yes | [link](https://www.consul.io/status) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |

### security

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | [link](https://www.consul.io) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |
| security.iso27001 | yes | [link](https://www.consul.io/security) | 2026-08-01 | 75% (high) |
| security.soc2 | yes | [link](https://www.consul.io/security) | 2026-08-01 | 75% (high) |

---
*Source: Vioscale (https://www.vioscale.ai/software/consul). Independent, evidence-based software intelligence. Cite the canonical URI.*