# Kuma

> The universal Envoy service mesh for distributed service connectivity

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/kuma
- **Category:** Service Mesh
- **Homepage:** https://kuma.io
- **Also known as:** kuma
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-01T21:32:10.786Z

## Vioscale score

**61.7 / 100**, confidence 13% (low).

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

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| price_level | 100 | 8 | 800 | ✓ |
| reliability | 0 | 30 | 0 | - |
| capabilities | 86.7 | 12 | 1040.6 | ✓ |
| github_stars | 67.9 | 5 | 339.6 | ✓ |
| integrations | 20.1 | 16 | 321.6 | ✓ |
| github_activity | 63.1 | 18 | 1135.8 | ✓ |
| release_cadence | 0 | 10 | 0 | - |
| security_posture | 0 | 22 | 0 | - |
| package_downloads | 0 | 26 | 0 | - |
| pricing_transparency | 0 | 12 | 0 | - |
| stackoverflow_activity | 0 | 12 | 0 | - |

## Pricing

_As of 2026-08-01, [verify at source](https://kuma.io). Independently observed._

Open source

## About

Open-source control plane for service mesh delivering security, observability, routing and more. Built on Envoy with support for Kubernetes, VMs, and multi-cluster deployments.

_Independently observed._

## Platform & deployment

- **Platforms:** CLI, Web
- **Deployment:** Hybrid, Self-hosted

## Integrations (4)

_Independently observed._

- Prometheus
- Grafana
- Datadog
- OpenTelemetry

## 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 | Sandbox |
| **Ops** | |
| Commercial support / enterprise edition | ✓ |

## Facts

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

### activity

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | [link](https://github.com/kumahq/kuma/pulse) | 2026-08-01 | 65% (medium) |

### adoption

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| adoption.github_stars | 3,987 | [link](https://github.com/kumahq/kuma) | 2026-08-01 | 90% (high) |

### integrations

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| integrations.count | 4 | [link](https://kuma.io) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |

### language

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

### license

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | [link](https://github.com/kumahq/kuma) | 2026-08-01 | 95% (high) |

### pricing

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pricing.model | commercial | [link](https://kuma.io) | 2026-08-01 | 40% (low) |
| pricing.price_level | free | [link](https://kuma.io) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |

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