What is MOSN?
An open-source, Go-based network proxy platform designed for cloud-native environments, offering multiple protocol support, modularity, intelligent routing, and extensibility through plugins and WASM.
MOSN pricing
We don't have MOSN's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.
What MOSN does
The capabilities that matter for service mesh, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Data plane
- Sidecar
- Proxy
- Envoy
- Automatic mutual TLS
- -
- SPIFFE / SPIRE identity
- -
- Traffic splitting / canary
- ✓
- Fault injection / resilience
- -
- Multi-cluster federation
- ✓
- VM support (beyond Kubernetes)
- ✓
- Built-in observability
- ✓
- Gateway API / GAMMA support
- -
- WASM extensibility
- ✓
- FIPS mode
- -
- CNCF maturity
- -
- Commercial support / enterprise edition
- -
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- CLI
- Linux
- Cloud / SaaS
- Self-hosted
Integrations (6)
Independently observed- Istio
- Envoy
- Jaeger
- Skywalking
- Prometheus
- Holmes
Security & compliance
Known vulnerabilities: 1 (0 in the last 12 months), max severity CRITICAL sourcea count reflects scale & disclosure, not quality
MOSN FAQ
Common questions about MOSN, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is MOSN?
A cloud-native network proxy platform written in Go, open-sourced by Ant Group and production-verified at scale. Supports multi-protocol communication and can integrate with Istio for Service Mesh or operate independently as a load balancer, API gateway, or Ingress controller. It is indexed under Service Mesh.
Source: https://mosn.io/
Is MOSN free to use?
MOSN is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the Apache-2.0 licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
Source: https://mosn.io/
What platforms does MOSN support?
MOSN supports Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.
Source: https://mosn.io/
Can MOSN be self-hosted?
Yes. MOSN can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.
Source: https://mosn.io/
What does MOSN integrate with?
We have confirmed 6 integrations for MOSN, including Istio, Envoy, Jaeger, Skywalking, Prometheus and Holmes. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.
Source: https://mosn.io/
Is MOSN open source?
Yes. MOSN is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.
Source: https://github.com/mosn/mosn
MOSN alternatives
Other service mesh we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- AWS App Meshmedium · 63%
- Google Cloud Service MeshA fully managed service mesh platform built on Envoy and Istiolow · 40%
- ConsulA distributed service connectivity and configuration platform for multi-datacenter environmentsmedium · 51%
- Kong MeshA service mesh for connecting, managing, and securing workloads across any environmentlow · 38%
- LinkerdA minimal service mesh designed with security as a core priority for Kubernetes environmentsmedium · 54%
- IstioA service mesh platform for managing cloud-native application traffic, security, and observabilitymedium · 54%
The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for MOSN, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | 75 | 0.06 | 4.7 | ✓ |
| Release cadence | 66 | 0.05 | 3.4 | ✓ |
| Stars | 69 | 0.03 | 1.8 | ✓ |
| Dependent projects | 23 | 0.06 | 1.4 | ✓ |
| Security score | 34 | 0.04 | 1.4 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 17 | 0.07 | 1.3 | ✓ |
| Development activity | 0 | 0.09 | 0.0 | ✓ |
| Security posture | 0 | 0.12 | 0.0 | - |
| Package downloads | 0 | 0.14 | 0.0 | - |
| Developer Q&A activity | 0 | 0.06 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Activity
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Commits last 30d | 0 | mediumsource · 2026-08-26 · 65% |
Adoption
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 6 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 66% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Proxy: envoy · Data plane: sidecar · Vm support: Yes · Multicluster: Yes · Traffic splitting: Yes · Wasm extensibility: Yes | mediumsource · 2026-09-11 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 3 | mediumsource · 2026-09-11 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | Go | highsource · 2026-08-26 · 90% |
License
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Spdx | Apache-2.0 | highsource · 2026-08-26 · 95% |
Pricing
Release
Security
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