#1
The Cloud-Native API Gateway and AI Gateway
5.6K starsJun 15, 2026 pushdevopsGoKubernetes
$ npx skills add kgateway-dev/kgatewayAlternatives
Istio alternatives for AI agents.
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Istio
Connect, secure, control, and observe services.
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#2
Dapr is a portable runtime for building distributed applications across cloud and edge, combining event-driven architecture with workflow orchestration.
26K starsJun 15, 2026 pushdevopsGoKubernetes
$ npx skills add dapr/dapr#3
The Cloud Native Application Proxy
64K starsJun 16, 2026 pushdevopsGoKubernetes
$ npx skills add traefik/traefik#4
An easy to use and powerful chaos engineering experiment toolkit.（阿里巴巴开源的一款简单易用、功能强大的混沌实验注入工具）
6.4K starsJun 9, 2026 pushdevopsPythonKubernetes
$ npx skills add chaosblade-io/chaosblade#5
Consul is a distributed, highly available, and data center aware solution to connect and configure applications across dynamic, distributed infrastructure.
30K starsJun 16, 2026 pushdevopsGoKubernetes
$ npx skills add hashicorp/consul#6
A powerful framework for faster, easier, and more efficient project development.
13K starsJun 5, 2026 pushdevopsGoKubernetes
$ npx skills add gogf/gf#7
open source Kubernetes-native API gateway for microservices built on the Envoy Proxy
4.5K starsMay 20, 2026 pushdevopsPythonKubernetes
$ npx skills add emissary-ingress/emissary#8
Tyk Open Source API Gateway written in Go, supporting REST, GraphQL, TCP and gRPC protocols
11K starsJun 16, 2026 pushdevopsGoKubernetes
$ npx skills add TykTechnologies/tyk#9
A Chaos Engineering Platform for Kubernetes.
7.8K starsJun 14, 2026 pushdevopsGoKubernetes
$ npx skills add chaos-mesh/chaos-mesh#10
Litmus helps SREs and developers practice chaos engineering in a Cloud-native way. Chaos experiments are published at the ChaosHub (https://hub.litmuschaos.io). Community notes is at https://hackmd.io/a4Zu_sH4TZGeih-xCimi3Q
5.4K starsJun 9, 2026 pushdevopsGoKubernetes
$ npx skills add litmuschaos/litmus#11
🐻 The multi-zone service mesh for containers, Kubernetes and VMs. Built with Envoy. CNCF Sandbox Project.
4.0K starsJun 16, 2026 pushdevopsGoKubernetes
$ npx skills add kumahq/kuma#12
Manages Envoy Proxy as a Standalone or Kubernetes-based Application Gateway
2.8K starsJun 15, 2026 pushdevopsGoKubernetes
$ npx skills add envoyproxy/gateway#13
Chaos testing, network emulation, and stress testing tool for containers
3.1K starsJun 15, 2026 pushdevopsGoKubernetes
$ npx skills add alexei-led/pumba#14
⚡️ A dev tool for microservice developers to run local applications and/or forward others from/to Kubernetes SSH or TCP
1.4K starsJun 10, 2026 pushdevopsGoKubernetes
$ npx skills add eko/monday#15
a cloud native application framework for Go with rich eco-system
2.7K starsDec 31, 2025 pushdevopsGoKubernetes
$ npx skills add go-chassis/go-chassis#16
KubeVPN offers a Cloud Native Dev Environment that connects to kubernetes cluster network.
1.3K starsJun 15, 2026 pushdevopsGoKubernetes
$ npx skills add kubenetworks/kubevpnHow to choose
When should you switch?
Use an alternative when it has a clearer install path, higher trust score, fresher maintenance, or better platform fit for your current agent stack. Keep Istio if it already passes your workflow test and repository review.
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