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A very good CNI solution, with some shortcomings
What do you like best about the product?
Calico Cloud is a great CNI solution, versatile regarding the supported protocols it will easily scale in most cloud, hybrid, and on-prem deployments. The BGP backend makes it easier to manage routes at scale, and it can integrate with BGP-only layer 3 datacenter fabrics as well.
Installation is quick, and thanks to a well-documented set of CRD resources, configuration is also pretty straightforward.
Calico also bundles the whole Tigera security/observability suite, which comes in handy to write more complex network policies which extend to hosts. The built-in manager web UI is also useful to quickly visualise what policies are deployed in any environment.
Installation is quick, and thanks to a well-documented set of CRD resources, configuration is also pretty straightforward.
Calico also bundles the whole Tigera security/observability suite, which comes in handy to write more complex network policies which extend to hosts. The built-in manager web UI is also useful to quickly visualise what policies are deployed in any environment.
What do you dislike about the product?
There are some shortcomings with some of the enterprise features, some of them suffer from small bugs which still have not been solved. Although support is quick to react, it can take a long time to obtain a proper bug fix in a next release.
The current network policy implementation, although solid, also suffers from limitations in terms of the selectors, which can lead to some rather complex workarounds. Also, the manager web UI is very limited and will not help a lot when troubleshooting denied flows. Most of the time, learning to use Kibana which is part of the installation and writing KQL queries will be more useful.
Although installation is easy, uninstalling Calico can be a bit difficult as the Tigera operator does not clean the installed resources. You will have to locate the remnants yourself, and delete them.
The current network policy implementation, although solid, also suffers from limitations in terms of the selectors, which can lead to some rather complex workarounds. Also, the manager web UI is very limited and will not help a lot when troubleshooting denied flows. Most of the time, learning to use Kibana which is part of the installation and writing KQL queries will be more useful.
Although installation is easy, uninstalling Calico can be a bit difficult as the Tigera operator does not clean the installed resources. You will have to locate the remnants yourself, and delete them.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Calico Cloud enables us to extend Kubernetes network policies, and unify the network security operations under a single Kubernetes-based declarative worflow. It provides a way to author, deploy, manage, and monitor security policies in any Kubernetes cluster.
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Great tool for network policy generation and cluser/container scanning
What do you like best about the product?
Network policy generation ardous task done manually. The network policy recommendations are great and make this a breeze. The network observabilty tool is wonderful to observe questionable traffic and possible network policy problems. Everything you need to easily work with network policy is right there. DNS rules are a major plus. The setup is really easy. Support is great.
What do you dislike about the product?
The recommended network policies sometimes generate overlappying/duplicate rules. I'd like to see better integration with Azure DevOps for container scanning. If no endpoints exist the monitor shows that their were denied flows (this happens in Allow Tigera tier).
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Calico gives us real time container scanning in the cluster as well as manual container scanning for use in breaking builds. I feel at peace knowing I'm aware of all traffic in and out of our clusters,
Constantly improving, cost-effective container and network security platform.
What do you like best about the product?
Very easy to integrate into kubernetes, deployment is quick and painless.
Tigera support is knowledgeable and helpful.
The network security policy recommendations are excellent.
Great visibility of traffic within the cluster.
Tigera support is knowledgeable and helpful.
The network security policy recommendations are excellent.
Great visibility of traffic within the cluster.
What do you dislike about the product?
The pricing model may not be that friendly for compute-intensive environments, but offers much more value than traditional network security appliances.
Configuration can be a little tricky to dial-in, but once setup properly it's basically "hands-free".
Many namespaces and pods are deployed as part of the installation, which comes with more overhead albeit minimal.
Configuration can be a little tricky to dial-in, but once setup properly it's basically "hands-free".
Many namespaces and pods are deployed as part of the installation, which comes with more overhead albeit minimal.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We use Calico Cloud is our primary tool for securing our containerized workloads via policy including egress filtering via FQDNs, anomaly and threat detection, and namespace isolation to name a few.
Improvement can be done
What do you like best about the product?
The availability and speed of the saas solution
What do you dislike about the product?
manual created yaml files can not be imported
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Cloud calico can handle too many policies which we are having of our kubernetes clusters
A game-changer for managing network security and policies in Kubernetes clusters
What do you like best about the product?
1. Detailed network policy control
2. Scalability and efficiency
3. Effortless management
4. Prompt support
5. Seamless Integration
2. Scalability and efficiency
3. Effortless management
4. Prompt support
5. Seamless Integration
What do you dislike about the product?
Limited support coverage: While Calico Cloud offers self-managed and hosted options, the support coverage is still limited. It would be great if Calico Cloud support extend to Asia timezone.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Cybersecurity, Scalability, Performance and Cost.
Awesome product
What do you like best about the product?
Once you get used to the navigation and layout, you discover the wealth of information at your fingertips.
The support and knowladge of the team is unmached and going the extra mile is second nature to them.
Once you are setup, upgrades and management is an easy task.
The support and knowladge of the team is unmached and going the extra mile is second nature to them.
Once you are setup, upgrades and management is an easy task.
What do you dislike about the product?
Intitial setup does tend to confuse new users.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It simplifies securing the of containers and assits in resolving issues.
Great Product
What do you like best about the product?
The instalation and upgrades are no too complicated
Staff support is great
Staff support is great
What do you dislike about the product?
Some of the dashboards and functionality are a little complicated until you understand it
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
it resolves security issues and it reports on them, which in turn is a massive help to us..
Great Product and a phenomenal company to work with
What do you like best about the product?
Calico gives us essential visibility and control of network flow within our Kubenetes environment. It simplifies what would be an extremely complex management activities.
They have regulalry introduced new features and helped us leverage them.
Their support team are one of the best I have dealt with, regulalry going above and beyond to ensure the best outcome for our organisation.
They have regulalry introduced new features and helped us leverage them.
Their support team are one of the best I have dealt with, regulalry going above and beyond to ensure the best outcome for our organisation.
What do you dislike about the product?
We havent had any issues or problems to mention.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We implemented Calico to improve netwrok segmentation and viaibility in our Kubernetes environment. More recently we have started leveraging container integrity and vulnerability assessment capabailities.
Well engineered product backed by some awesome folks
What do you like best about the product?
The product is solid and does what it says it does, which is not something you always see. More importantly though, the team backing the product is amazing.
What do you dislike about the product?
I have not experienced anything while working with calico that I could qualify as a dislike.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It is allowing us to provide a multi tenented network.
Calico Cloud: Near-perfect container networking and network security solution
What do you like best about the product?
Run bare-metal, self-hosted Kubernetes: Calico Cloud provides first-class support for these setups.
Supports advanced networking features: It offers IPv6 and WireGuard support for versatile network configurations.
Enables granular control: Egress gateways and eBPF support enable you to precisely manage traffic flow.
Value clear guidance: The documentation is of excellent quality.
A user-friendly interface: The web-based UI is both intuitive and comprehensive.
Prioritize ongoing support: Calico provides professional support, including a dedicated Customer Success Engineer (CSEs) for weekly consultations.
Supports advanced networking features: It offers IPv6 and WireGuard support for versatile network configurations.
Enables granular control: Egress gateways and eBPF support enable you to precisely manage traffic flow.
Value clear guidance: The documentation is of excellent quality.
A user-friendly interface: The web-based UI is both intuitive and comprehensive.
Prioritize ongoing support: Calico provides professional support, including a dedicated Customer Success Engineer (CSEs) for weekly consultations.
What do you dislike about the product?
Pricing Model: Calico Cloud charges per vCPU, which can be expensive for high-core machines. For example, a single 32-core machine might be billed as 16 nodes, leading to high monthly costs.
Deployment Complexity: The product requires managing resources across 18 Kubernetes namespaces, increasing deployment complexity.
Limited Functionality: Currently, Calico Cloud doesn't support VRF (Virtual Routing and Forwarding), which restricts routing table configuration options.
Deployment Complexity: The product requires managing resources across 18 Kubernetes namespaces, increasing deployment complexity.
Limited Functionality: Currently, Calico Cloud doesn't support VRF (Virtual Routing and Forwarding), which restricts routing table configuration options.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Simplified Networking: Calico takes care of IP Address Management (IPAM) and automates BGP peering with top-of-rack switches. This frees me from manual configuration and ensures efficient network allocation.
Streamlined Audits: Calico generates reports that meet SOC 2 compliance standards. This saves significant effort during audits by providing readily available documentation.
Granular Security: Calico allows me to manage firewall rules down to individual Pods. This granular control strengthens security by tailoring protection to specific workloads.
Enhanced Visibility: Calico's extensive logging and metrics enable me to visualize traffic flows within my Kubernetes environment. This improved observability helps troubleshoot issues and optimize network performance.
Streamlined Audits: Calico generates reports that meet SOC 2 compliance standards. This saves significant effort during audits by providing readily available documentation.
Granular Security: Calico allows me to manage firewall rules down to individual Pods. This granular control strengthens security by tailoring protection to specific workloads.
Enhanced Visibility: Calico's extensive logging and metrics enable me to visualize traffic flows within my Kubernetes environment. This improved observability helps troubleshoot issues and optimize network performance.
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