Contour vs Varnish Gateway
| Contour | Varnish Gateway | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | Free | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | self-hosted | — |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Ingress API model | both | gateway |
| TLS automation | Yes | No |
| Canary routing | Yes | Yes |
| Rate limiting | Yes | — |
| Auth policies | Yes | Yes |
| Deployment model | self-hosted | self-hosted |
Both are listed in Best Kubernetes Ingress Controllers. On Inferse, Contour scores higher on our published basis.