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Antrea is ranked #2 of 22 in container networking software on Inferse. It runs on API, Linux, Self-hosted, Windows. There is a free plan.
Compared on container networking software
- Deployment model
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Facts
- Purpose
- Antrea implements the Container Network Interface and Kubernetes NetworkPolicy to provide pod networking and security for Kubernetes workloads.antrea.io · 3 Oct 2026
- Data plane
- Antrea uses Open vSwitch as its networking data plane, including for Kubernetes Service load balancing.antrea.io · 3 Oct 2026
- Network modes
- It supports overlay networking with VXLAN or Geneve and can also run without an overlay, depending on the infrastructure and use case.antrea.io · 3 Oct 2026
- Policy features
- Its policy model adds policy tiering, rule priorities, cluster-level policies, and Node policies to Kubernetes NetworkPolicy.antrea.io · 3 Oct 2026
- Multi-cluster
- Antrea can federate Kubernetes clusters with a unified data plane, multi-cluster Services, and security posture.antrea.io · 3 Oct 2026
- Encryption
- Antrea supports IPsec or WireGuard encryption of pod traffic between Linux nodes; traffic encryption is not supported on Windows nodes.antrea.io · 3 Oct 2026
- Observability
- Antrea provides CLI and UI diagnostics such as packet tracing, policy analysis, and flow inspection, and exports metrics to Prometheus.antrea.io · 3 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The documentation lists integrations and guides for Prometheus, Octant, Multus, and Fluentd.antrea.io · 3 Oct 2026
- Cloud deployment
- The documentation provides deployment guides for Amazon EKS, Azure AKS, and Google GKE, with GKE marked Alpha.antrea.io · 3 Oct 2026
- Azure support
- The AKS guide says Azure support is no longer tested starting with Antrea 2.5 and Azure-related issues are handled on a best-effort basis.antrea.io · 3 Oct 2026
- Requirements
- The overview says Antrea has been tested with Kubernetes 1.23 or later and requires the Open vSwitch kernel module on every Kubernetes node.antrea.io · 3 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project directs users to its Kubernetes Slack channel, mailing lists, community meetings, and office hours.antrea.io · 3 Oct 2026
- Project status
- Antrea identifies itself as a Cloud Native Computing Foundation sandbox project.antrea.io · 3 Oct 2026
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Sources
- antrea.io· checked 3 Oct 2026
- antrea.io/docs/v2.7.0/· checked 3 Oct 2026
- antrea.io/docs/v2.7.0/docs/traffic-encryption/· checked 3 Oct 2026
- antrea.io/docs/v2.7.0/docs/aks-installation/· checked 3 Oct 2026

