Leading the
eBPF-Powered Revolution
in Cloud Native
Networking & Security
Enterprises Trust Cilium
Open Source Ecosystem
The future of networking is open source
We maintain
Cilium is eBPF-powered networking, observability, and security for a cloud native world.
eBPF enables safe, efficient extensibility for Linux kernel networking, security, and tracing.
We contribute
Kubernetes is the de facto standard for running cloud native apps. Cilium integrates via the Container Network Interface (CNI).
Envoy is a proxy with rich support for L7-protocols like HTTP. Cilium accelerates Envoy for efficient API-layer processing.
News
Isovalent Launches - TechCrunch
With Breakthrough New Approach to Cloud-Native Networking. With $29 Million From Andreessen Horowitz, Cisco and Google. 
Google Selects Cilium for GKE Dataplane V2
One of Kubernetes’ true superpowers is its developer-first networking model. It provides easy-to-use features…
Investing in Isovalent - Andreessen Horowitz
I am very excited to announce our partnership with Isovalent in their journey to redefine networking and security…
What is Cilium
The most advanced way to connect, observe, and secure cloud native apps
Cilium Enterprise
Hardened & supported distribution of Cilium plus advanced observability and security workflows
Secure & Scalable Connectivity
- Zero-Trust Network Policy
- High-Performance Load Balancing
- Multi-Cluster Connectivity
- Transparent Encryption
Security Compliance & Forensics
- Identity-Aware Event SIEM Export
- Network Flow Visibility
- Workload Runtime Visibility
- Compliance Monitoring
Application Team Troubleshooting
& Policy Workflows
- Multi-tenant Connectivity Data + Metrics
- Historical Data Views + Analytics
- Simplified Network Policy Creation
- Automated Network Policy Approvals
