Cilium eBPF vs Calico: Kubernetes Network Overhead, WireGuard Encryption & Security Policies
Cilium eBPF vs Calico: Kubernetes Network Overhead, WireGuard Encryption & Security Policies ## Executive Summary & Decision Matrix | Metric (measured, k3s/kubeadm v1.30, 3× c5.4xlarge nodes, 25 Gbps NVMe-backed) | Cilium 1.16 (eBPF dataplane) | Calico 3.28 (eBPF mode) | |---|---|---| | Pod-to-pod…
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Cilium eBPF vs Calico: Kubernetes Network Overhead, WireGuard Encryption & Security Policies