Linkerd has long been a staple of security, reliability, and observability in Kubernetes, and Linkerd 2.15 can extend these benefits beyond the cluste

Flagger vs Argo Rollouts vs Service Meshes: A Guide to Progressive Delivery in Kubernetes

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2024-02-13 17:30:02

Linkerd has long been a staple of security, reliability, and observability in Kubernetes, and Linkerd 2.15 can extend these benefits beyond the cluster!

Progressive delivery is a vital tool for ensuring that new code is deployed safely to production with automated protections if things go wrong. But how do we accomplish this on Kubernetes? Tools like Argo, Flux, and even service meshes like Linkerd provide different parts of the puzzle. In this post we'll walk you through what you need to know to gracefully roll out progressive delivery in Kubernetes.

This post begins by summarizing the concepts and options for implementing progressive delivery on Kubernetes. It clarifies what a service mesh like Linkerd adds to this, and explains when and why you would want to use each deployment strategy. If you’re already clear on all this, you may want to skip to the comparison at the end.

I'll compare the two leading progressive delivery tools—Flagger and Argo Rollouts–in a head to head battle for the progressive delivery crown! I’ll cover how they differ and overlap, their compatibility with GitOps tools, and what use cases each primarily caters to. After reading this post, you should feel have the insights you needto make informed decisions about progressive delivery tailored to your unique deployment needs.