istio/istio
Connect, secure, control, and observe services.
Istio: a mature service mesh for securing and observing microservices — Istio is an established, CNCF-graduated service mesh that transparently adds traffic control, mTLS security, and observability to existing distributed apps without code changes. It's a solid choice for platform teams running Kubernetes microservices who need load balancing, policy enforcement, and fault injection at the infrastructure layer.
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Metrics
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Star growth and Trending appearances (last 30 days)
First listed+6★/dayDailyWeekly
Sep 30, 2026Oct 29, 2026
Bands mark days on the trending list (darker = higher rank)
Daily trending ranks as a table (2 days)
| Date | Daily | Weekly |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2026 | — | go #17 +24 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | go #19 +4 | — |
Created Nov 19, 2016 · First on trending Oct 21, 2026
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Rank within kubernetes
| # | Repository | ★ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | kubernetes/kubernetes | 128,595 |
| 2 | bregman-arie/devops-exercises | 85,148 |
| 3 | netdata/netdata | 81,202 |
| 4 | traefik/traefik | 65,399 |
| 5 | etcd-io/etcd | 52,432 |
| 6 | Kong/kong | 44,318 |
| 7 | ToolJet/ToolJet | 41,141 |
| 8 | aquasecurity/trivy | 38,816 |
| 9 | istio/istio | 38,475 |
| 10 | seaweedfs/seaweedfs | 35,794 |