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Best Azure CNI Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 platforms from container networking software ranked against Azure CNI on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Canal Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hosted Free7.2
    Azure CNI vs Canal
  2. 2
    Calico Open Source Free plan Linuxself-hostedWin Free7.0
    Azure CNI vs Calico Open Source
  3. 3
    DANM Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.9
    Azure CNI vs DANM
  4. 4
    Kube-router Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.9
    Azure CNI vs Kube-router
  5. 5
    Network Service Mesh Free plan apiLinuxself-hosted Free6.9
    Azure CNI vs Network Service Mesh
  6. 6
    Spiderpool Free plan apiLinuxself-hosted Free6.9
    Azure CNI vs Spiderpool
  7. 7
    Terway Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.9
    Azure CNI vs Terway
  8. 8
    VMware Workstation Pro Free plan Linuxself-hostedWin Free6.9
    Azure CNI vs VMware Workstation Pro
  9. 9
    Aviatrix Kubernetes Firewall Free trial self-hostedWeb 6.8
    Azure CNI vs Aviatrix Kubernetes Firewall
  10. 10
    Cilium Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.8
    Azure CNI vs Cilium
  11. 11
    CNI Plugins Free plan LinuxWin Free6.8
    Azure CNI vs CNI Plugins
  12. 12
    Flannel Free plan Linuxself-hostedWin Free6.8
    Azure CNI vs Flannel
  13. 13
    kube-network-policies Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.8
    Azure CNI vs kube-network-policies
  14. 14
    Kube-OVN Free plan apiLinuxself-hosted Free6.8
    Azure CNI vs Kube-OVN
  15. 15
    Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.8
    Azure CNI vs Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines
  16. 16
    Cello CNI Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.7
    Azure CNI vs Cello CNI
  17. 17
    Antrea Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWin Free6.6
    Azure CNI vs Antrea
  18. 18
    Liqo LinuxMacself-hostedWin 6.6
    Azure CNI vs Liqo
  19. 19
    OVN-Kubernetes apiLinuxself-hostedWin 6.6
    Azure CNI vs OVN-Kubernetes
  20. 20
    Amazon VPC CNI Linuxself-hostedWin 6.4
    Azure CNI vs Amazon VPC CNI

Azure CNI alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Canal7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted
2Calico Open Source7.0Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Windows
3DANM6.9Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
4Kube-router6.9Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
5Network Service Mesh6.9Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted
6Spiderpool6.9Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted
7Terway6.9Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
8VMware Workstation Pro6.9Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Windows
9Aviatrix Kubernetes Firewall6.8No—self-hosted, Web
10Cilium6.8Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
11CNI Plugins6.8Free planFreeLinux, Windows
12Flannel6.8Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Windows
13kube-network-policies6.8Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
14Kube-OVN6.8Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted
15Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines6.8No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
16Cello CNI6.7Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
17Antrea6.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Windows
18Liqo6.6No—Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
19OVN-Kubernetes6.6No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Windows
20Amazon VPC CNI6.4No—Linux, self-hosted, Windows
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Questions about Azure CNI alternatives

What is the best alternative to Azure CNI?

Canal, number 1 in container networking software with a score of 7.2 out of 10. The others here: Calico Open Source, DANM, Kube-router and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Azure CNI?

Canal is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 15 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on.