Calico Cloud

7.6easy start · #1 of 21
in Cloud Workload Protection Platforms

Free to practise onyes
Free trialyes
Well documentedyes
Runs where you workyes

Runs on Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows.

Calico Cloud is ranked #1 of 21 in cloud workload protection platforms on The Geeks Club. It runs on Linux, Self-hosted, Web, Windows. There is a free plan. A free trial is offered.

Calico Cloud plans and pricing

All plans

Free Free One user · One cluster · Requires Calico 3.30 or greater · Logs retained 24 hours · Policy Editor view only calicocloud.io · 4 Oct 2026

Pay-As-You-Go Not published Unlimited users · Unlimited clusters · 7-day log retention · Packet capture · Egress Gateway · Threat Defense · DNS and L7 · Alerts · Anomaly Detection calicocloud.io · 4 Oct 2026

Compared on cloud workload protection platforms

Free plan: Yes
Container protection: Yes
Kubernetes protection: Yes
Deployment model: agent-based
Response actions: Deny HTTP traffic; block traffic to suspicious IPs; create security-event exceptions; dismiss security events
Supported host OS: Linux; Windows
Cloud platforms: AWS; Microsoft Azure; Google Cloud

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The record

Purpose: Calico Cloud provides network security, observability, and traffic controls for Kubernetes environments in cloud, on-premises, or at the edge.
Network visibility: Its observability features show network topology, workload connections, dependencies, and traffic data to support troubleshooting.
Threat protection: The product describes integrated IDS/IPS, WAF, and DDoS protection, along with forensics and network-policy quarantine for infected workloads.
Policy management: Calico Cloud supports policy recommendations, tiered policy enforcement, and security policy as code in CI/CD pipelines.
Networking: The site lists eBPF, nftables, iptables, Windows data planes, Envoy Gateway, Egress Gateways, and cluster mesh capabilities.
Compliance: The site describes compliance reporting for PCI, SOC 2, HIPAA, and GDPR, including scheduled or on-demand reports and exportable compliance data.
Managed service: Calico Cloud is presented as a fully managed SaaS service run by Tigera, with a free trial available without a credit card.
Supported Kubernetes environments: Tigera lists self-provisioned Kubernetes, Amazon EKS, Azure AKS, Google GKE, and Rancher Kubernetes Engine 2 among tested and supported environments.
Cluster requirements: A cluster must have a CNI installed before connecting; Calico Open Source is required when Calico Cloud will provide both networking and network policy.
Platform architecture: Calico Cloud supports x86-64 and ARM64 nodes and hybrid Kubernetes clusters with a Linux control plane and Windows nodes on EKS or AKS.
Console browsers: The web console supports the latest two versions of Chrome and Safari.
Support limits: Tigera says the distributions it lists are those it currently tests and supports; other distributions may connect with Calico Open Source installed, with Support available for guidance.
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best Cloud Workload Protection Platforms in 2026#1 of 21

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Sources

calicocloud.io· checked 4 Oct 2026
calicocloud.io· checked 4 Oct 2026
docs.tigera.io/calico-cloud/get-started/system-require· checked 4 Oct 2026