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# HashiCorp Consul

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> Consul is a service networking software designed to help businesses secure network traffic and discover services across public or private cloud and any runtime platform. Key features include server monitoring, network diagnosis, IP address monitoring, policy management, network resource management and device auto-discovery.


Teams using Consul can connect services to each other through sidecar proxies that can be deployed locally with each service instance. With Kubernetes, users can deploy two services using the platform, discover each other and communicate over TLS via Consul Connect. Additionally, it offers NGINX templates that can be configured according to the latest list of backend servers in order to automate load balancing. 


Consul facilitates integration with various third-party applications, such as Google Cloud Platform, VMware, Vault, SPIFFE, Envoy, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and more. Pricing is available across three offerings: open source, enterprise platform and enterprise modules. Support is extended via documentation, FAQs, email and an inquiry form.
> 
> Verdict: Rated **4.7/5** by 3 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**.

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## Quick Stats & Ratings

| Metric | Rating | Detail |
| **Overall** | **4.7/5** | 3 Reviews |
| Ease of Use | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Customer Support | 5.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Value for Money | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Features | 5.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) |

## About the vendor

- **Company**: HashiCorp
- **Founded**: 2012

## Commercial Context

- **Starting Price**: US$1.00
- **Pricing model**:  (Free version available)
- **Pricing Details**: A 30-day free trial is offered for HashiCorp Consul Enterprise plan. Please contact HashiCorp directly for pricing details.
- **Target Audience**: 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+
- **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Linux (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise), Linux (On-Premise)
- **Supported Languages**: English
- **Available Countries**: United States

## Features

- API
- Automatic Backup
- Configuration Management
- Dashboard
- Device Auto Discovery
- IP Address Monitoring
- Location-Based Mapping
- Monitoring
- Network Analysis
- Network Resource Management
- On-Demand Mapping
- Policy Management
- Real-Time Monitoring
- Remote Monitoring & Management
- Server Monitoring
- Status Tracking
- Third-Party Integrations
- Uptime Reporting

## Integrations (4 total)

- AppDynamics
- Circonus
- Datadog
- PagerDuty

## Support Options

- Email/Help Desk
- FAQs/Forum
- Knowledge Base
- Phone Support
- 24/7 (Live rep)
- Chat

## Category

- [Network Mapping Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4217/network-mapping/software)

## Related Categories

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4. [ManageEngine OpUtils](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/435468/manageengine-oputils) — 4.4/5 (129 reviews)
5. [PRTG](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/151096/prtg-network-monitor) — 4.6/5 (254 reviews)

## Reviews

### "My go to Service Mesh for K8S" — 5.0/5

> **Mo** | *15 February 2022* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: I've used consul in the past to migrate from LoadBalancers to NGINX and the console made it easy to list all services and backend ports. By creating templates we use it to get dynamic inventories for Ansible instead of static addresses.
> 
> **Cons**: Not a complain at all but some clients have ticketing systems like ServiceNow and will be nice to have integration from Consul discovery to the ServiceNow CMDB

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### "Hashicorp Consul" — 4.0/5

> **Bediss** | *18 January 2024* | Retail | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Un déploiement simple permet de gagner beaucoup de temps, la facilité de gestion permet d'économiser les coûts quotidiens de configuration et de gestion
> 
> **Cons**: Parfois, la documentation sur le site Web n'est pas suffisante lorsque le cluster s'éteint

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### "Excellent product to implement Ingress and Service Discovery" — 5.0/5

> **Gaspar** | *24 January 2023* | Media Production | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Once the setup and configuration is done, by adding a few labels to your deployments you have service discovery fully implemented.
> 
> **Cons**: Complexity, and sometimes there's some network-related setup that is not easy to detect that will make Consul to not work properly, and in such cases it is very difficult to determine the root cause

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