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- DevOps
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Who is Tigera?
Tigera is an enterprise software company that provides security and observability for Kubernetes and container-based cloud-native workloads.
- Kubernetes-native container network security and policy enforcement
- Cloud-native workload observability and compliance monitoring
- Support for multi-cloud, hybrid, and on-premises (on-prem) Kubernetes environments
- Zero-trust network security model for microservices and containers
- Integration with common Kubernetes distributions and cloud provider services
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More About Tigera
Tigera focuses on securing and monitoring Kubernetes-based infrastructure used by enterprises running containerized applications in public cloud, private cloud, and hybrid environments. Its offerings address runtime security, network policy, and observability requirements for teams operating at scale on platforms such as Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS), Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), and on-prem Kubernetes distributions.
The company’s core technology is built around Kubernetes networking and security constructs, including Kubernetes NetworkPolicy, container networking interfaces (CNI), and microsegmentation for workloads. Tigera implements a zero-trust approach to workload communication, using granular network policies to control traffic between pods, namespaces, and services. This enables security teams and platform engineers to define and enforce least-privilege communication patterns across clusters and environments.
Tigera’s primary product family is its Kubernetes network security and observability platform (cloud security / cloud DevOps), which combines policy-based network control, threat detection, and visibility into east-west and north-south traffic. The platform typically integrates with existing Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) tools, and enterprise Security Operations (SecOps) processes. Capabilities include visualizing service-to-service dependencies, monitoring traffic flows, and detecting anomalous or non-compliant connections.
From an architectural perspective, Tigera’s software is deployed as Kubernetes-native components that run alongside application workloads. It leverages standard Kubernetes APIs, Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs), and integrations with cloud networking constructs such as VPCs, security groups, and load balancers where supported by the underlying provider. The solution is designed to work across multiple clusters and cloud accounts, providing a consolidated policy and visibility layer for distributed environments.
Within a marketplace or directory context, Tigera is categorized under Kubernetes security, container networking, cloud-native security, and observability. It is used by platform engineering, DevSecOps, security, and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) teams that need to implement network-level controls, comply with regulatory requirements, and gain detailed visibility into container traffic. Compared with general-purpose network security tools, Tigera’s focus is tightly aligned with Kubernetes constructs and workflows, providing capabilities that map directly to pods, namespaces, services, and cluster-level resources rather than only IP- or host-centric models.
Our description of Tigera. Updated December 2025.
