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HashiCorp Consul pros and cons

Vendor: HashiCorp
3.8 out of 5

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PROS

Provides excellent service discovery capabilities
Offers robust health checking features
Streamlines service segmentation and dynamic configuration
Efficiently integrates with other HashiCorp tools
Ensures high availability and fault tolerance

CONS

Challenges in managing large-scale deployments
Configurational complexity for beginners
High learning curve for advanced features
Occasional stability problems with certain integrations
Performance bottlenecks under heavy loads
 

HashiCorp Consul Pros review quotes

MR
Nov 17, 2023
The documentation is good.
Phanindra Sangers - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 24, 2024
The product's most valuable features are support for Service Mesh TLS and canary deployment.
Kerrigon Isaacs - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 24, 2022
HashiCorp Consul's most valuable feature is the automation of many processes, which limits the errors from user interaction.
 

HashiCorp Consul Cons review quotes

MR
Nov 17, 2023
Health check outputs are delayed sometimes.
Phanindra Sangers - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 24, 2024
They could improve issues related to triggering generic deployments for the platform.
Kerrigon Isaacs - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 24, 2022
The command line of HashiCorp Consul could be more intuitive to make it easier to use.