Envoy is an open-source edge and service proxy designed for cloud-native applications. Originally developed by Lyft and now a graduated project of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), it functions as a high-performance C++ distributed proxy that provides advanced load balancing, observability, and security features for microservice architectures.
Brand Authority Index (BAI): 92/100
Archetype: Challenger
Category: Software
https://optimly.ai/brand/envoy-proxy
Last analyzed: April 11, 2026
Founded: 2016
Headquarters: San Francisco, CA (via CNCF/Linux Foundation)