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| Product | Akamai Guardicore Segmentation by Akamai View product | Illumio Core by Illumio View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Looking for Microsegmentation software? Akamai Guardicore Segmentation by Akamai provides legacy OS support for legacy server security. Compare features and alternatives. | Looking for Zero Trust software? Illumio Core by Illumio provides ransomware containment for ransomware lateral movement containment. Compare features and alternatives. |
| Product type | Microsegmentation & Zero Trust Network Defense | Enterprise Zero Trust Microsegmentation & Workload Protection Platform |
| Best for | Financial Services, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Tech, Retail, Banking & Finance, E-commerce, Technology | Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Manufacturing, Retail, Energy, Critical Infrastructure |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: no |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloudHybrid | SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Cloud SaaS / Agent-Based Hybrid; Cloud SaaS Console; Lightweight Host Agent | On-premises; Cloud SaaS; Hybrid; Virtual Appliance; On-premises PCE cluster; Illumio-managed Cloud SaaS; Hybrid |
| Data residency | Global cloud hosting; On-premises management options | Customer datacenter; US; EU; Asia-Pacific |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: yes |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: yes | SSO: yes |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: yes | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: yes | Multi-tenant: yes |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | Virtual MachinesContainersBare-Metal ServersMulti-Cloud VPCs | Bare metal serversVMware vSphereNutanixOpenShiftAWSAzureGCP |
| Compliance | PCI-DSS 4.0SOC 2 Type IIISO/IEC 27001HIPAANIST 800-207 | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001Common CriteriaFIPS 140-2PCI DSSHIPAASWIFT CSP |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | KubernetesOpenShiftVMwareAWSAzureSplunkServiceNow | ServiceNowSplunkIBM QRadarHashiCorp TerraformQualysTenable |
| Industries | Financial ServicesHealthcareManufacturingTechRetailBanking & Finance+2 more | Financial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentManufacturingRetailEnergy+1 more |
| Regions | Global edge cloud & customer data centers | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Akamai | Illumio |
| Headquarters | Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | Sunnyvale, California, USA |
| Company size | 10,001+ | 1,000+ |
| Founded | 1998 | 2013 |
Overview
What it is
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation
Looking for Microsegmentation software? Akamai Guardicore Segmentation by Akamai provides legacy OS support for legacy server security. Compare features and alternatives.Illumio Core
Looking for Zero Trust software? Illumio Core by Illumio provides ransomware containment for ransomware lateral movement containment. Compare features and alternatives.Product type
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation
Microsegmentation & Zero Trust Network DefenseIllumio Core
Enterprise Zero Trust Microsegmentation & Workload Protection PlatformBest for
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation
Financial Services, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Tech, Retail, Banking & Finance, E-commerce, TechnologyIllumio Core
Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Manufacturing, Retail, Energy, Critical InfrastructurePricing
Pricing model
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation
Contact VendorIllumio Core
Contact VendorFree trial
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation
Free trial: yesIllumio Core
Free trial: noDeployment
Deployment options
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation
Illumio Core
Deployment details
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation
Cloud SaaS / Agent-Based Hybrid; Cloud SaaS Console; Lightweight Host AgentIllumio Core
On-premises; Cloud SaaS; Hybrid; Virtual Appliance; On-premises PCE cluster; Illumio-managed Cloud SaaS; HybridData residency
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation
Global cloud hosting; On-premises management optionsIllumio Core
Customer datacenter; US; EU; Asia-PacificKey features
What it offers
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation
- Process-level microsegmentation
- Visual network topology mapping
- Automated policy generation
- Legacy OS support
- Built-in deception
- Zero Trust control
- Ransomware blast radius reduction
- PCI-DSS scope reduction
Illumio Core
- Real-time application dependency mapping
- Policy modeling and simulation
- Host-based firewall orchestration
- Automated workload labeling
- Ransomware containment
- Tamper-proof VEN agent
- Ransomware lateral movement containment
- Data center microsegmentation
Platform & access
API access
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation
API access: yesIllumio Core
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation
SSO: yesIllumio Core
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation
RBAC: yesIllumio Core
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation
Multi-tenant: yesIllumio Core
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation
Mobile app: noIllumio Core
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation
Illumio Core
Compliance
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation
Illumio Core
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation
Illumio Core
Industries
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation
Illumio Core
Regions
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation
Illumio Core
Vendor
Company
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation
AkamaiIllumio Core
IllumioHeadquarters
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USAIllumio Core
Sunnyvale, California, USACompany size
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation
10,001+Illumio Core
1,000+Founded
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation
1998Illumio Core
2013