
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation
6.4#2 in microsegmentation softwareWebAPILinuxSelf-hosted
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| Fact | Akamai Guardicore Segmentation | Elisity Microsegmentation |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment | The product can be managed in the cloud or on premises and offers agent-based and agentless options. | Elisity says its Virtual Edge software runs at the access layer or in virtual environments and synchronizes policies to existing infrastructure without additional hardware. |
| Founded | 1998 | 2018 |
| Headquarters | Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States | Dallas, Texas, United States |
| Integrations | Akamai’s product brief names AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud, Active Directory, VMware, ServiceNow, and F5 among supported infrastructure or data sources. | The integrations page lists Armis, Claroty, CrowdStrike, Microsoft Defender, ServiceNow, Active Directory, Splunk, and network vendors including Cisco, Juniper, Aruba, and Arista. |
| Purpose | Akamai Guardicore Segmentation uses microsegmentation to stop lateral movement, contain breaches, and support Zero Trust strategies. | Elisity describes its product as identity-based microsegmentation that limits lateral movement across users, workloads, and devices. |
| Support | Akamai lists 24/7 expert technical assistance and designated top-tier escalation engineers for the product. | The customer terms include software support and maintenance during the subscription term at no additional fees, as part of a Software Order. |
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It may suit organizations managing segmentation across cloud, on-premises, Kubernetes, or IoT/OT environments. Its self-hosted platform and central management are relevant to teams that need outbound controls and application rules.
It suits organizations in healthcare, manufacturing, industrial, and commercial sectors seeking identity-based network segmentation across mixed IT, IoT, OT, and IoMT environments. Teams should be prepared to deploy Access Software to an access-layer switch or virtual machine and access the Cloud Control Center in a browser.