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Airgap Zero Trust Enterprise vs Akamai Guardicore Segmentation comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Airgap Zero Trust Enterprise
Ranking in Microsegmentation Software
6th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation
Ranking in Microsegmentation Software
3rd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
26
Ranking in other categories
Cloud and Data Center Security (1st), Cloud Workload Protection Platforms (CWPP) (10th), Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Microsegmentation Software category, the mindshare of Airgap Zero Trust Enterprise is 2.2%, up from 1.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Akamai Guardicore Segmentation is 21.3%, down from 27.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Microsegmentation Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation21.3%
Airgap Zero Trust Enterprise2.2%
Other76.5%
Microsegmentation Software
 

Featured Reviews

Atul-Yadav - PeerSpot reviewer
Enterprise Cloud and AI Security Architect at a security firm with 10,001+ employees
Implements real-time threat monitoring and reduces false positives with automated remediation
An area for improvement is in integrating AGentic architectures for retrieval-intensive applications in cloud infrastructures. Ensuring that Airgap Zero Trust Enterprise can work with AI agents and protect applications managed by them would be a significant enhancement. In addition, addressing the issue of the occasional hang could improve the product.
Vibin Thomas - PeerSpot reviewer
Team Lead, Technical Content Security at Valuepoint Systems
Zero-trust micro-segmentation has strengthened security and improves east-west traffic visibility
While Akamai Guardicore Segmentation is a very powerful solution, there are a few areas where it could be improved. One of the main challenges is the initial deployment and policy design complexity. In large environments, understanding all application dependencies and creating the right policies can take time and requires close coordination with application teams. The user interface and policy management can also be improved. As the number of policies grows, managing and organizing them becomes slightly complex. A more simplified or intuitive policy structure would help operational teams. Another area is integration with other security tools such as SIEM or SOAR platforms. While integration is possible, making it more seamless and easier to configure would add value. Additionally, the reporting and dashboard could be enhanced to provide more customizable and business-level insights, especially for management and reporting. One small improvement I would suggest for Akamai Guardicore Segmentation is having more automation capabilities for policy creation and recommendation. For example, AI-driven suggestions based on observed traffic patterns would help reduce manual effort during the initial policy design. It would also help to have more predefined templates for common use cases, especially for industries such as banking, to speed up deployment. Another area is enhanced reporting customization where we can easily generate business-level dashboards for management and compliance teams without any additional effort.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The return on investment has been significant, as Airgap Zero Trust Enterprise has proved to be cost-effective."
"The technical support has been excellent, and is probably one of the best customer services provided by any company, as they are helpful, reactive to problems, and constantly work to enable us to do what we want to do."
"In security, there are not many products that can do what Guardicore Centra can do in terms of visibility, seeing what is going on in the server, and using the type of mapping that it gives you with the application."
"The interface and dashboard are amazing."
"Guardicore Centra offers the best coverage specifically in backward compatibility with legacy operating systems."
"That is primarily because I've seen increased rules. It's kind of caught us a little off guard. With GuardiCore, I have had to deal with their technical support and engineering team in Israel. They are amazing. They are very quick to adapt."
"I found the solution to be stable."
"The real bonus is the fact that we can secure applications, all the way down to the individual services, on each host. It's actually more granular security than we can get out of a traditional firewall."
"After implementing Akamai Guardicore Segmentation, I can say that for most customers with whom we implement Guardicore, we see once we do micro-segmentation for an application that the possible connections that can be established on that application usually drop by 80%."
 

Cons

"Sometimes, Airgap Zero Trust Enterprise hangs, requiring a process restart."
"Incident tagging could be improved. Other vendors offer semi-automatic tagging, which Guardicore doesn't yet have."
"Supports become difficult when it's for a big organization. For a small organization, medium organization, it still makes sense, however, for a big organization, it makes life difficult."
"Needs more customization of honeypots and a vaster catalog of systems able to be mimicked."
"The maps could go a bit faster. They are useful but slightly slow."
"Customers would want to see the cost improved."
"It doesn't support a PAAC solution (Platforma as a service) in the cloud."
"The maps could go a bit faster. They are useful but slightly slow."
"In our version, when using the terminal server, we cannot exclude user tasks for each session."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The price is the same as other products in the market. There's no price argument to choose one or the other product, it will cost the customer approximately the same."
"This is not a cheap solution but you have to consider the bigger picture, which is what it is giving you."
"The solution is reasonably priced and I would rate it a six out of ten. The tool's licensing costs are yearly."
"Compared to the pricing we were seeing from both Illumio and Edgewise, Guardicore was very competitive."
"GuardiCore has made some new changes to the license now. We've seen monthly and annual licenses based on a subscription. We have a few clients that pay anywhere from $25,000 a year."
"The pricing is too high."
"The customer would complain about the cost."
"Akamai Guardicore Segmentation is expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Insurance Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Energy/Utilities Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Insurance Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business11
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise15
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Airgap Zero Trust Enterprise?
An area for improvement is in integrating AGentic architectures for retrieval-intensive applications in cloud infrastructures. Ensuring that Airgap Zero Trust Enterprise can work with AI agents and...
What is your primary use case for Airgap Zero Trust Enterprise?
The primary use case for Airgap Zero Trust Enterprise is to implement Zero Trust security architectures for our Identity and Access Management. I use the system to verify identities and provide pro...
What advice do you have for others considering Airgap Zero Trust Enterprise?
I recommend Airgap Zero Trust Enterprise as a very good product for the Zero Trust strategy. It is particularly relevant for financial institutions, banking, insurance, and product-based companies....
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Guardicore Centra?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Akamai Guardicore Segmentation is great. It has a fair cost for our business.
What needs improvement with Guardicore Infection Monkey?
While Akamai Guardicore Segmentation is a very powerful solution, there are a few areas where it could be improved. One of the main challenges is the initial deployment and policy design complexity...
What is your primary use case for Guardicore Infection Monkey?
Our main use case for Akamai Guardicore Segmentation is to implement micro-segmentation and Zero Trust security across hybrid environments, including both on-premises and cloud workloads. We primar...
 

Also Known As

No data available
Guardicore Centra, GuardiCore
 

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Sample Customers

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Santander, Frontier Airlines, OpenLink, Intermountain Healthcare, Cellcom, BancoBASE
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