Akamai Guardicore Segmentation vs Xtended ZeroTrust Security Platform comparison

Akamai and ColorTokens are both solutions in the Cloud and Data Center Security category. Akamai is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.0, while ColorTokens is ranked #17 with an average rating of 7.0. Akamai holds a 18.0% mindshare in CDCS, compared to ColorTokens’s 0.8% mindshare. Additionally, 88% of Akamai users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of ColorTokens users who would recommend it.

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We performed a comparison between Akamai Guardicore Segmentation and Xtended ZeroTrust Security Platform based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Cloud and Data Center Security category, the mindshare of SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security is 2.7%, up from 1.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Akamai Guardicore Segmentation is 18.0%, down from 25.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Xtended ZeroTrust Security Platform is 0.8%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Cloud and Data Center Security Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation	18.0%
SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security	2.7%
Xtended ZeroTrust Security Platform	0.8%
Other	78.5%

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Satyavijay Chavan

Information Security Engineer at DataVigilant Infotech

Enables us to prioritize and effectively address critical security issues

Evidence-based reporting helps us to prioritize and solve critical security issues. The new visualization feature demonstrates how an attacker can enter the system, highlighting the potential path that can be exploited and outlining all the steps the attacker could take. With that visibility, we can ensure the perimeter is strong and attackers cannot enter, thus reducing the risk. It has helped us prioritize issues. The visibility into how an attack could happen is valuable. For example, it highlights the system vulnerability and outlines where an attack could propagate. The visualization helps me to prioritize remediation, and if I don't know where to start, I can check to see the score that enables me to prioritize issues. I am using infrastructure-as-code scanning, and it's one of the useful features. In pre-production, it identifies embedded secrets and misconfigurations, including issues with Kubernetes or some privileged containers. This feature allows us to pass the audit and secure IaC code so that it isn't easily exploitable by attackers. We can more proactively work to identify and resolve vulnerabilities by using the dashboard and the alerting system that SentinelOne provides. It helps us with audits and compliance. We can show the compliance in percentage. We can confidently say that our company or infrastructure is very secure. It has improved our security posture by 30% to 35%. It has reduced our false positives by 30%. It has helped teams collaborate better. The security team manages SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security, and when it flags vulnerabilities, they are forwarded to DevOps for remediation. Previously, we needed to identify and report the issues, but there would be lapses in communication. Now, there is a centralized dashboard that anyone can look at and see the open issues and work on them.

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Ken Bauer

Senior Security Analyst at a retailer with 5,001-10,000 employees

Segmentation of legacy systems has protected outdated endpoints and reduces network risk

The best features Akamai Guardicore Segmentation offers make it simple to see all of the connections that are being made to each of the endpoints, and they can be controlled by process and port. The ability to control by process and port helps my team day-to-day because, since there are hundreds of thousands of connections to some of these endpoints, looking at the Reveal Map makes it simple to audit and create rules for what we want to allow. Akamai Guardicore Segmentation has impacted my organization positively because we find it difficult to remove the legacy systems, so it was very important to segment them from the rest of the network to protect them and protect the rest of our network.

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CanselÖzcan

Managing Director at WildCats Teknoloji

Enhanced remote security with reasonable pricing and room for better support

The idea behind ZeroTrust is to significantly reduce security operations within your company. It helps in reducing hidden costs associated with these operations. Using ZeroTrust solutions also reduces the security surface, which is very important. During the COVID period, companies using this solution were able to reduce their employees as the platform minimized the need for an extensive security team.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"We like SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security's vulnerability assessment and management features, and its vulnerability databases."

"The most valuable feature of the solution is its storyline, which helps trace an event back to its source, like an email or someone clicking on a link."

"We like the platform and its response time. We also like that its console is user-friendly as well as modern and sleek."

"The user interface is well-designed and easy to navigate."

"The solution's most valuable features are its ability to detect vulnerabilities inside AWS resources and its ability to rescan after a specific duration set by the administrator."

"It's helped free up staff time so that they can work on other projects."

"I like CSPM the most. It captures a lot of alerts within a short period of time. When an alert gets triggered on the cloud, it throws an alert within half an hour, which is very reasonable. It is a plus point for us."

"Cloud Native Security has helped us with our risk posture and securing our agenda. It has been tremendous in terms of supporting growth."

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"Its deception features are great, providing a rich telemetry of lured origins, and are a great resource for any active defense strategy."

"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."

"The most valuable features of the solution are the maps and ring fencing that help monitor events."

"The tool is a complete package that offers many features like visibility. You can get a graph with real-time workflows and visibility into server-to-server communication. We get visibility into many things happening within our environment."

"The label-based segmentation is the most valuable feature."

"The interface and dashboard are amazing."

"We like the centralized management of the firewalls. Until we installed Guardicore Centra, we managed all our firewalls individually, so making changes was complicated, difficult, and time-consuming."

"Akamai Guardicore Segmentation offers us large visibility in all our environments and helps us to understand network segmentation and traffic."

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"Due to COVID, many employees work from home, requiring a secure VPN solution. Most of the ZeroTrust platforms integrate VPN and serve as a web proxy, securing the VPN site."

Cons

"I would like SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security to add real-time detection of vulnerabilities and cloud misconfigurations."

"Some of the navigation and some aspects of the portal may be a little bit confusing."

"The cloud-based operations might pose challenges in areas with limited or unavailable internet connectivity."

"The SentinelOne customer support needs improvement, as they are sometimes late in responding, which is critical in a production issue."

"We use SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security and also SentinelOne. If SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security integrated some of the endpoint security features of SentinelOne, it would be the perfect one-stop solution for everything. We wouldn't need to switch between the products. At my organization, I am responsible for endpoint security and vulnerability management. Integrating both functions into one application would be ideal because I could see all the alerts, heat maps, and reports in one console."

"There is room for improvement in the current active licensing model for SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security."

"The price is on the higher side. The dashboard can be more detailed."

"SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security can improve by eliminating 100 percent of the false positives."

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"The dashboard needs improvement. It should be more flexible so that I can easily see what I want or need to see."

"The product needs a few features like enhanced user policies and payload-level inspection to improve the offering."

"Guardicore Centra should incorporate automation so that we don't require to write custom scripts and APIs. The tool also has limitations on rules where it allows only sixty thousand rules. Our clients have also commented that there are too many manual clicks and effort to do changes. I think that the incorporation of automation can help our clients make changes with confidence and without the possibility of human error."

"They can maybe improve their customer service just because they are kind of a small organization, and customer service isn't as big as others such as VMware."

"It would be very helpful for beginners if the solution had more windows to help with the terms inside instead of going to the documentation."

"The maps could go a bit faster. They are useful but slightly slow."

"Akamai Guardicore Segmentation can be improved because keeping it up to date is difficult since it is SaaS-based and updates are not on a regular schedule; I have to reach out to my contact to ask them to update to a newer version, and it would be helpful if updates were on a regular cadence so that I would not have to remember to ask them."

"I would rate the stability a six out of ten, where one is low and ten is high stability."

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"Xtended ZeroTrust should consider improvements in technical support and pricing."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"While I'm slightly out of touch with pricing, I know SentinelOne is much cheaper than other products."

"I would rate the cost a seven out of ten with ten being the most costly."

"The cost for PingSafe is average when compared to other CSPM tools."

"The licensing is easy to understand and implement, with some flexibility to accommodate dynamic environments."

"PingSafe is affordable."

"Singularity Cloud Workload Security's licensing and price were cheaper than the other solutions we looked at."

"The pricing for PingSafe in India was more reasonable than other competitors."

"Singularity Cloud Workload Security's pricing is good."

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"Guardicore Centra provides better value for money than NSX, was the other solution that we looked at, which was too expensive for what it does."

"The customer would complain about the cost."

"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."

"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."

"The pricing is too high."

"This is not a cheap solution but you have to consider the bigger picture, which is what it is giving you."

"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."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

14%

Computer Software Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

Financial Services Firm

18%

Computer Software Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

Insurance Company

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Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	48
Midsize Enterprise	22
Large Enterprise	54

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	7
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	10

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about PingSafe?

The dashboard gives me an overview of all the things happening in the product, making it one of the tool's best featu...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for PingSafe?

Regarding the pricing for SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security, I do not think it is something I can compare.

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What needs improvement with PingSafe?

Regarding the downsides of cloud security, I do not have much negative to discuss about cloud security, because it is...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Guardicore Centra?

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that overall everything worked out really well. The pricing ...

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What do you like most about Guardicore Infection Monkey?

Initially, I liked the telemetry part. But later, we used the microsegmentation features that we were able to deploy ...

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What needs improvement with Guardicore Infection Monkey?

I believe Akamai Guardicore Segmentation could be improved with a feature to filter, and I believe implementing MFA w...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Xtended ZeroTrust Security Platform?

When evaluating the cost, customers often have complaints about pricing. From a broader perspective, the price is jus...

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What needs improvement with Xtended ZeroTrust Security Platform?

Xtended ZeroTrust should consider improvements in technical support and pricing. It is tricky to get a clear answer b...

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What is your primary use case for Xtended ZeroTrust Security Platform?

We started working with Xtended ZeroTrust Security Platform at the beginning of COVID. We have been using it for arou...

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Compared 37% of the time

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Compared 8% of the time

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Also Known As

PingSafe

Guardicore Centra, GuardiCore

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Overview

SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security offers a streamlined approach to cloud security with intuitive operation and strong integration capabilities for heightened threat detection and remediation efficiency.

Singularity Cloud Security stands out for its real-time detection and response, effectively minimizing detection and remediation timelines. Its automated remediation integrates smoothly with third-party tools enhancing operational efficiency. The comprehensive console ensures visibility and support for forensic investigations. Seamless platform integration and robust support for innovation are notable advantages. Areas for development include improved search functionality, affordability, better firewall capabilities for remote users, stable agents, comprehensive reporting, and efficient third-party integrations. Clarity in the interface, responsive support, and real-time alerting need enhancement, with a call for more automation and customization. Better scalability and cost-effective integration without compromising capabilities are desired.

What are SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security's standout features?

Ease of Use: Intuitive operation simplifies navigation across platforms.
Real-Time Detection: Quick identification and response to threats.
Automated Remediation: Streamlines recovery processes with integration capabilities.
Forensic Visibility: Aids in thorough threat analysis and prevention strategies.
Comprehensive Console: Offers full visibility and historical data tracking.
Platform Integration: Supports seamless operation across cloud and hybrid environments.

What benefits should users expect from SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security?

Enhanced Efficiency: Automation and third-party integration improve threat response.
Improved Detection: Reduces mean time to detect and respond to threats.
Operational Support: Comprehensive visibility and forensic tools aid operational decisions.
Cost Efficiency: Affordable integration with scaling capabilities without high overhead.

SentinelOne Singularity Cloud Security is deployed in industries needing robust cloud security posture management, endpoint protection, and threat hunting. Utilized frequently across AWS and Azure, it assists in monitoring, threat detection, and maintaining compliance in diverse environments while providing real-time alerts and recommendations for proactive threat management.

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Akamai Guardicore Segmentation is a software-based microsegmentation solution that provides the simplest, fastest, and most intuitive way to enforce Zero Trust principles. It enables you to prevent malicious lateral movement in your network through precise segmentation policies, visuals of activity within your IT environment, and network security alerts. Akamai Guardicore Segmentation works across your data centers, multicloud environments, and endpoints. It is faster to deploy than infrastructure segmentation approaches and provides you with unparalleled visibility and control of your network.

Akamai

Xtended ZeroTrust Security Platform offers a comprehensive approach to securing digital infrastructures by implementing a zero-trust model that enhances protection across all endpoints and improves threat detection.

Designed to prioritize security by verifying every user and device, Xtended ZeroTrust Security Platform integrates seamlessly into existing IT infrastructure. Recognized for its robust authentication mechanisms and real-time analytics, it strengthens compliance and risk management frameworks. Organizations value its capability to reduce attack surfaces while fostering adaptive access controls.

What are the most important features of Xtended ZeroTrust Security Platform?

Real-time Threat Detection: Continuously analyzes network behavior to identify potential threats before they manifest.
Adaptive Access Control: Adjusts access permissions dynamically based on user context and device security posture.
Comprehensive Reporting: Offers detailed analytics for compliance and operational insights.
Seamless Integration: Easily integrates with existing IT ecosystems, minimizing disruption during deployment.

What benefits and ROI can users expect from Xtended ZeroTrust Security Platform?

Increased Security Posture: Significantly reduces vulnerabilities with its zero-trust approach.
Operational Efficiency: Streamlines security management processes, allowing teams to focus on strategic objectives.
Cost Reduction: Helps lower incident response costs through proactive threat identification and mitigation.
Improved Compliance: Enhances ability to meet regulatory requirements through robust security measures.

In industries like finance and healthcare, Xtended ZeroTrust Security Platform is instrumental in safeguarding sensitive data. Its implementation often includes deploying multi-factor authentication and micro-segmentation to protect critical assets. Clients in these sectors appreciate its role in maintaining data integrity and confidentiality, ensuring compliance with stringent industry standards while supporting digital transformation initiatives.

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Sample Customers

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

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