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Overview

Product Information on Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

Updated 10th September 2025

What is Akamai Guardicore Segmentation?

Akamai Guardicore Segmentation is a security solution designed to protect organizations against ransomware and advanced threats with microsegmentation controls. It enables granular segmentation of network traffic within data centers, clouds, and hybrid environments, making lateral movement for attackers much more difficult. Akamai Guardicore provides deep visibility into application flows and user activity, allowing for rapid detection and containment of breaches. Its agent and agentless-based approaches support diverse IT environments-from virtual machines to legacy tech to containers-offering flexible policy creation and enforcement. Businesses use Akamai Guardicore to minimize attack surfaces for critical applications, streamline compliance with regulatory standards, and reduce the risk of downtime due to cyber incidents. The platform integrates easily with existing security stacks, delivering actionable insights and control over complex, distributed infrastructures.

Akamai Guardicore Segmentation Pricing

Akamai Guardicore uses a flexible pricing model based on the number of protected assets, such as servers or workloads. Pricing can be tailored by deployment size and environment (on-premises, cloud, or hybrid). Features like network visualization and threat detection are automatically included. Subscription options are available directly or through our security partners, providing predictable costs and seamless scalability for growing organizations.

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Overall experience with Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

IT Associate
250M - 500M USD, Services (non-Government)
FAVORABLE

“Guardicore Implementation Reduces Micro Segmentation Rollout Time From Months To Weeks”

5.0
Nov 19, 2025
The Guardicore experience we received from start to finish was impeccable. Normally after signing on the dotted line, we never hear from the sales team again and everything goes downhill, however this was not the case. The experience was flawless all the way through from start to finish. Now that we are up and running, the post support has also been exceptional - 10/10. Being based in Australia, the team assigned to us was outstanding and in are time zone, even if they did not know the answer to something they would have it by the start off business the next day and a detailed answer as well not some cut and past job from a text book,
SECURITY ENGINEER
30B + USD, IT Services
CRITICAL

“Industry Leading Micro-Segmentation Product but Not Without Its Challenges”

3.0
Nov 1, 2023
We selected Guardicore after a wide industry review of all solutions and determined that Guardicore was a market leading product. We have had challenges with the implementation which relate to the scale of our organisation and the level of documentation we hold on our systems. Overall we believe Guardicore is an industry leading product but customers should be very aware of the challenges and obligations on their side during an enterprise implementation.

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Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

byAkamai
in Network Security Microsegmentation
4.8
2026

About Company

Company Description

Updated 24th March 2026

Akamai is the AI infrastructure company that builds, secures, and scales applications on a massively distributed network. Our cloud, cybersecurity, and content delivery services give our customers mission-critical resilience, instant AI-driven experiences, and flawless streaming across the globe.

Company Details

Updated 24th March 2026
Company type
Public
Year Founded
1998
Head office location
Cambridge, United States
Number of employees
5001 - 10000
Website
https://www.akamai.com

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Akamai Guardicore Segmentation Likes & Dislikes

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The UI & Filters make life so easy when working on the product, compared to other products we POC and tested it was a clear standout The roadmap for the product was clear and we were lucky enough to be part of a Trial Feature for are roll out and were working directly with the Developers who would turn around any issue within 24 hours and it made are roll out so easy - so guys Watch out for the Policy Generator being realised soon for deployment of new Rulesets it cuts down time from Months to days, This was are 2nd go at Micro segmentation as the old vendor went bust - the 1st time it took over 18 months to roll out - with Guardicore it took 5 weeks for over 600 servers From 1st Agent install to are Last App going in to block mode

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The account management team have been really knowledgeable and helpful. Professional services have embedded themselves as part of our team and have been absolutely fantastic throughout the whole process. The quality of professional services excels in comparison to most other vendors.

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Guardicore provides us with extremely valuable visibility of connections within our network as well as protecting us through its capabilities of micro segmentation. This is most helpful when it comes to troubleshooting issues.

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There are some limitations with the platform when segmentation policies need to refer to devices without an agent or orchestration.

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Creating labels and policies can be quite time consuming so it would be good if this could be more automated. The agent upgrades often fail and if there are many this can also be time consuming. It would be good if there were more features to inspect the traffic.

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  • IT Associate
    50M-1B USD
    Services (non-Government)
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    Guardicore Implementation Reduces Micro Segmentation Rollout Time From Months To Weeks

    5.0
    Nov 18, 2025
    The Guardicore experience we received from start to finish was impeccable. Normally after signing on the dotted line, we never hear from the sales team again and everything goes downhill, however this was not the case. The experience was flawless all the way through from start to finish. Now that we are up and running, the post support has also been exceptional - 10/10. Being based in Australia, the team assigned to us was outstanding and in are time zone, even if they did not know the answer to something they would have it by the start off business the next day and a detailed answer as well not some cut and past job from a text book,
  • IT Associate
    1B-10B USD
    Services (non-Government)
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    Guardicore Enhances Network Visibility and Micro Segmentation

    5.0
    Mar 2, 2026
    Our dedicated team from Akamai provide excellent support for us. They are quick to respond to any issues we raise and make time to ensure these are resolved asap. They are proactive in their approach to application maintenance and upgrades and provide training to ensure we can use the product to its full potential.
  • MANAGER, IT SECURITY AND RISK MANAGEMENT
    1B-10B USD
    Manufacturing
    Review Source

    System Offers Strong Activity Control Yet Demands Careful Policy Management

    5.0
    Nov 3, 2025
    As per my concern, it's very good. We have implemented in our organization to control the external activities. It's working like a firewall.
  • IT Associate
    50M-1B USD
    Manufacturing
    Review Source

    Enhances Overall Network Security Posture and Visibility into East-West Network Traffic

    5.0
    Mar 22, 2026
    The platform is scalable and works well across data center and cloud environments, making it suitable for complex infrastructures. Deployment is relatively smooth, especially with agent-based automation, though designing policies may take time initially. Overall, it is a powerful and reliable solution for strengthening Zero Trust security.,
  • Senior Executive, Trade Complaince
    50M-1B USD
    Manufacturing
    Review Source

    Clear server to server traffic monitoring & Reduces attack surface effectively

    5.0
    Mar 3, 2026
    It gives very clear visiblity of east west traffic inside the data center and helps to understand which server is communicating with which. Policy creation is flexible and once configured properly it works smoothly without much issue. It really helps in stopping lateral movement if any system gets compromised. Deployment needs some planning but after that the management is stable.
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