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Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

byAkamai
in Network Security Microsegmentation
4.8
2026

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

Manager, IT Security and Risk Management
250M - 500M USD, Banking
FAVORABLE

“Easy to install and low impact, but incompatibilities to consider with older systems at the policy control level.”

5.0
Dec 11, 2025
Guardicore is quite easy to implement and use. It allows for a quick and efficient way to apply controls, micro-segment, and/or, if necessary, resume/exception without significant risks or delays (less than 30 seconds between block and alert at the policy level, which is very user-friendly). While it does have some minor issues on legacy servers (Windows 2000, Windows 2003, AIX, Red Hat 4 - 64-bit, and Red Hat 8 and later that support Secure Boot - unexpected bugs and problems), Akamai continues to work hard to mitigate and ensure the agent's functionality. Aside from the aforementioned issues, it is very simple, straightforward, and quick to install on all other Windows/Linux operating systems, including on-premises servers, virtual machines, and/or user PCs. It is noteworthy that it does not interfere with other services/processes on the servers and does not require a restart during either installation or purge. There are some details or points for improvement at the Grafana dashboard level; limitations in how the overview visualization is displayed (Grafana is not editable) and difficulties in making transparent the RAM/CPU capacity that the particular tenant has.
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IT Associate
Gov't/PS/ED <5,000 Employees, Government
CRITICAL

“They are requesting greater proactivity in IP address reputation management.”

3.0
Apr 6, 2026
Perhaps it would be important for them to be a little more proactive, especially regarding the issue of IP address reputation.
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2026
For Market:
Network Security Microsegmentation

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 Reviews and Ratings

4.8

(245 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

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75%
4 Star
24%
3 Star
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4.6

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4.6

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4.7

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4.7

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  • Manager, IT Security and Risk Management
    50M-1B USD
    Banking
    Review Source

    Easy to install and low impact, but incompatibilities to consider with older systems at the policy control level.

    5.0
    Dec 10, 2025
    Guardicore is quite easy to implement and use. It allows for a quick and efficient way to apply controls, micro-segment, and/or, if necessary, resume/exception without significant risks or delays (less than 30 seconds between block and alert at the policy level, which is very user-friendly). While it does have some minor issues on legacy servers (Windows 2000, Windows 2003, AIX, Red Hat 4 - 64-bit, and Red Hat 8 and later that support Secure Boot - unexpected bugs and problems), Akamai continues to work hard to mitigate and ensure the agent's functionality. Aside from the aforementioned issues, it is very simple, straightforward, and quick to install on all other Windows/Linux operating systems, including on-premises servers, virtual machines, and/or user PCs. It is noteworthy that it does not interfere with other services/processes on the servers and does not require a restart during either installation or purge. There are some details or points for improvement at the Grafana dashboard level; limitations in how the overview visualization is displayed (Grafana is not editable) and difficulties in making transparent the RAM/CPU capacity that the particular tenant has.
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  • IT ASSOCIATE
    50M-1B USD
    Banking
    Review Source

    Reliable and scalable solution with strong support, but room for improvement in customization and intergrations

    4.0
    May 20, 2026
    My overall experience with the product has been positive. The product delivers trong performance and reliability, meeting most of our expectations. The implementation process was smooth and the platform has helped improve operational efficiency and visibility. While there are some areas that could be improved, particulary arround customization and integrations, the overall value and support provided make it a solid choice.
  • IT Security & Risk Management Associate
    50M-1B USD
    Manufacturing
    Review Source

    Strong and reliable microsegmentation platform with excellent visibility and policy control.

    5.0
    Jun 8, 2026
    Akamai Guardicore Segmentation has been a very effective solution for improving visibility and controlling lateral movement across servers and critical environments. The platform provides strong micro-segmentation capabilities, detailed traffic visualization, and reliable policy enforcement. Integration and deployment were well organized, and the product has helped strengthen the organization's security posture with better control of east-west traffic and segmentation policies.
  • IT Associate
    10B+ USD
    Manufacturing
    Review Source

    Stable operation and rapid communication visibility even in widespread company-wide deployments.

    5.0
    Jun 19, 2026
    Initially, the plan was for a limited implementation intended to replace existing systems, but after it was handed over to my department, we decided to proceed with a wide-ranging company-wide deployment. This required a restructuring of the configuration and policies, but thanks to the technical and operational support that took our company's environment into consideration, we have been able to proceed with verification and deployment without any major problems.
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  • IT Security & Risk Management Associate
    50M-1B USD
    Banking
    Review Source

    Enhanced visibility across workloads, although manual validation remains necessary

    5.0
    Jun 18, 2026
    Overall, our experience with Guardicore has been very positive. The platform provides strong visibility, useful capabilities, and valuable support for incident analysis and operational monitoring. It has helped improve control over communication flows and supported a more structured security.
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Akamai Guardicore Segmentation Likes & Dislikes

Like

The ease of installing the agent, which does not involve any disruption or server restarts. The agent's low resource consumption once it is running. The ease and versatility of executing/pushing at the tenant level when executing commits, which eliminates the risk of disruption since the rollback mitigation time is less than 20 seconds. The excellent discovery of services/processes by the servers running the agent, and even those nearby (within a certain number of hops), allowing for easier understanding of the organization's infrastructure.

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Like

Detailed dashboards. Granularity Level of customization

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Like

1. The interface is intuitive, making it easy for teams to adopt and manage the system without extensive training 2. The solution is stable and performs consistenltly, even under heavy usage conditions 3. The vendor provides responsive and helpful customer support when issues arise

Dislike

It forces a restart on Red Hat Linux 8 and higher servers due to a secure boot issue. Despite blocking the flow displayed in Lateral Movement, the counter doesn't decrease, forcing a direct attack on the sender of the communication. It doesn't allow the creation of custom tags in the Incidents segment. It doesn't allow me to edit the dashboard overview. It doesn't allow me to select the assets to display in the overview, forcing me to forget agents once installed to avoid a high percentage of not secured. It presents installation difficulties on Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 servers. It formally states that it supports enforcement on Windows 2003, but in most cases, it doesn't work. For deep escalation (level 3 and above), the brand expert starts the session indicating that it's an easy problem, when clearly after several iterations, it isn't mitigated, and their suggestion is to apply something very basic that has already been implemented in past iterations. That the Tenant upgrade requires reinstalling the AIX servers (even though Akamai states that it doesn't affect already installed agents). That updating already installed agents requires reinstallation for proper display (despite them being up to date). That there is no NOT option, only AND &, at the filter level, forcing modification of Excel files after downloading them. That the Tenant doesn't disclose its allocated CPU/RAM/disk resources. That Akamai implements significant changes, as happened recently (backbone cloud change), where a date had been agreed upon, but they simply implemented the change, which in our particular case resulted in the inability to execute policies, disabling essential functionality.

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Dislike

The installation or deployment of the agent

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Dislike

1. Certain configurations are rigid and do not allow enough flexibility to fully adapt to specific business needs 2. Integrating with third-party tools can requiere additiona effort an is not always seamless 3. Some technical documentation could be more detailed or updated, especially for advanced use cases