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Best Akamai Guardicore Segmentation Alternatives in 2026

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20 tools from microsegmentation software ranked against Akamai Guardicore Segmentation on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Zscaler Private Access AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 7.4
    Akamai Guardicore Segmentation vs Zscaler Private Access
  2. 2
    ColorTokens Xshield Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 7.3
    Akamai Guardicore Segmentation vs ColorTokens Xshield
  3. 3
    Hopr Free plan Linuxself-hosted $35/mo7.1
    Akamai Guardicore Segmentation vs Hopr
  4. 4
    Trellix Data Loss Prevention apiMacself-hostedWebWin 7.0
    Akamai Guardicore Segmentation vs Trellix Data Loss Prevention
  5. 6
    VMware Workstation Pro Free plan Linuxself-hostedWin Free6.9
    Akamai Guardicore Segmentation vs VMware Workstation Pro
  6. 7
    Calico Open Source Free plan Linuxself-hostedWin Free6.8
    Akamai Guardicore Segmentation vs Calico Open Source
  7. 8
    HashiCorp Nomad apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 6.8
    Akamai Guardicore Segmentation vs HashiCorp Nomad
  8. 9
    Istio Free plan LinuxMacself-hosted Free6.8
    Akamai Guardicore Segmentation vs Istio
  9. 10
    OVN-Kubernetes apiLinuxself-hostedWin 6.7
    Akamai Guardicore Segmentation vs OVN-Kubernetes
  10. 11
    Zentera CoIP Access Platform apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 6.7
    Akamai Guardicore Segmentation vs Zentera CoIP Access Platform
  11. 12
    Antrea Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWin Free6.6
    Akamai Guardicore Segmentation vs Antrea
  12. 13
    Cilium Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.6
    Akamai Guardicore Segmentation vs Cilium
  13. 14
    SUSE Multi-Linux Manager apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.6
    Akamai Guardicore Segmentation vs SUSE Multi-Linux Manager
  14. 15
    Aviatrix Zero Trust for Workloads Web 6.5
    Akamai Guardicore Segmentation vs Aviatrix Zero Trust for Workloads
  15. 16
    Illumio Segmentation apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin 6.5
    Akamai Guardicore Segmentation vs Illumio Segmentation
  16. 17
    Kube-router Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.5
    Akamai Guardicore Segmentation vs Kube-router
  17. 18
    Calico Enterprise Linuxself-hostedWebWin 6.4
    Akamai Guardicore Segmentation vs Calico Enterprise
  18. 19
    Elisity Microsegmentation apiself-hostedWeb 6.4
    Akamai Guardicore Segmentation vs Elisity Microsegmentation
  19. 20
    Hillstone Security Management apiself-hosted 6.3
    Akamai Guardicore Segmentation vs Hillstone Security Management
  20. 21
    Xage Critical Asset Protection self-hostedWeb 6.3
    Akamai Guardicore Segmentation vs Xage Critical Asset Protection

Akamai Guardicore Segmentation alternatives compared

#ToolScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Zscaler Private Access7.4Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2ColorTokens Xshield7.3API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3Hopr7.1Free plan$35/moLinux, self-hosted
4Trellix Data Loss Prevention7.0API, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6VMware Workstation Pro6.9Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Windows
7Calico Open Source6.8Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Windows
8HashiCorp Nomad6.8API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
9Istio6.8Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted
10OVN-Kubernetes6.7API, Linux, self-hosted, Windows
11Zentera CoIP Access Platform6.7API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
12Antrea6.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Windows
13Cilium6.6Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
14SUSE Multi-Linux Manager6.6API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
15Aviatrix Zero Trust for Workloads6.5Web
16Illumio Segmentation6.5API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
17Kube-router6.5Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
18Calico Enterprise6.4Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
19Elisity Microsegmentation6.4API, self-hosted, Web
20Hillstone Security Management6.3API, self-hosted
21Xage Critical Asset Protection6.3self-hosted, Web
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Questions about Akamai Guardicore Segmentation alternatives

What is the best alternative to Akamai Guardicore Segmentation?

Zscaler Private Access, number 1 in microsegmentation software with a score of 7.4 out of 10. The others here: ColorTokens Xshield, Hopr, Trellix Data Loss Prevention and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Akamai Guardicore Segmentation?

Hopr is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 7 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.