2 categories · RankedAkamai Guardicore Segmentation
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation is a microsegmentation product from Akamai that provides visibility into east-west traffic and segments workloads · akamai.com ↗
Read the same way at every company size.
The standing depends on who is buying. Every model is asked the same questions for each company size.
Zero Networks Segment is first at 30%.
ColorTokens Xshield is first at 36%. 3 of 14 models made it the first choice when asked directly.
Illumio Segmentation is first at 77%.
Why models recommend it
“I recommend Akamai Guardicore Segmentation (now part of Akamai) as the top choice for east-west network segmentation (microsegmentation).”Grok 4.20 · Paraphrase question · first choice
“the safest "best overall" microsegmentation choice is usually Illumio or Akamai Guardicore Segmentation”GPT-5.4 mini · Direct question · first choice
“ColorTokens for rapid deployment and Akamai Guardicore (or Illumio) for deeper visibility and policy management”GLM 4.7 FlashX · Direct question · first choice
“start with Illumio or Akamai for workload-centric segmentation”GPT-6 Luna · Comparative question · first choice
What gives them pause
“Instead of paying high six-figure annual licenses for enterprise microsegmentation suites like Illumio or Akamai Guardicore”Gemini 3.5 Flash · Budget-constrained question · warning
“often start at tens of thousands of dollars annually ... can strain limited budgets”Grok 4.20 · Budget-constrained question · warning
“If You Can Stretch the Budget ... Minimum deal size: ~$40,000”Kimi K2 · Budget-constrained question · warning
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as Akamai Guardicore Segmentation, over the 158 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 148 | 57 | Compare → | |
| 85 | 25 | Compare → | |
| 84 | 0 | View → | |
| 77 | 1 | Compare → | |
| 68 | 12 | Compare → | |
| 67 | 2 | View → | |
| 19 | 0 | View → | |
| 19 | 0 | View → | |
| 16 | 3 | View → | |
| 14 | 2 | View → |
What the models named instead of Akamai Guardicore Segmentation →
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
At a glance
Stated on Akamai Guardicore Segmentation's own site, not checked by Gane.
- For
- Eligible customers
- Also from Akamai
- Akamai, Akamai API Security, Akamai App & API Protector, Akamai Bot Manager, Akamai Client-Side Protection, Akamai Client-Side Protection & Compliance and 16 more
How this is measured
Fourteen AI models from 12 labs are asked the same buying questions six ways, for three company sizes. Standings refresh every edition.
Gane sells AI visibility software. No company can pay to change a result.
Read the method →Sources returned with these answers
Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted. These counts come from 146 of the 158 answers that named Akamai Guardicore Segmentation and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
417 of the 532 domain citations in answers naming Akamai Guardicore Segmentation came from a third party's page. Fifty-seven were to the publisher's own pages (the Gane Index), which the models cite like any other source; they are not counted as a third party.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
By model
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Grok 4.20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |