# Cisco Secure Workload alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 210 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Cisco Secure Workload holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/cisco-secure-workload/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Illumio Segmentation: 43
- Zero Networks Segment: 35
- ColorTokens Xshield: 18
- Akamai Guardicore Segmentation: 15
- Tailscale: 4
- AWS Security Groups: 3

## Microsegmentation

**Small business**: 79 of 84 answers did not name Cisco Secure Workload (Cisco Secure Workload is #9 of 11 at 4%).

- Zero Networks Segment: first choice in 22 of those 79
- Illumio Segmentation: first choice in 6 of those 79
- Akamai Guardicore Segmentation: first choice in 5 of those 79
- Tailscale: first choice in 4 of those 79
- AWS Security Groups: first choice in 3 of those 79
- ColorTokens Xshield: first choice in 3 of those 79
- Azure Network Security Groups: first choice in 2 of those 79
- Calico: first choice in 2 of those 79

**Mid-market**: 75 of 84 answers did not name Cisco Secure Workload (Cisco Secure Workload is #5 of 8 at 2%).

- ColorTokens Xshield: first choice in 15 of those 75
- Illumio Segmentation: first choice in 9 of those 75
- Zero Networks Segment: first choice in 8 of those 75
- Akamai Guardicore Segmentation: first choice in 4 of those 75
- Faddom: first choice in 3 of those 75
- Cilium: first choice in 2 of those 75
- Calico: first choice in 1 of those 75
- Calico Open Source: first choice in 1 of those 75

**Enterprise**: 56 of 84 answers did not name Cisco Secure Workload (Cisco Secure Workload is #4 of 8 at 4%).

- Illumio Segmentation: first choice in 28 of those 56
- Akamai Guardicore Segmentation: first choice in 6 of those 56
- Zero Networks Segment: first choice in 5 of those 56

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