Microsegmentation · RankedIllumio Segmentation
Illumio Segmentation is a microsegmentation platform from Illumio that applies workload-centric segmentation across hybrid cloud environments · illumio.com ↗
Leads at enterprise. Ranked 4 of 105 for small business buyers.
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%. 2 of 14 models made it the first choice when asked directly.
Ranked first. Next is Zero Networks Segment at 11%.
Why models recommend it
“Best dedicated enterprise platform: Illumio is a strong default when the priority is workload-centric segmentation across heterogeneous hybrid environments.”Perplexity Sonar · Comparative question · first choice
“PeerSpot ranks Illumio Segmentation as the top rated solution in 2026 with the largest mind share, 9.0 rating and 21.9% mind share.”Muse Glimmer 30B · Comparative question · first choice
“A pioneer in microsegmentation... Illumio and Guardicore are leaders, with Illumio offering more mature policy engines”Mistral Small · Comparative question · first choice
“the safest "best overall" microsegmentation choice is usually Illumio or Akamai Guardicore Segmentation”GPT-5.4 mini · Direct question · first choice
What gives them pause
“Avoid Enterprise Giants (like Illumio or Tufin) unless you have the scale”Qwen 3.7 Flash · Budget-constrained question · warning
“Cons reported are: requires tuning in high-throughput environments; PCE can experience slowness at very large scale... Agent overhead and deployment time is a common friction.”Muse Glimmer 30B · Negative question · warning
“even the well-known players like Illumio face criticism primarily around a steep learning curve, not necessarily abandonment-level problems”DeepSeek V4 Flash · Negative question · warning
“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
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as Illumio Segmentation, over the 184 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 148 | 8 | Compare → | |
| 96 | 0 | View → | |
| 93 | 31 | Compare → | |
| 85 | 3 | Compare → | |
| 75 | 16 | Compare → | |
| 70 | 2 | View → | |
| 22 | 0 | View → | |
| 21 | 0 | View → | |
| 17 | 3 | View → | |
| 17 | 2 | View → |
What the models named instead of Illumio Segmentation →
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
At a glance
Stated on Illumio Segmentation's own site, not checked by Gane.
- For
- small and midsize businesses
- Free plan or trial
- free trial
- Certifications
- Common Criteria, FedRAMP, FIPS 140-2, ISO 27001, ISO 27701, SOC 2 Type II
- Customers named
- Oracle, Morgan Stanley, Cathay Pacific, ServiceNow, Alaska Airlines, eBay, Telhio Credit Union, Marriott Vacations Worldwide
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 165 of the 184 answers that named Illumio Segmentation and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
486 of the 610 domain citations in answers naming Illumio Segmentation came from a third party's page. Sixty-six 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Grok 4.20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Mistral Small | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Kimi K2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
What it publishes
| Kind | Pages | Last 90 days | 2025-11 to 2026-10 | Latest | Categories named |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blog | 839 | 15 | 2026-10-01 | Microsegmentation, EDR | |
| News or press | 756 | 79 | 2026-10-02 | Microsegmentation, ZTNA | |
| Conference or event | 58 | 2 | 2026-10-06 | ||
| Podcast or video | 57 | 31 | 2026-09-30 | ||
| Case study | 52 | 29 | 2026-10-02 | Microsegmentation | |
| Webinar or virtual event | 27 | 1 | 2026-09-15 | ZTNA, Microsegmentation | |
| Comparison | 19 | 3 | 2026-09-15 | NDR | |
| Glossary or explainer | 15 | 3 | 2026-09-23 | ||
| Template or tool | 4 | 2 | 2026-09-15 | Microsegmentation | |
| Report or ebook | 2 | 1 | 2026-09-09 |
Most recent
- 2026-10-02Ig report finds government cyber directives lack teeth news or press
- 2026-10-02Industry perspectives on medicares openai cyber incident news or press
- 2026-10-02Why bigger cybersecurity budgets arent reducing breaches news or press
- 2026-10-02Why boards often misidentify the root issue after a breach news or press
- 2026-10-02Siriusxmcanada case study
Events in person
- September 24, 2026Inside Virgin Money's Microsegmentation Journey with IllumioMaritime 26 · spoke
- September 23, 2026Happy Hour Networking EventZero Sette · sponsored
- September 22, 2026 to September 24, 2026Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit 2026ExCeL London, London, UK · exhibited
- September 22, 2026Gartner After Dark: Exclusive Luxury Dinner Cruise on the ThamesThames Luxury Charters · sponsored
- March 26, 2026Fear, Hype, and Reality: What's Really Breaking CybersecurityMoscone West 2000 · spoke
- March 26, 2026Did Cyber Insurance Create Ransomware?Moscone West 3022 · spoke
- March 25, 2026How Vimenca Advanced Zero Trust and Reduced Operational Risk with IllumioIllumio Booth N-5670 · spoke
- March 25, 2026Scaling Zero Trust in a Global Enterprise: How FedEx Uses Microsegmentation to Strengthen Cyber ResilienceIllumio Booth N-5670 · spoke
- March 25, 2026How Point72 Strengthened Resilience with IllumioIllumio Booth N-5670 · spoke
- March 25, 2026Illumio + IBM X-Force Cyber Range Multi-Client Interactive Experience Morning EditionFour Seasons | Vista Room at MKT Restaurant & Bar · hosted
- March 25, 2026Illumio + IBM X-Force Cyber Range Multi-Client Interactive Experience Afternoon EditionFour Seasons | Briefing Suite Room #1508 · hosted
- March 25, 2026RSAC 2026 Pub CrawlMoscone Center, San Francisco, US · took part
- March 25, 2026Join our happy hour!Delarosa Downtown, San Francisco, US · hosted
- March 24, 2026Modernizing OT Security Without Disruption: A Zero Trust ApproachMoscone South Esplanade 156 · spoke
- March 24, 2026How ADT Improved Cyber Resilience and Operational Safety with IllumioIllumio Booth N-5670 · spoke
- March 23, 2026 to March 26, 2026RSAC 2026 - Illumio Breach ContainmentMoscone Center, San Francisco, US · exhibited
- March 23, 2026Beyond Resilience: Building Anti-Fragile Cyber SystemsMoscone South Esplanade 154 · spoke
- March 23, 2026Public Sector Day at RSAC 2026Hilton San Francisco Union Square, San Francisco, US · attended
- March 23, 2026CSA Evening ReceptionFang Restaurant, San Francisco, US · sponsored
- March 23, 2026RSAC 2026 Kick-Off Party with Illumio and FireMonChotto Matte, San Francisco, US · hosted
As the event pages on illumio.com state them, read October 5, 2026.
How it is countedHide how it is counted
Every page illumio.com exposes, subdomains included. Kind is read from the address and title. The last 90 days, the latest date and the twelve months count pages by when they were published, from the site's feeds, a date in the address, or the page's own publication date, read from up to a hundred of its most recently changed pages; a page that says only when it last changed is counted in its kind but not in when, so the recent counts are a floor, and a kind none of whose pages gives a publication date reads undated. An event counts as online when its address or title says so (webinar, on demand, virtual or online summit); a conference, summit, trade show, expo or roadshow that does not say so is counted as a conference or event, which on a vendor's site is mostly in person. Read October 5, 2026.