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    Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/AGuardicore is a segmentation company, now part of Akamai since the late 2021 acquisition, aiming to displace legacy firewalls. The Guardiocre software-only approach is decoupled from the physical network to provide a faster alternative to firewalls. It is built for the agile enterprise that offers greater security and visibility in the cloud, data-center and endpoint.N/A

    Cloudflare Access

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/ACloudflare Access is a Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) solution that secures internal applications by verifying identity, device posture, and context for every request. It replaces legacy VPNs with a faster, more secure alternative that lives at the network edge.N/A
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    Akamai Guardicore SegmentationCloudflare Access
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    Akamai Guardicore SegmentationCloudflare Access
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    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Akamai Guardicore SegmentationCloudflare Access
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Features
    Akamai Guardicore SegmentationCloudflare Access
    Identity Management
    Comparison of Identity Management features of Akamai Guardicore Segmentation and Cloudflare Access
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    Akamai Guardicore Segmentation
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    Ratings
    Cloudflare Access
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Multi-Factor Authentication00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Endpoint Security
    Comparison of Endpoint Security features of Akamai Guardicore Segmentation and Cloudflare Access
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    Akamai Guardicore Segmentation
    -
    Ratings
    Cloudflare Access
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Threat Intelligence
    Comparison of Threat Intelligence features of Akamai Guardicore Segmentation and Cloudflare Access
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    Akamai Guardicore Segmentation
    -
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    Cloudflare Access
    8.8
    2 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Network Analytics00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Threat Recognition00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Vulnerability Classification00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Automated Alerts and Reporting00 Ratings6.42 Ratings
    Threat Analysis00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Threat Intelligence Reporting00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Automated Threat Identification00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Zero Trust Security
    Comparison of Zero Trust Security features of Akamai Guardicore Segmentation and Cloudflare Access
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    Akamai Guardicore Segmentation
    -
    Ratings
    Cloudflare Access
    9.2
    2 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Continuous Verification00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Secure Web Gateways00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Network Flow Control00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Network Traffic Analysis00 Ratings6.42 Ratings
    Segmentation Leveraging00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Admin Access Control00 Ratings7.82 Ratings
    Network Data Encryption00 Ratings9.32 Ratings
    Network Topology Mapping00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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    Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
    Score9 out of 10
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    Enterprises
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    Score9.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Akamai Guardicore SegmentationCloudflare Access
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Akamai Guardicore SegmentationCloudflare Access
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Akamai
    This is the best possible solution for enterprise-level organizations where server counts will be in the thousands. To manage these and understand the communication can be very cumbersome without this tool. Ease of creation map zone and application-wise can be relaxing to OS teams and support teams as well. There is no limit to labeling schema of servers and it gives the freedom to do so.
    Incentivized
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    Cloudflare
    I wanted to securely connect to my servers without getting tracked by malicious attackers, even though I was on public Wi-Fi. Security was my top priority, and I also wanted a setup that was easy and quick to start and provided great network performance. Cloudflare's Zero trust matches my criteria for becoming my first choice.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Akamai
    • Network traffic flow within environment of organization.
    • Creating maps for visibility and drill down is a key feature.
    • Labelling of servers can be done via running script.
    • Alerts can be sensitized for the traffic not seen.
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    Cloudflare
    • Block access to known bad, risky, or unwanted destinations at the DNS or HTTP level.
    • Excellent protection for remote users.
    • Best in class browser isolation techniques.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Akamai
    • Limited support to legacy infrastructure.
    • Integration with third party is a bit tedious.
    • Awaiting support for Kubernetes in the next version.
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    Cloudflare
    • Cloudflare still need to improve CASB direction to complete set of SASE tools.
    • More integrations with the third-party agents to check device posture in the Zero Trust framework.
    • More granularity in firewall rules for full replacement of on-premise solutions.
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    Usability
    Akamai
    The solution is deployed throughout the organization. Teams are working and integrating it with the help desk tool wherever required. Helps in identifying the network traffic flows in lateral movement and east and west as well. Allows policies by default and later fine-tuning to be done to narrow it and enforce blocking action. Exporting reports from the tool is easy and can be observed for any issues.
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    Cloudflare
    Within a few hours, new engineers are trained in basic tasks and are quite happy they are able to resolve issues independently. After SSO is configured, onboarding is as simple as signing into m365 via a web browser popup.
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    Support Rating
    Akamai
    Support has been available 24*7. It also depends on criticality but support is available. Also, the right expertise from the team helps in identifying the issue quickly and this helps in less production downtime if required. The ticket is resolved with RCA.
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    Cloudflare
    Good chat support from the portal for basic questions and minor issues. The enterprise support line is provided as well.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Akamai
    1) No limit to labeling schema. 2) Ease of creating maps with respect to zone, environment, subnets, etc. 3) Ease of creating policies and publishing the same. 4) Deception 5) Integration with monitoring tool (grafana) 6) Changes in the agent can be considered if there are legacy systems, time-consuming but can be achieved with the right information.
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    Cloudflare
    Cloudflare was both the most feature-rich and cost-effective of comparisons. Presales engagement understood our challenges and was keen to solve them.
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    Return on Investment
    Akamai
    • Blocking unwarranted traffic can really boost security of organization.
    • Alerts can be triggered to SIEM servers and help in timely action.
    • Need to be very careful before configuring and publishing block policies in the production environment.
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    Cloudflare
    • The cost of Cloudflare Zero trust is much lower, hence reducing spending on infrastructure security.
    • The Network performance is improved thanks to Warp protocol.
    • Requires less maintenance and hence saves time.
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