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Akamai Guardicore Segmentation vs Trend Micro TippingPoint Threat Protection System comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 14, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
6.4
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation enhances security, provides threat intelligence, reduces personnel needs, and reassures clients with effective management.
Sentiment score
7.9
Trend Micro TippingPoint delivers ROI by meeting expectations and achieving consistent performance aligned with users' financial goals.
I have not seen a return on investment in terms of specific metrics like time saved or reduced risk, but I can say that reduced risk is significant.
Senior Security Analyst at a retailer with 5,001-10,000 employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.8
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation support is praised for professionalism and promptness, though some note response time and expertise variances.
Sentiment score
7.4
Trend Micro TippingPoint customer service is reliable and knowledgeable, with effective support, especially in Argentina, though somewhat US-focused.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.3
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation is highly scalable, efficiently supporting thousands of agents with minimal performance impact across varied deployments.
Sentiment score
7.3
Trend Micro TippingPoint's scalability is effective but costly, requiring hardware upgrades, with user ratings of 7-9/10.
It scales very well, and I can keep adding agents and scale as much as needed.
Senior Security Analyst at a retailer with 5,001-10,000 employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.3
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation is stable with minor issues; users find stability strong, but micro-segmentation transition can be challenging.
Sentiment score
8.6
Trend Micro TippingPoint is stable and reliable, with high user ratings and minimal maintenance required for optimal performance.
 

Room For Improvement

Akamai Guardicore Segmentation needs improved customization, automation, integration, threat detection, and cost-effective solutions for enhancing user experience.
Trend Micro TippingPoint needs enhanced DDoS protection, better integration, improved support, pricing adjustments, advanced reporting, and intuitive features.
I think it is really valuable to take a course on Akamai Guardicore Segmentation because many things are not obvious in terms of how to do them correctly.
Senior Security Analyst at a retailer with 5,001-10,000 employees
I believe implementing MFA would be very useful and helpful to us.
Especialista em segurança da informação at a tech consulting company with 11-50 employees
 

Setup Cost

Akamai Guardicore Segmentation pricing is high for some but offers flexible licensing and good value compared to competitors.
Trend Micro TippingPoint offers comprehensive protection at a moderately high cost, with yearly licensing and scalable user pricing.
The pricing was flexible, and it has worked out well with our budget.
Senior Security Analyst at a retailer with 5,001-10,000 employees
 

Valuable Features

Akamai Guardicore Segmentation offers robust multi-platform visibility, easy setup, AI-driven insights, and versatile security management across environments.
Trend Micro TippingPoint excels in intrusion prevention with intelligent features, integration capabilities, and automatic updates for robust threat defense.
The best features Akamai Guardicore Segmentation offers make it simple to see all of the connections that are being made to each of the endpoints, and they can be controlled by process and port.
Senior Security Analyst at a retailer with 5,001-10,000 employees
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation offers us large visibility in all our environments and helps us to understand network segmentation and traffic.
Especialista em segurança da informação at a tech consulting company with 11-50 employees
The system responds to potential threats in real time, which is very important, and the Trend Micro TippingPoint Threat Protection System performs excellently.
Key Account Manager, Cyber Security & Network Infrastructure at Trustaira
 

Categories and Ranking

Akamai Guardicore Segmentation
Ranking in Cloud and Data Center Security
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
20
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Workload Protection Platforms (CWPP) (11th), Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) (5th), Microsegmentation Software (3rd)
Trend Micro TippingPoint Th...
Ranking in Cloud and Data Center Security
15th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
20
Ranking in other categories
Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) (8th), Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIP) (19th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Cloud and Data Center Security category, the mindshare of Akamai Guardicore Segmentation is 18.8%, down from 25.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Trend Micro TippingPoint Threat Protection System is 1.5%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud and Data Center Security Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation18.8%
Trend Micro TippingPoint Threat Protection System1.5%
Other79.7%
Cloud and Data Center Security
 

Featured Reviews

Ken Bauer - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Security Analyst at a retailer with 5,001-10,000 employees
Segmentation of legacy systems has protected outdated endpoints and reduces network risk
The best features Akamai Guardicore Segmentation offers make it simple to see all of the connections that are being made to each of the endpoints, and they can be controlled by process and port. The ability to control by process and port helps my team day-to-day because, since there are hundreds of thousands of connections to some of these endpoints, looking at the Reveal Map makes it simple to audit and create rules for what we want to allow. Akamai Guardicore Segmentation has impacted my organization positively because we find it difficult to remove the legacy systems, so it was very important to segment them from the rest of the network to protect them and protect the rest of our network.
Rejwana Rahman - PeerSpot reviewer
Key Account Manager, Cyber Security & Network Infrastructure at Trustaira
Client feedback highlights smooth performance with enhancements expected over time
The system responds to potential threats in real time, which is very important, and the Trend Micro TippingPoint Threat Protection System performs excellently. In Bangladesh, one bank keeps performing with this solution, and I think it will be an example for others as well. The bank wants to protect their network, and this is a cybersecurity solution. For providing cybersecurity solutions, they explore many things. Basically, every kind of BFSI uses a network firewall, which is a very basic component.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
18%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Insurance Company
7%
Computer Software Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise10
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business11
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise4
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Guardicore Centra?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that overall everything worked out really well. The pricing was flexible, and it has worked out well with our budget.
What do you like most about Guardicore Infection Monkey?
Initially, I liked the telemetry part. But later, we used the microsegmentation features that we were able to deploy and found that they really stood out from other vendors. It allows us to see mi...
What needs improvement with Guardicore Infection Monkey?
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation can be improved because keeping it up to date is difficult since it is SaaS-based and updates are not on a regular schedule; I have to reach out to my contact to ask ...
What do you like most about Trend Micro TippingPoint Threat Protection System?
The solution's IDS functionality filters the traffic and blocks malware by blocking the connections.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Trend Micro TippingPoint Threat Protection System?
On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a seven out of ten.
 

Also Known As

Guardicore Centra, GuardiCore
TippingPoint Digital Vaccine, TippingPoint DV, Trend Micro Digital Vaccine, Trend Micro DV, Trend Micro TippingPoint NGIPS
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Santander, Frontier Airlines, OpenLink, Intermountain Healthcare, Cellcom, BancoBASE
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