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Illumio Insights vs Illumio Segmentation comparison

 

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

Categories and Ranking

Illumio Insights
Ranking in Microsegmentation Software
6th
Average Rating
9.6
Reviews Sentiment
1.8
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
Network Detection and Response (NDR) (19th), Cloud Detection and Response (CDR) (11th)
Illumio Segmentation
Ranking in Microsegmentation Software
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
5.7
Number of Reviews
18
Ranking in other categories
Cloud and Data Center Security (5th), Cloud Workload Protection Platforms (CWPP) (11th)
 

Featured Reviews

EM
Manager at OOCL
Micro-segmentation has improved threat visibility and supports ongoing zero-trust monitoring
Deployment of Illumio Insights was not difficult, but the difficulty depends on how micro your design is. For Docker containers, it is not quite suitable for that kind of application traffic. For container architectures, it is not quite designed that way. For normal VMs it might be acceptable, but for container architectures, I cannot be as micro-segmented as I want to be. Illumio Insights is not very well designed for containers, which is one of the drawbacks and weak sides of the product. I use Illumio Insights' real-time analytics for micro-segmentation, and beyond zero-trust monitoring, I also want to do analysis. However, the product coverage is not very broad, so I have to do my own filtering and analysis, and integration with other tools is necessary. The reporting and analysis are not ready out of the product itself. Reporting is another area for improvement in this product and is not very sufficient, so I have to further integrate or do it on my own. Illumio Insights is stable and a mature product. The functionality, such as reporting and analysis, may extend in the roadmap, but it has not in the past. The current functionality is adequate and quite mature, which is how I chose it based on maturity and market share. However, it is not very modern for Kubernetes and containers. If this functionality can extend, that would be a valuable roadmap addition. Streamline integration with Illumio Insights does not help me much since it does not require too much integration with my other operations.
Irfan Sharfi - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Professional at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Micro-segmentation has transformed endpoint protection and now isolates internal threats effectively
Illumio can be improved in several areas based on our feedback. Sometimes, the PCE experiences slowness, especially when deploying around 300,000 endpoint devices. When these devices communicate within the network, loading the map or connections can cause latency, which needs improvement for a more user-friendly and faster experience. Regarding improvements to the interface, I believe we can add more features to the graphical user interface, such as proper logs. While the logs currently indicate what was blocked or allowed, clicking on a specific log should provide more information, such as which extra-scope rule is causing a denial, offering better analysis for troubleshooting.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Illumio Insights is stable and a mature product."
"Illumio Insights impressed me with its ease of use, clarity, and potential to significantly improve breach containment strategies."
"This solution has contributed to quick detection of risky traffic and offers one-click containment."
"One of the most valuable features is the ability to map traffic and patterns over multiple hyperscalers, not just AWS."
"The most valuable feature of Illumio Adaptive Security Platform is monitoring. When I have no requirement from the other application, I can use the web block traffic to build."
"The tool helps with my company's security posture."
"The solution is easy to use."
"I would recommend Illumio to all sizes of companies."
"The dependency map is most valuable feature."
"We have been using the Illumio Adaptive Security Platform for a while now and we have seen a return on investment."
"The client is getting more security and is more confident in their network because they now have the micro-segmentation feature in their environment."
"Illumio definitely demonstrates its value in money-saving capabilities, enhancing our lateral environment inside the organization and providing effectiveness overall once integrated."
 

Cons

"There is room for improvement with more AI-based detection to report traffic abnormalities and potential issues."
"Illumio Insights is not very well designed for containers, which is one of the drawbacks and weak sides of the product."
"In some of the views, an IP address appears to be a link, but it doesn't open any new windows or display any new information."
"So far, we haven't been too satisfied with the assistance they've provided."
"Illumio Adaptive Security Platform could improve by supporting more operating systems. For example, Cisco and Apache appliances."
"Illumio supports both on-prem and cloud environments, but I think the GUI interface could be more user-friendly."
"Illumio can be improved if we have more interactive sessions with the tech team."
"It requires a low-level re-architecting of the product."
"Technical support could be better. When we get a reply from support engineers, it is not kind or empathetic."
"Some of the features that can be improved is offer additional guidance on creating an effective and risk-free tagging policy would be highly beneficial."
"The solution is very basic and doesn't do anything other than the orchestration of layer four endpoint firewall rules."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The product's pricing is around 10,000-15,000 USD. The pricing is on a yearly basis."
"There is a subscription needed to use Illumio Adaptive Security Platform and we pay every three years. Overall the solution is expensive."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
17%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Healthcare Company
6%
 

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Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise13
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Illumio Insights?
Deployment of Illumio Insights was not difficult, but the difficulty depends on how micro your design is. For Docker containers, it is not quite suitable for that kind of application traffic. For c...
What is your primary use case for Illumio Insights?
Illumio Insights plays its own role in enhancing threat visibility. Illumio Insights performs micro-segmentation according to the traffic, determining whether to trust it, allow it, or block it. Mi...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Illumio Adaptive Security Platform?
It will be the same price as the Akamai price for Guardicore. It's expensive, that's true. But when you compare it to firewalls, then it may not be that expensive.
What needs improvement with Illumio Adaptive Security Platform?
I would appreciate if Illumio Segmentation's interface were better. It is good enough to manage the operation and get the visibility, but when looking for data regarding licenses and expansion mana...
What is your primary use case for Illumio Adaptive Security Platform?
My main use case for Illumio Segmentation is security and visibility, as I am able to get a lot of visibility in networking, even in sites I don't know about, and it is a strong security solution. ...
 

Also Known As

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Illumio Adaptive Security Platform, Illumio ASP
 

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Sample Customers

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Plantronics, NTT Innovation Institute Inc.
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