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Illumio vs Trend Micro TippingPoint Threat Protection System comparison

 

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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
7.4
Illumio provides East-West traffic visibility and log auditing, offering substantial value with cost-effectiveness and time efficiencies despite incomplete data.
Sentiment score
7.9
Trend Micro TippingPoint delivers ROI by meeting expectations and achieving consistent performance aligned with users' financial goals.
Illumio is known to be the cheapest solution among the security solutions we evaluated.
Senior Technical Analyst at Allianz
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
1.0
Illumio's customer service is generally responsive with 24/7 availability, but experiences and satisfaction vary among users.
Sentiment score
7.4
Trend Micro TippingPoint customer service is reliable and knowledgeable, with effective support, especially in Argentina, though somewhat US-focused.
Even if we raise an issue on non-working days like Saturdays or Sundays, we receive prompt responses.
Senior Technical Analyst at Allianz
From my experience, they are very responsive.
Technical Associate at a healthcare company with 11-50 employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.6
Illumio effortlessly scales in large installations, supports diverse environments, and receives high user satisfaction across various professional roles.
Sentiment score
7.3
Trend Micro TippingPoint's scalability is effective but costly, requiring hardware upgrades, with user ratings of 7-9/10.
Scaling it to a large level is not an issue for us.
Cyber Security Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.0
Illumio is praised for stability and reliability, using native firewalls with high user satisfaction and an 8.5 rating.
Sentiment score
8.6
Trend Micro TippingPoint is stable and reliable, with high user ratings and minimal maintenance required for optimal performance.
Illumio is a stable solution with no glitches or bugs reported, making it a reliable product for us.
Senior Technical Analyst at Allianz
 

Room For Improvement

Illumio needs improved support, integration, OS compatibility, data security, detailed logs, interactive sessions, and tagging automation guidance.
Trend Micro TippingPoint needs enhanced DDoS protection, better integration, improved support, pricing adjustments, advanced reporting, and intuitive features.
There could also be more examples of how the automations can be done using Illumio.
Cyber Security Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
That's why I'm looking for comparisons with other products.
Technical Associate at a healthcare company with 11-50 employees
There should be an option to upgrade from the console to the latest version instead of performing manual upgrades.
Senior Technical Analyst at Allianz
 

Setup Cost

Illumio offers flexible pricing based on workloads, with mixed views on cost, subscribing every three years.
Trend Micro TippingPoint offers comprehensive protection at a moderately high cost, with yearly licensing and scalable user pricing.
I know that Illumio is the cheapest solution in the security area.
Senior Technical Analyst at Allianz
I think it's not very expensive if we compare it with Guardicore.
Cyber Security Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Valuable Features

Illumio enhances security and usability with its Application Dependency Map, traffic analysis, and centralized policy management, aiding visibility and micro-segmentation.
Trend Micro TippingPoint excels in intrusion prevention with intelligent features, integration capabilities, and automatic updates for robust threat defense.
The most important feature is the traffic review analysis, where we use the draft view and the reported view that helps us understand how the application interacts with other applications in the environment, and based on that, we are able to define the policies.
Cyber Security Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Illumio helps in audit purposes by saving data and showing blocked traffic, ensuring no outside traffic is allowed.
Senior Technical Analyst at Allianz
The dependency map is the most valuable aspect.
Technical Associate at a healthcare 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

Illumio
Ranking in Cloud and Data Center Security
6th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
5.7
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Workload Protection Platforms (CWPP) (13th), Microsegmentation Software (2nd)
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 Illumio is 19.5%, down from 25.0% 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 (%)
Illumio19.5%
Trend Micro TippingPoint Threat Protection System1.5%
Other79.0%
Cloud and Data Center Security
 

Featured Reviews

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Cyber Security Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Have created granular security policies based on roles and application behavior
The best feature that Illumio offers is that we can easily understand how to label the applications, how to install Illumio agent on the client machines, how to install the agent on the servers, and how to do the ring-fencing. The log analysis is very simple, and we can map the traffic very easily, such as the traffic view and map view. We have many views to do that, and then we have a topology environment where we can expand the topology and understand how we want to prepare our policy based on the requirement. These are some of the very good use cases that Illumio provides, which none of the other vendors can offer in such an easy and usable way. The most important feature is the traffic review analysis, where we use the draft view and the reported view that helps us understand how the application interacts with other applications in the environment, and based on that, we are able to define the policies. It has increased the business for the organization. We are creating business by supporting the client. The client is getting more security and is more confident in their network because they now have the micro-segmentation feature in their environment. This is new technology and that's how it helps the organization as a whole. The clients we support are benefited, and at the same time, we are making money out of it. This is definitely a good approach. After implementing Illumio, there has been significant progress. Most of the app owners now understand what applications are communicating, how these applications interact with others, and we are more aware of which application is talking to what other servers and applications, and their roles. For instance, whether an application is talking to the DB server or an app server. We have a more granular understanding of the traffic view. Additionally, after implementing Illumio, there is greater segmentation, and fewer incidents are occurring. There have been times when an attack was halted from expanding laterally.
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
6%
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 Business3
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise8
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business11
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise4
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Illumio Adaptive Security Platform?
My experience was really good because I think it's not very expensive if we compare it with Guardicore. I believe that's a good product.
What needs improvement with Illumio Adaptive Security Platform?
Illumio can be improved if we have more interactive sessions with the tech team. The support of Illumio can be better since it's a new tool, and people can explore it more. There could also be more...
What is your primary use case for Illumio Adaptive Security Platform?
The main use case for Illumio is providing micro-segmentation where we don't want to segment the network based on IP addresses but rather segment them based on roles, applications, and environments...
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

Illumio Adaptive Security Platform, Illumio ASP
TippingPoint Digital Vaccine, TippingPoint DV, Trend Micro Digital Vaccine, Trend Micro DV, Trend Micro TippingPoint NGIPS
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Plantronics, NTT Innovation Institute Inc.
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