# Elisity alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 203 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Elisity holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/elisity/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Illumio Segmentation: 50
- Akamai Guardicore Segmentation: 22
- ColorTokens Xshield: 20
- Zero Networks Segment: 13
- Faddom: 9
- Cisco Secure Workload: 5

## Microsegmentation

**Small business**: 71 of 84 answers did not name Elisity (Elisity is #6 of 10 at 4%).

- Zero Networks Segment: first choice in 11 of those 71
- Illumio Segmentation: first choice in 7 of those 71
- Faddom: first choice in 6 of those 71
- Akamai Guardicore Segmentation: first choice in 5 of those 71
- ColorTokens Xshield: first choice in 5 of those 71
- 12Port Horizon: first choice in 3 of those 71
- AWS Security Groups: first choice in 3 of those 71
- Cisco Secure Workload: first choice in 3 of those 71

**Mid-market**: 70 of 84 answers did not name Elisity (Elisity is #8 of 9 at 0%).

- ColorTokens Xshield: first choice in 13 of those 70
- Illumio Segmentation: first choice in 11 of those 70
- Akamai Guardicore Segmentation: first choice in 6 of those 70
- Faddom: first choice in 3 of those 70
- Calico: first choice in 2 of those 70
- Calico Open Source: first choice in 2 of those 70
- Cilium: first choice in 2 of those 70
- Enclave: first choice in 2 of those 70

**Enterprise**: 62 of 84 answers did not name Elisity (Elisity is #3 of 9 at 7%).

- Illumio Segmentation: first choice in 32 of those 62
- Akamai Guardicore Segmentation: first choice in 11 of those 62
- Illumio Core: first choice in 3 of those 62
- Cisco Secure Workload: first choice in 2 of those 62
- ColorTokens Xshield: first choice in 2 of those 62
- Zero Networks Segment: first choice in 2 of those 62
- VMware NSX: first choice in 1 of those 62
- VMware vSphere with NSX: first choice in 1 of those 62

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