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Head-to-head · Microsegmentation Software

Elisity Microsegmentation vs Zscaler Microsegmentation

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 3 checks side by side
Higher score Elisity Microsegmentation #5 in Microsegmentation Software 9.0/10 Pricing on request ✓ 2 of 3 features Visit Elisity
Zscaler Microsegmentation #7 in Microsegmentation Software 8.8/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Zscaler

Elisity Microsegmentation leads on 0 checks, Zscaler Microsegmentation on 0, and 3 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 3 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreElisity Microsegmentation · 9.0/10
  • Most featuresZscaler Microsegmentation · 3 of 3

Elisity Microsegmentation scores higher on our rubric for microsegmentation software: 9.0 against 8.8 out of 10; our editors rank them #5 and #7.

On deployment model, Elisity Microsegmentation gives you Agentless where Zscaler Microsegmentation offers Agent_based. On policy granularity, Elisity Microsegmentation gives you Identity where Zscaler Microsegmentation offers Process.

Elisity Microsegmentation is the better fit for agentless identity-centric segmentation. Zscaler Microsegmentation is the better fit for AI-assisted workload and process segmentation.

  • Elisity Microsegmentation fits best

    Agentless identity-centric segmentation

  • Zscaler Microsegmentation fits best

    AI-assisted workload and process segmentation

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Side by side

Feature Elisity Microsegmentation 9.0/10 Visit ↗ Zscaler Microsegmentation 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.0 8.8
Ranking #5 in Microsegmentation Software #7 in Microsegmentation Software
Best for Agentless identity-centric segmentation AI-assisted workload and process segmentation
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price Pricing on request Pricing on request
Free plan Not checked yet Not checked yet
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Support Email, Tickets, Docs Phone, Tickets, Docs
Built for Enterprise Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Elisity Microsegmentation 2/3 · Zscaler Microsegmentation 3/3
Kubernetes enforcement Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Policy simulation ✓ ✓
Identity-based rules ✓ ✓
Specs
Deployment model Agentless Agent_based
Workload coverage Mixed Mixed
Policy granularity Identity Process
Cloud environment Hybrid Hybrid
Our review
Pros
  • Agentless enforcement across IT, IoT, OT, and IoMT environments
  • Policy simulation and traffic analysis before production enforcement
  • Integrations across identity, EDR, CMDB, SIEM, and asset systems
  • AI-assisted recommendations support workload grouping and policy design
  • Process- and application-level controls enable granular segmentation
  • Policy simulation and host-based enforcement support safer rollout
Cons
  • Pricing is handled through contact sales rather than public plan tiers
  • Enforcement depends on existing network infrastructure and Virtual Edge software
  • Its enterprise scope may exceed the needs of simple segmentation projects
  • Pricing requires a sales conversation and is tailored to deployment scale
  • Agent-based deployment requires hosts to run the enforcement agent
  • Kubernetes enforcement is documented for Google Kubernetes Engine
Our verdict

Elisity Microsegmentation is an enterprise network-security platform for organizations that need to discover users, workloads, and devices and restrict lateral movement with identity- and context-based least-privilege policies. It supports…

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Zscaler Microsegmentation is an agent-based security product for organizations isolating workloads and controlling east-west traffic across multicloud and data-center environments. It is aimed at teams securing mission-critical…

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  1. Elisity MicrosegmentationMicrosegmentation Software 9.0Pricing on request
  2. Zscaler MicrosegmentationMicrosegmentation Software 8.8Pricing on request

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Elisity Microsegmentation — where it wins

    • Agentless enforcement across IT, IoT, OT, and IoMT environments
    • Policy simulation and traffic analysis before production enforcement
    • Integrations across identity, EDR, CMDB, SIEM, and asset systems

    Where it doesn't

    • Pricing is handled through contact sales rather than public plan tiers
    • Enforcement depends on existing network infrastructure and Virtual Edge software
    • Its enterprise scope may exceed the needs of simple segmentation projects

  • Zscaler Microsegmentation — where it wins

    • AI-assisted recommendations support workload grouping and policy design
    • Process- and application-level controls enable granular segmentation
    • Policy simulation and host-based enforcement support safer rollout

    Where it doesn't

    • Pricing requires a sales conversation and is tailored to deployment scale
    • Agent-based deployment requires hosts to run the enforcement agent
    • Kubernetes enforcement is documented for Google Kubernetes Engine
  • Elisity Microsegmentation9.0/10 · Pricing on request

    Agentless segmentation for enterprises that need identity-aware least-privilege controls.

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  • Zscaler Microsegmentation8.8/10 · Pricing on request

    AI-assisted, process-level segmentation for hybrid and multicloud workloads.

    Visit ZscalerFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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