Alkira review
A centralized control plane for routed, segmented, and monitored multicloud networks.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Alkira is a software-as-a-service cloud network infrastructure platform for enterprises managing single-cloud, hybrid-cloud, and multicloud environments. It connects users, sites, data centers, WAN environments, and workloads through a cloud-based control plane. Network teams can use it for centralized design and provisioning, routed connectivity through Cloud Exchange Points, segmentation, security services, monitoring, governance, and troubleshooting. It is available through web and API interfaces and does not require customers to deploy or manage the underlying network hardware.
Its ecosystem coverage is a central strength. Alkira connects with Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, while also integrating with Cisco SD-WAN, Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, Check Point, F5, Infoblox, Splunk, ServiceNow, Terraform, and Itential. That combination supports cloud networking alongside security, SD-WAN, IPAM/DDI, load balancing, observability, ITSM, and infrastructure automation. Terraform-based automation and API access make the platform relevant to teams that want network provisioning and governance connected to existing operational workflows.
Pricing is contact-sales and custom-quoted, with no published plan structure. The platform’s scope is suited to organizations that need broad control across cloud providers, WAN environments, security services, and network operations. Its feature set includes VPN, IPSec, SD-WAN connectivity, firewall policy management, network monitoring, micro-segmentation, and infrastructure as code. Teams with simpler networking requirements or a preference for self-contained, published plan pricing may find Alkira’s enterprise-oriented breadth less suitable. Multicloud network teams needing centralized control and integrations should consider it; teams seeking a narrower cloud networking tool should look elsewhere.
Alkira pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Connects Amazon Web Services, Azure, Google Cloud, and Oracle Cloud
- Combines routing, segmentation, firewalls, VPN, IPSec, and SD-WAN
- Supports Terraform automation plus monitoring and troubleshooting
- Where it doesn't
- Pricing is custom-quoted rather than published by plan
- Broad capabilities may exceed the needs of simpler cloud networks
- Requires evaluating multiple integrations for the intended environment
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