Illumio Segmentation
Illumio Segmentation: A workload-focused segmentation platform for visibility, policy control, and quarantine. Ranked #33 of 76 in Firewall Software by our editors (5.9/10); pricing: Pricing on request · 30-day trial; best for workload segmentation and microsegmentation.
At a glance
- Editor score5.9 / 10
- PricingPricing on request · 30-day trial
- Best forWorkload segmentation and microsegmentation
- Free planNo
- Outbound controlAdvanced
- Founded2013 · Sunnyvale, California, United States
- Facts checked22 Sep 2026
Where it wins
- Real-time visibility into active and blocked workload connections
- Label-based policies support application segmentation and ringfencing
- Cloud enforcement plus quarantine and centralized policy management
Where it doesn't
- Pricing requires contacting sales
- No free plan is available
- Its focus is workload segmentation rather than conventional firewalling
Our verdict on Illumio Segmentation
Illumio Segmentation is a zero-trust microsegmentation product for organizations securing workloads across cloud environments, endpoints, data centers, and containers. It maps communications, applies workload identity and labels to policy creation, and enforces rules at workload or cloud-control levels. Security teams managing hybrid and multi-cloud infrastructure can use it for connection visibility, application segmentation, ringfencing, quarantine, and centralized policy management.
Pricing follows a contact-sales model rather than a publicly listed plan structure. The product has no free plan and includes a 30-day trial. Illumio publishes workload-based subscription licensing, while the available platform coverage includes Windows, Linux, and API access. Its integration scope supports a broad security and infrastructure ecosystem, including Armis, Claroty, Ansible, Wiz, ServiceNow CMDB, Check Point, Fortinet, Palo Alto Networks, Terraform, Sentinel, IBM QRadar, Splunk, Netskope, and Cisco NetFlow/sFlow.
The standout capability is workload-aware control over lateral movement. Real-time communication and traffic visibility helps teams map relationships, while label-based rules can define both allow and deny behavior. Application segmentation and ringfencing narrow access around workloads, quarantine isolates compromised resources, and the Policy Compute Engine provides centralized policy management. Cloud policy enforcement covers AWS, Azure, and GCP controls, while Linux workloads can receive process-based outbound policy enforcement. Choose Illumio Segmentation when workload visibility, microsegmentation, cloud enforcement, and security integrations are priorities. Choose a conventional firewall product instead when the primary requirement is perimeter-focused network filtering.
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Illumio Segmentation fact sheet
| Free plan | No |
|---|---|
| Paid from | Not verified |
| Outbound control | Advanced |
| Rule direction | Both |
| Connection alerts | Yes |
| Application rules | Yes |
| Supported platforms | windows, linux |
| Central management | Yes |
| Free trial | 30 days |
| Deployment | Cloud, Self-hosted |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux |
| Compliance & security | SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, 2FA |
| Support | Phone, Community, Docs |
| Built for | Mid-market, Enterprise (editorial estimate) |
| Integrations | 15 integrations: Armis, Claroty, Ansible, Wiz, ServiceNow CMDB, Check Point … See all → |
| Pricing | Pricing on request · 30-day trial |
| Website | illumio.com |
| Facts checked | 22 Sep 2026 |
Illumio Segmentation integrations
Illumio Segmentation lists 15 integrations on its own site.
- Armis
- Claroty
- Ansible
- Wiz
- ServiceNow CMDB
- Check Point
- Fortinet
- Palo Alto Networks
- Terraform
- Sentinel
- IBM QRadar
- Palo Alto Cortex
- Splunk
- Netskope
- Cisco NetFlow/sFlow
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