Illumio

Name

Illumio

Legal name

Illumio Inc.

Website

https://illumio.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cybersecurity Software (Zero Trust Segmentation and Breach Containment)

NAICS

Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths) (561621), Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Responsible AI, Security & Privacy Platforms (Safety, Guardrails, PII) (HDAEANAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

AI Observability, Monitoring & Evaluation Platforms (Drift, Quality, Safety) (HDAEANAF)

Keywords

• Zero trust segmentation
• Microsegmentation solutions
• Breach containment platform
• Cloud detection and response
• Hybrid cloud security

Headquarters

HQ city

Sunnyvale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Subscription-based Software Licenses: Annual or multi-year subscription licensing for the Illumio breach containment platform. Customers pay recurring fees for access to Illumio Insights and Illumio Segmentation capabilities, with pricing based on workload count or enterprise tier.
2. Professional Services: Deployment, implementation, and consulting services including Customer Success programs, Professional Services, Program Management, Resident Engineers, and Technical Account Managers to support customer implementations.
3. Training and Certification: Flexible training options and certifications to improve product skills and knowledge, delivered through the Illumio training portal.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Illumio sells a Zero Trust Segmentation and breach containment platform that provides real-time visibility, AI-powered threat detection, and automated containment of lateral movement across hybrid, multi-cloud, and OT environments. The platform is delivered through the Illumio Platform with two primary modules — Illumio Insights (hybrid cloud detection and response) and Illumio Segmentation (microsegmentation) — supported by an AI teammate called Insights Agent. It is licensed primarily through annual or multi-year subscriptions to enterprise and government customers.

Product overview

Illumio offers a breach containment platform focused on the premise that breaches are inevitable but disasters are optional. The portfolio consists of the core Illumio Platform, which serves as the unified foundation, paired with two primary product modules: Illumio Insights for hybrid cloud detection and response, and Illumio Segmentation for cloud and network microsegmentation. Insights Agent provides AI-powered threat detection and containment automation within the Insights module. The platform is built on an AI security graph that enables real-time visibility, lateral movement detection, and automated breach containment across hybrid, multi-cloud, and OT environments. All products operate from a single console and share the same underlying architecture for unified Zero Trust security.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Illumio Insights: AI-powered hybrid cloud detection and response platform that identifies lateral movement, detects attacks, and contains breaches at cloud scale.
• Illumio Segmentation
• Insights Agent

Products and services

• Illumio Platform Unified breach containment platform providing visibility and control across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. Powers both Illumio Insights and Illumio Segmentation from a single console, built on an AI security graph for Zero Trust security. For enterprise and government customers.
• Illumio Insights Hybrid cloud detection and response platform providing real-time threat detection, lateral movement identification, and instant breach containment at cloud scale. Powered by an AI security graph and Insights Agent, with agentless visibility capabilities. For enterprise security teams.
• Illumio Segmentation Cloud and network breach containment solution enabling microsegmentation to secure critical assets, workloads, and devices across hybrid multi-cloud environments. Prevents lateral movement. For enterprise and government security organizations.
• Insights Agent AI teammate within Illumio Insights providing role-specific alerts, smart remediation guidance, and automated security gap closure for security operations teams.

Quantifiable outcome

• 111% ROI realized with Illumio Zero Trust Segmentation according to Forrester Total Economic Impact study
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

AI capability5 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and strategic.

• Check Point Software TechnologiescoreTechnology or Integration · 16 June 2026Expanded strategic partnership to help organizations defend against frontier AI-powered cyber attacks. Combines Check Point's perimeter and network security with Illumio's breach containment and microsegmentation. Customers can now procure Illumio directly through Check Point with deeper integration across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
• BENCH PRminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 June 2026Sydney-based technology PR agency extending Illumio's partnership beyond Australia into Southeast Asia. BENCH PR was named the only Australian PR agency in Provoke Media's top 40 tech PR agencies globally.
• Private Protocol GroupminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026Promoting integrated zero trust architecture combining Appgate, Illumio, and FireMon at ITWeb Security Summit 2026. Positioning combined approach as a 'triad of trust' for AI-era security.
• Deloitte NetherlandsstrategicImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 9 April 2026Strategic alliance combining Illumio's breach containment platform with Deloitte Netherlands cybersecurity consulting expertise. Targets financial services, insurance, and regulated industries for DORA compliance. Deloitte integrates Illumio Platform and Illumio Insights into cyber maturity and NIST assessments.
• FortinetcoreTechnology or Integration · 9 April 2026Integration combining real-time workload visibility and segmentation with Fortinet firewall telemetry. Enables security teams to gain end-to-end network visibility through Illumio Insights without installing agents.
• ArmiscoreTechnology or Integration · 6 March 2026Expanded partnership to jointly provide security solutions for converged IT and OT environments. Combines Illumio's breach containment platform with Armis Centrix cyber exposure management. Delivers comprehensive asset visibility, risk prioritization, and dynamic containment for NERC CIP, IEC 62443, and NIST 800-82 compliance.
• FireMoncoreTechnology or Integration · 3 February 2026Launched industry's first Zero Trust Control Plane for hybrid enterprises, unifying microsegmentation policies with firewall rules from a single platform. Integration automatically detects and resolves policy conflicts between segmentation and firewall rules that typically stall Zero Trust deployments.
• KyndrylstrategicImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 November 2025Collaboration to enhance breach containment and promote Zero Trust adoption. Combines Illumio's AI-driven technology with Kyndryl's implementation services to improve cyber resilience and facilitate rapid Zero Trust deployment.
• AppgateminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2025Integrated zero trust architecture combining Appgate ZTNA with Illumio workload segmentation and FireMon policy governance. Part of 'triad of trust' approach for AI-era security demands.
• BT (British Telecom)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 October 2025Partnership enabling BT to offer Illumio's lateral movement containment capabilities to its enterprise customers.
• CyberCXminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 October 2025Australian cybersecurity services provider offering Illumio microsegmentation solutions to customers in the region.
• MicrosoftcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 September 2025Collaboration to strengthen cyber resilience and prevent breaches at scale. Illumio is a participant in Microsoft Sentinel Partner Ecosystem and launch partner in Microsoft Marketplace. Integration with Microsoft Security Copilot for AI-powered security operations.
• NVIDIAstrategicTechnology or Integration · 1 June 2025Partnership to strengthen Zero Trust in critical infrastructure using NVIDIA accelerated computing. Illumio simplifies Zero Trust implementation for OT and critical infrastructure environments.
• George Tenet (Former CIA Director)strategicOthers · 1 April 2025Former CIA Director joined Illumio Board of Directors to boost AI cybersecurity strategy and provide government security expertise.
• VertosoftminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 April 2025Software distributor for the public sector, adding Illumio to its portfolio to enhance cybersecurity capabilities for government customers.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• VMware (NSX): VMware NSX provides network virtualization and microsegmentation across data center and cloud, the most direct functional competitor to Illumio Segmentation. Both target zero-trust segmentation for hybrid environments with agent-based and policy-driven approaches.
• ColorTokens: ColorTokens Xshield is a pure-play microsegmentation platform competing directly with Illumio Segmentation for enterprise zero-trust segmentation budgets. Similar focus on workload-level policy and breach containment across hybrid environments.
• Zscaler: Zscaler is a Zero Trust platform for secure access (ZIA, ZPA) and increasingly broader security services. Both Illumio and Zscaler ride the Zero Trust wave but focus on different layers — Illumio on workload/segmentation and Zscaler on user-to-application access.
• Akamai (Guardicore): Akamai acquired Guardicore to offer microsegmentation and breach containment, directly overlapping Illumio's core proposition. Both vendors focus on preventing lateral movement across hybrid and multi-cloud environments for enterprise customers.

Broad incumbents

• Palo Alto Networks: Palo Alto Networks offers Prisma Cloud and broader zero-trust and segmentation capabilities as part of its full cybersecurity platform. It overlaps with Illumio in cloud workload protection and zero-trust segmentation but sells through a much larger portfolio.
• Cloudflare: Cloudflare's network and Zero Trust services (Cloudflare One, Access, Gateway) overlap with Illumio's zero-trust positioning, though delivered through internet-edge architecture. Both compete for enterprise zero-trust and segmentation spend.
• Cisco: Cisco offers Tetration for workload microsegmentation and visibility as part of its broader networking and security portfolio. Like Illumio, it targets hybrid data center and multi-cloud segmentation, but competes as a much larger incumbent rather than a specialist.
• Guardicore (now Akamai) — segmented; replaced with CrowdStrike: CrowdStrike is a leading cloud-native endpoint and workload protection platform with growing zero-trust and microsegmentation-adjacent capabilities through Falcon Cloud Security. It competes with Illumio for cloud workload security budgets across hybrid environments.

Emerging players

• Cato Networks: Cato Networks offers a converged SASE platform with built-in zero-trust segmentation capabilities. It overlaps with Illumio in zero-trust networking and enterprise segmentation, though Cato focuses on the WAN/edge layer.
• Tufin: Tufin provides network security policy management and firewall policy automation, complementing microsegmentation. It overlaps with Illumio's FireMon partnership direction and competes for policy governance budgets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds6 records

Investors23 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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