Comparing Guardicore Centra and VMware NSX
Considering VMware NSX for Micro-segmentation Projects? Think Again.
Comparing Guardicore Centra and VMware NSX
Guardicore Centra offers numerous security advantages over VMware NSX. Centra provides a unified micro-segmentation approach that works with both VMware and non-VMware technologies from the data center to the public cloud.
| COMPABILITY |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Micro-segmentation on VMware hypervisor |  | |
| Micro-segmentation on a modern and legacy bare-metal servers | |  |
| Non-VMware hypervisor compatibility (e.g., Hyper-V, KVM, Xen, KVM, Acropolis, etc.)1 | |  |
| Broad public cloud compatibility (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure, Oracle Cloud, etc.) | | |
| Openshift/Kubernetes compatibility | | |
VMware offers two NSX variants: NSX-V for segmentation within a single vSphere instance and NSX-T for hybrid cloud environments.
This comparison focuses on NSX-T, which is the more practical NSX option for most organizations and the closest comparable VMware offering to Guardicore Centra.
| MICRO-SEGMENTATION POLICIES | ||
|---|---|---|
| Basic segmentation (geo, environment, zone) | | |
| Network-level micro-segmentation (tier, workload, port) | | |
| Process-level micro segmentation (including dynamic ports) on-premises and in the cloud | | |
| Real-time application and network visibility tools integrated into the segmentation policy creation workflow | | |
| Historical application and network visibility | | |
| AI-based segmentation policy suggestion algorithms (based on historical data and templates) | | |
| DETECTION | ||
|---|---|---|
| Built-in reputation analysis for files, IPs, and domain names | | |
| Dynamic deception | | |
| File integrity monitoring | | |
| Detection of network scans | | |
| Incident response workflows | | |
COMPABILITY
| Micro-segmentation on VMware hypervisor | |
| |
| ? Micro-segmentation on a modern and legacy bare-metal servers | |
| |
| ? Non-VMware hypervisor compatibility (e.g., Hyper-V, KVM, Xen, KVM, Acropolis, etc.)1 | |
| |
| ? Broad public cloud compatibility (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure, Oracle Cloud, etc.) | |
| |
| ? Openshift/Kubernetes compatibility | |
| |
VMware offers two NSX variants: NSX-V for segmentation within a single vSphere instance and NSX-T for hybrid cloud environments.
This comparison focuses on NSX-T, which is the more practical NSX option for most organizations and the closest comparable VMware offering to Guardicore Centra.
MICRO-SEGMENTATION POLICIES
| Basic segmentation (geo, environment, zone) | |
| |
| Network-level micro-segmentation (tier, workload, port) | |
| |
| ? Process-level micro segmentation (including dynamic ports) on-premises and in the cloud | |
| |
| ? Real-time application and network visibility tools integrated into the segmentation policy creation workflow | |
| |
| Historical application and network visibility | |
| |
| AI-based segmentation policy suggestion algorithms (based on historical data and templates) | |
| |
DETECTION
| Built-in reputation analysis for files, IPs, and domain names | |
| |
| Dynamic deception | |
| |
| File integrity monitoring | |
| |
| Detection of network scans | |
| |
| Incident response workflows | |
| |
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