- ORDR vs Asimily: 2026 Comparison
ORDR vs Asimily:
2026 Comparison
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Based on Asimily’s internal product comparison and ORDR’s 2026 AI Protect for Segmentation solution brief, as of October 2026; compares Asimily with the ORDR AI Protect Platform (AI Protect for Security and AI Protect for Segmentation).
Summary
ORDR and Asimily both provide passive device discovery, anomaly policies, packet capture, and simulation of segmentation policies before enforcement. Asimily adds ATT&CK Analysis of exploitability for each vulnerability and segmentation targeted at those attack vectors. Its classification and policy creation are more fully automated, and it adds IoT Patching and device configuration snapshots. ORDR adds partial switch-level enforcement, and its packet capture is more limited.
What You'll Learn
- Where ORDR and Asimily are at parity on discovery, detection, and policy simulation
- How each platform decides which vulnerabilities and devices to act on first
- How segmentation policy is created, validated, enforced, and maintained in each platform
- When ORDR is the better fit, and when Asimily is
Introduction
ORDR and Asimily both provide passive device discovery, anomaly policies and simulation of segmentation policies before enforcement. The key differences: Asimily adds full AI-based asset classification to aid automatic segmentation policy creation, MITRE ATT&CK-based analysis of exploitability for each vulnerability, plus IoT Patching and device configuration snapshots while ORDR adds partial switch-level enforcement and some packet capture.
ORDR vs Asimily at a Glance
The rows below summarize where the platforms match and where they differ. Each row repeats a row from the detailed tables that follow.
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| Feature | Asimily | ORDR |
|---|---|---|
| Passive Data Collection | Yes; full-featured passive collection and classification | Yes; passive collection based on observed device behavior |
| AI-Based Device Classification | Yes; relies on AI analysis to fingerprint devices | Yes; behavior-based classification, partial AI coverage |
| ATT&CK Analysis of Exploitability per Vulnerability in the Customer Environment | Yes; Asimily Labs analyzes each vulnerability for exploitability | No; prioritizes by network and business impact instead |
| AI-Based Automatic Grouping and Policy Creation | Yes; groups devices and generates segmentation ACLs | Yes; recommends least-privilege policies, partly automated |
| Simulate Segmentation Policy Effects Before Enforcement | Yes; simulates policy against live traffic before enforcement | Yes; validates policies before enforcement |
| Targeted Segmentation Recommendations Based on Attack Vectors, Including Legacy Assets | Yes; risk-based analysis auto-suggests safe segmentation | No; least-privilege policy from observed behavior instead |
| Switch-Level Enforcement | No; enforces through NACs and firewalls instead | Yes; partial, can deploy policy directly to switch |
| Packet Capture From Any Device for Incident Response | Yes; optional full packet capture for any monitored asset | Yes; partial, some packet capture capability |
| IoT Device Patching at Scale, With Auditability | Yes; manually or automatically patches supported IoT devices | No; focuses on segmentation, not firmware updates |
| Device Snapshots for Configuration Control and Recovery | Yes; captures known good state for IoT, OT, IoMT | No; detects changes but keeps no snapshots |
1. Inventory and Visibility
ORDR and Asimily are close to parity on inventory and visibility: both collect data passively, query IoT devices actively, inspect packet headers and payloads, and build detailed inventories of Internet of Things (IoT), operational technology (OT), and Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) devices. The main difference is classification method: Asimily combines AI analysis with other fingerprinting methods, while ORDR classifies devices mainly by observed behavior. An accurate inventory sets the ceiling for prioritization, segmentation, and response. Active querying suits only devices that tolerate the traffic, so both platforms pair it with passive collection. Both also enrich device records through integrations; Asimily’s include Active Directory, DHCP servers, network access control (NAC) systems, vulnerability scanners, and mobile device management (MDM) tools.
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| Feature | Asimily | ORDR |
|---|---|---|
| Passive Data Collection | Yes; full-featured passive collection and classification | Yes; passive collection based on observed device behavior |
| Active Querying of Devices | Yes; uses vendor-approved APIs to query if desired | Yes; safe active querying alongside passive collection |
| AI-Based Device Classification | Yes; relies on AI analysis and other methods to fingerprint devices for fullest possible classification | Yes; behavior-based classification |
| Deep Packet Inspection of Headers and Payloads, Plus Network Flow Analysis | Yes; inspects headers, payloads, and network flows | Yes; inspects headers and application-layer flows |
| Detailed Classification and Inventory for IoT, OT, and IoMT | Yes; detailed inventory across IoT, OT, and IoMT | Yes; detailed inventory across IoT, OT, and IoMT |
| Integrations Across the IT and Security Ecosystem | Yes; correlates and normalizes data from numerous partners | Yes; large catalog with strong Cisco ISE integration |
2. Exposure Management
ORDR and Asimily both detect and prioritize vulnerabilities and classify them with MITRE ATT&CK; Asimily adds ATT&CK Analysis of exploitability for each vulnerability in the customer environment. ATT&CK Analysis determines whether a vulnerability is actually exploitable on a specific device in a specific environment, and Asimily turns that result into mitigation recommendations that also cover legacy devices and/or segmentation policies. The ORDR AI Protect Platform does not include per-vulnerability exploitability analysis or attack-vector-based mitigation recommendations. Both platforms simulate how remediation would change risk; in Asimily, that is the Risk Simulator, which helps trade off effort against risk reduction before putting in the work.
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| Feature | Asimily | ORDR |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability and Threat Detection, Analysis, and Prioritization | Yes; prioritizes using vulnerability analysis in context, SBOMs, and documentation | Yes; prioritizes by network and business impact |
| Basic MITRE-Based Classification of Vulnerabilities | Yes; classifies vulnerabilities using MITRE ATT&CK | Yes; classifies vulnerabilities using MITRE ATT&CK |
| ATT&CK Analysis of Exploitability per Vulnerability in the Customer Environment | Yes; Asimily Labs analyzes each vulnerability for exploitability | No; prioritizes by network and business impact instead |
| Targeted Mitigation Recommendations, Including on Legacy Devices | Yes; recommends mitigations per attack vector, including legacy | No; recommends segmentation policies instead |
| Simulate Risk Changes From Remediation Scenarios | Yes; Device Risk Simulator models risk score changes | Yes; models risk changes from remediation scenarios |
3. Threat and Response
ORDR and Asimily both have threat and response-centric features. Both create anomaly policies that notify or quarantine, build alert rules, have basic or advanced packet capture, and connect to NACs and firewalls for response actions. Detection helps only when a team can act on an alert and reconstruct what happened, and both platforms cover both steps. In Asimily, a violated policy can also trigger a packet capture automatically, and those captures are tracked in one forensic view alongside manual ones.
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| Feature | Asimily | ORDR |
|---|---|---|
| Anomaly Policies for Notification or Quarantine | Yes; alerts or quarantines when a policy is violated | Yes; behavioral baselines flag anomalous devices |
| Alert Rules on Any Parameter Without Coding | Yes; full flexibility, no coding required | Yes; simple rule creation |
| Advanced Alert Rule Creation | Yes; builds advanced alert rules through a wizard | No |
| Packet Capture From Any Device for Incident Response | Yes; optional full packet capture for any monitored asset | Yes; partial, some packet capture capability |
| Connects With NACs and Firewalls | Yes; enforces through NACs and firewalls | Yes; enforces through NACs, switches, and firewalls |
4. Risk Mitigation
ORDR and Asimily both simulate segmentation policies before enforcement and show every policy applied at the NAC and firewall; they differ in how policies are created and targeted, and where they are enforced. Asimily’s Segmentation Orchestration targets policies at the attack vectors found on each device, including legacy assets, and previews the enforcement plan before commit. Its Policy Simulation runs a proposed policy against live traffic, and Continuous Segmentation automatically applies NAC and firewall policies to new devices that match a policy’s criteria. ORDR describes AI Protect for Segmentation as recommending least-privilege policies from observed device behavior (ORDR, 2026). ORDR offers switch-level enforcement and does not include attack-vector-based targeting or an enforcement plan preview. Asimily also provides IoT Patching and password management for supported IoT device types.
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| Feature | Asimily | ORDR |
|---|---|---|
| AI-Based Automatic Grouping and Policy Creation | Yes; groups devices and generates segmentation ACLs | Yes; recommends least-privilege policies, partly automated |
| Targeted Segmentation Recommendations Based on Attack Vectors, Including Legacy Assets | Yes; risk-based analysis auto-suggests safe segmentation | No; least-privilege policy from observed behavior instead |
| Simulate Segmentation Policy Effects Before Enforcement | Yes; simulates policy against live traffic before enforcement for a user-specified period of time | Yes; validates policies before enforcement |
| Preview the Enforcement Plan Before Commit | Yes; Enforcement Plan lets admins inspect and adjust prior to NAC enforcement | No |
| Policy View of Every Policy Applied at NAC and Firewall | Yes; lists NAC and firewall policies per device | Yes; lists NAC and firewall policies per device |
| Policy Compression | Yes; supports policy compression | Yes; supports policy compression |
| Continually Adapt Policies Based on Device Security Intent | Yes; continuous mode deploys safe policies as conditions change | Yes; allows for manual changes to policies as devices and risk change |
| Deep Integration Across Existing NACs and Firewalls | Yes; pushes generated ACLs to supported NACs and firewalls | Yes; strongest with Cisco ISE |
| Switch-Level Enforcement | No; enforces through NACs and firewalls instead | Yes; partial, can deploy policy directly to switch |
| IoT Device Patching at Scale, With Auditability | Yes; manually or automatically patches supported IoT devices | No; focuses on segmentation, not firmware updates |
| Centralized IoT Password Management | Yes; holds IoT passwords for safe patch deployment | No; focuses on segmentation instead |
5. Governance, Risk, and Compliance
ORDR and Asimily both keep a detailed change history for audits; Asimily also detects device configuration changes automatically and adds device configuration snapshots to keep known good configurations available. Asimily’s Configuration Control captures snapshots of IoT, OT, and IoMT device configurations to establish a known good state, then tracks changes against those snapshots over time. That gives teams a reference point for audits and for recovery after an accidental or malicious change. The ORDR AI Protect Platform has automated detection of configuration changes through device behavior, but not through snapshots.
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| Feature | Asimily | ORDR |
|---|---|---|
| Detailed Change History for Audits and Device Management | Yes; Change Audit logs each parameter change and user | Yes; provides detailed change history for audits |
| Detection of Configuration Changes | Yes; regularly checks for any change, authorized or unauthorized | Yes; detects changes, without snapshot baselines |
| Device Snapshots for Configuration Control and Recovery | Yes; captures known good state for IoT, OT, IoMT | No; detects changes but keeps no snapshots |
| Track Configuration Changes Against Snapshots | Yes; drift alerts and a change timeline | No; no snapshot baseline to compare against |
6. Sample Integrations
ORDR and Asimily both integrate across IT and security tools, including Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE). ORDR’s ISE integration is one of its strengths, and ORDR is available on the Cisco Marketplace (ORDR). Asimily correlates network, identity, vulnerability, endpoint, and service management data to create a unified inventory and auditable log of changes. Asimily integration categories and sample products include:
- Network Traffic Sources: NetFlow, sFlow, SNMP
- DHCP and DNS: Infoblox, BlueCat, EfficientIP
- Network Access Control and Firewalls: Cisco ISE, Aruba, Arista Agni, ExtremeIQ Site Engine, Forescout, FortiGate, FortiNAC, Check Point, Juniper, Palo Alto Panorama
- Vulnerability Management: Tenable, Rapid7, Qualys
- Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR): CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Defender, SentinelOne
- Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR): CrowdStrike LogScale, Elastic SIEM, Palo Alto Cortex XSOAR
- Mobile Device Management: Microsoft Intune, Jamf Pro
- IT Service Management, Maintenance Management, and Configuration Management Databases: ServiceNow, ServiceNow Service Graph, Nuvolo, EQ2, Jira
(Not a complete list; integrations are added regularly.)
7. Deployment Considerations
Neither ORDR nor Asimily requires endpoint agents, new inline hardware, or re-IP work, and both offer cloud and on-premises deployment. Agentless collection matters most where agents cannot run, such as on infusion pumps, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), and badge readers. ORDR deploys as software as a service (SaaS) or on premises. Asimily collects data through the Asimily Edge collector software, which runs on a dedicated appliance, on a virtual machine, or as an app on switches that support Cisco application hosting.
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| Deployment Factor | Asimily | ORDR |
|---|---|---|
| SaaS Deployment | Yes; cloud-based SaaS deployment | Yes; cloud-based SaaS deployment |
| On-Premises Deployment | Yes | Yes |
| Agents Required | None | None |
| Environment | Cloud, On-premises | Cloud, On-premises |
| Native Data Collection | Sub-1U, 1U, and Virtual Collectors | Collector appliances and virtual options |
When ORDR Fits Better
ORDR is the closer fit for teams that want policy enforced directly at the switch. ORDR offers switch-level enforcement, including dropping policies on a switch through ternary content-addressable memory (TCAM) integration, while Asimily applies policy through existing NACs and supported firewalls rather than directly at the switch. ORDR also suits organizations without a NAC deployment: ORDR describes enforcement through NAC platforms, switching, wireless infrastructure, and firewalls (ORDR), while Asimily’s Segmentation Orchestration uses an existing NAC as its primary enforcement point. Cisco customers who prefer to buy through the Cisco Marketplace can purchase ORDR there.
The Bottom Line
ORDR AI Protect and Asimily are similar on passive discovery, anomaly policies, packet capture, and policy simulation. The choice turns on where segmentation policy starts: ORDR builds it from how devices behave, and Asimily builds it from how each device can actually be attacked.
ORDR fits teams that want enforcement options beyond the NAC, including partial switch-level enforcement. It also suits organizations without a NAC and Cisco customers who buy through the Cisco Marketplace.
Asimily fits teams that want richer and more complete device identification and characterization, plus every segmentation and mitigation action tied to exploitability. ATT&CK Analysis identifies which vulnerabilities an attacker can actually exploit on each device, and Segmentation Orchestration targets policy at those attack vectors and previews the enforcement plan before commit. Asimily adds other security features to reduce risk, such as IoT Patching, IoT password management, and Configuration Control snapshots for IoT, OT, and IoMT devices.
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| Choose ORDR When | Choose Asimily When |
|---|---|
| You want enforcement at the switch level | You want segmentation targeted at the attack vectors on each device |
| You do not have a NAC deployed | You need a deep analysis of exploitability done for you for each vulnerability in your IoT, OT, and IoMT environment |
| You prefer to buy through the Cisco Marketplace | You want advanced features such as IoT Patching, IoT password management, and device snapshots |
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Frequently Asked Questions
The main difference between ORDR and Asimily is how each targets segmentation: ORDR describes AI Protect as building least-privilege policies from observed device behavior, while Asimily targets policies at the attack vectors its ATT&CK Analysis finds exploitable on each device. Both discover devices passively and simulate policies before enforcement. ORDR adds switch-level enforcement; Asimily adds other features, including IoT Patching and device configuration snapshots.
ORDR AI Protect is ORDR’s connected device security platform, offered as AI Protect for Security and AI Protect for Segmentation. According to ORDR’s 2026 brief, AI Protect for Segmentation recommends least-privilege policies from observed device behavior, validates them before enforcement, and enforces them through existing NAC, switching, wireless, and firewall infrastructure (ORDR). ORDR offers SaaS and on-premises deployment.
ORDR enforces network segmentation through existing NAC platforms, switching, wireless infrastructure, and firewalls, according to its AI Protect for Segmentation brief, and Asimily’s October 2026 comparison rates its switch-level enforcement as partial. Asimily’s Segmentation Orchestration also creates, simulates, and applies policies, and adds segmentation targeted at the attack vectors found on each device. Asimily applies policy through existing NACs and supported firewalls rather than directly at the switch.
Both ORDR and Asimily simulate segmentation policy effects before enforcement. Asimily’s Policy Simulation runs a proposed policy against live network traffic and records which devices, ports, and services it would block, so teams can refine the rule before it goes live. ORDR describes the same step as validating policies safely before enforcement (ORDR). Simulation addresses a common reason segmentation projects stall: fear of breaking operations.
ORDR and Asimily both prioritize vulnerabilities and classify them with MITRE ATT&CK, but the ORDR AI Protect Platform does not include per-vulnerability exploitability analysis in the customer environment. Asimily’s ATT&CK Analysis checks whether each vulnerability is exploitable on a specific device in a specific environment and recommends mitigations for those attack vectors, including on legacy devices.
The ORDR AI Protect Platform does not include IoT device patching or IoT password management, as of October 2026. Asimily provides IoT Patching, which applies firmware updates to supported IoT device types manually or automatically, at scale, with an audit trail, plus centralized password management for supported devices. For devices that cannot be patched, both platforms offer segmentation as a compensating control.
Both ORDR and Asimily integrate with Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE). ORDR’s ISE integration is one of its strengths, and ORDR is available on the Cisco Marketplace. Asimily integrates with Cisco ISE, creates and simulates downloadable ACL (DACL) policies for it, and applies policies through other NACs, including Aruba, Arista Agni, and ExtremeIQ Site Engine, and firewalls such as FortiGate.
Neither ORDR nor Asimily requires endpoint agents. Both discover devices from network traffic and integrations, which matters for infusion pumps, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), and other devices that cannot run an agent.
Both serve healthcare, manufacturing, and government. ORDR also lists financial services, pharmaceutical, and retail and hospitality among its industry solutions (ORDR), and Asimily secures IoT, OT, IoMT, and IT assets for utilities and critical infrastructure as well. On Gartner Peer Insights, Asimily holds a 4.9 out of 5 rating from 55 reviews as of October 2026.
Common alternatives to ORDR for connected device security include Asimily, Armis, and Claroty. Buyers comparing them typically weigh how each platform decides which vulnerabilities to act on, how segmentation policy is created, validated, and enforced, and whether the platform can remediate devices directly. On those points, Asimily adds ATT&CK Analysis, attack-vector-targeted segmentation, and IoT Patching.