Axiom Shield vs Centripetal CleanINTERNET®: Side-by-Side Comparison (2026)

Axiom Shield

Network teams protecting small to mid-market environments on MikroTik infrastructure should pick Axiom Shield for its 350,000 daily threat data points delivered directly into RouterOS without added hardware or licensing complexity. The real-time feed updates and Layer 7 regex blocking cover the attack surface most startups and SMBs actually defend, and serial number-based licensing means you're not managing sprawling subscription agreements. Skip this if your routers run Cisco, Palo Alto, or Fortinet, or if you need deep packet inspection and threat hunting beyond what a feed-based firewall rule engine provides.

Centripetal CleanINTERNET®

SMB and mid-market teams without dedicated threat intelligence staff need Centripetal CleanINTERNET® to stop inbound threats at the perimeter before they tax your SOC. The platform enforces 10 billion threat indicators in real-time between your ISP and firewall, with a vendor-managed Intelligence Operations team handling continuous updates so you don't have to tune rules or chase alert noise. Skip this if you're enterprise-scale with mature threat hunting operations and custom intelligence pipelines already feeding your SIEM; CleanINTERNET® prioritizes automated blocking over the granular detection and response workflows that large teams need to investigate and contain advanced threats.