# Agilicus vs Xage

# **Identity-Aware Access**
**vs. Decentralized Mesh**

Xage offers complex decentralized access. Agilicus AnyX offers simple, clientless Zero Trust.

Discover why straightforward Layer 7 precision beats complex mesh overlays for modern security.

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## The Fundamental Difference

The choice between Agilicus and Xage is a choice between Application Access and Network Connectivity.

![icon-authentication](https://www.agilicus.com/www/d82985c0-authentication.svg)    

### Agilicus AnyX (Layer 7)

Understands Application layer like HTTP, VNC, SSH. Can block password stuffing, restrict specific URLs, and protect individual files. Users never touch the network.

![icon-server](https://www.agilicus.com/www/fc8d0a94-icon-server.svg.svg)    

### Xage Fabric

Uses a complex decentralized mesh that requires deploying nodes across your environment. Adds architectural overhead for simple access.

#### Security Model Comparison

**Agilicus User**

HTTPS Only

→

App
Only

**Xage User**

Fabric Overlay

→

Mesh
Overlay

\*With Xage, deploying and managing the decentralized fabric adds significant architectural complexity. With Agilicus, there are no nodes to deploy, providing immediate access with nothing but the specific web app authorised.

## Why Modern Teams Choose Agilicus

Compare capabilities side-by-side.

Feature

**Agilicus AnyX**

**Xage**

#### **Granular Authorisation**

How specific can access rules be?

Per URL & File

Layer 7 Precision

Per Asset / Protocol

Identity-based Mesh

#### **Client Requirement**

What does the user need to install?

![Green Check](https://www.agilicus.com/www/2cd3dab3-green_check.svg)    **None (Browser Only)**

![](https://www.agilicus.com/www/32a940fb-download-agilicus-blue.svg)    Requires Edge Nodes

#### **Identity Providers**

Can you use Google, Microsoft, Okta etc simultaneously?

**Multiple Concurrent**

Mix Okta, Google, Microsoft, etc

Federated via Fabric

#### **Layer 3 Adjacency**

Can users ping devices on the network?

**No (Zero Trust)**

Prevent lateral movement

Requires Fabric Gateways

Node deployment complexity

#### **Threat Protection**

Does it inspect traffic content?

**Identity-Aware Web Application Firewall**

Handle cross-site scripting, content vulnerabilities

Identity & Access Management

Relies on fabric policies

#### **Overlapping IPs**

Handle duplicate subnets on local and remote site(s)?

**Native Support**

No conflict, operates at layer 7

Supported via Mesh

Requires complex node routing

![icon-world](https://www.agilicus.com/www/9b679333-icon-world.svg.svg)    

#### **Clientless Universal Access**

Stop managing VPN clients. Agilicus AnyX works on any device with a browser—desktop, tablet, or phone.

- Ideal for contractors & BYOD
- No MDM required
- Zero friction onboarding

![icon-padlock](https://www.agilicus.com/www/c1324345-icon-padlock.svg.svg)    

#### **Granular Authorisation**

Don't just grant network access. Control exactly *what* users can do inside the application.

- Restrict specific URLs
- Control file share access
- Stop password stuffing attacks

![icon-global-network](https://www.agilicus.com/www/965b276e-icon-global-network.svg.svg)    

#### **Network Simplification**

Solve the hardest networking problems without re-architecting your infrastructure.

- Outbound-only (Starlink/CGNAT)
- Overlapping IP support
- Multi-IdP Single Sign-On

## **Ready to move beyond the VPN?**

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