We performed a comparison between Cloudflare Access and Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two ZTNA as a Service solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It's the endpoint exposition. We don't need to expose our VPN server to the internet and need a zero-test solution. I can apply some conditional access to the endpoint that's connecting to our network to check their security policies or the security condition of their workstation. Once the workstation is trying to connect to my internal network, then I would like to check the discrete condition of these endpoints that are trying to access my internal network. We created some conditional access. We have CrowdStrike, to check if the CrowdStrike is installed, to check if it's updated, and to check for Windows updates. We created some conditional policies to check it."
"The tool also offers good scalability, and the dashboard, along with real-time analytics, is very good."
"Cloudflare, in my opinion, was easy to implement."
"For Cloudflare Access, I am using the free plan...The most valuable feature is their protection."
"Enables me to work from two locations."
"Google Cloud Platform has the best feature for real-time collaboration."
"The solution's speed, processing power, and user functionality are some of its most valuable features."
"It's reliable."
"The most valuable features of the Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy are file storage, a collaborative environment, and easy access."
"If you have a good understanding of infrastructure, this solution is perfect."
"It is easy to integrate, especially if I consider the fact that it gives me a single dashboard where I have all the applications or apps displayed."
"The latest versions of the managed Kubernetes clusters are good."
"The product’s valuable feature is the ability to add a large number of users."
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"When there are any dynamic changes in complex applications, the tool takes a lot of time, making its analytics-related area a major matter of concern where improvements are needed."
"The pricing is an area that can be improved. Pricing, as far as I recall, was the source of our problems."
"For the topic of improvement, providing some training material is one of my suggestions."
"They don't have a person to provide support for customers using the solution under their free plan."
"The platform’s stability and scalability need improvement."
"Google Cloud Platform is not a product that is very flexible for end-users, especially owing to the fact that there is not much documentation available for the product."
"The solution's security should be improved."
"It is an expensive solution, so I would like its price to be improved."
"As an individual developer, I would like Google Cloud IAP to offer more flexibility, especially for smaller-scale usage."
"The solution is a bit complex and could be made easier to use."
"The solution is quite expensive."
"The initial setup was quite complex."
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Cloudflare Access is ranked 10th in ZTNA as a Service with 5 reviews while Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy is ranked 5th in ZTNA with 44 reviews. Cloudflare Access is rated 8.8, while Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Cloudflare Access writes "Replaces traditional VPN and enables endpoint exposition ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy writes "User-friendly, easy to navigate, and intuitive interface". Cloudflare Access is most compared with Twingate, Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks, Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange, Auth0 and Amazon Cognito, whereas Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy is most compared with Okta Workforce Identity, Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange, Cato SASE Cloud Platform, Cisco Duo and FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW). See our Cloudflare Access vs. Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy report.
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