We performed a comparison between Zscaler Cloud Firewall and Zyxel Unified Security Gateway based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Firewalls solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."I like that you are able to manage FortiGate from the FortiManager to create a more centralized environment."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of use."
"The ease of setting the solution up is a valuable aspect for us."
"All of the features of Fortinet FortiGate are useful and the security protection is good."
"This is an easy solution to deploy."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is Quota."
"The most valuable features are SD-WAN, application control, IPS control, and FortiSandbox."
"The initial setup of Fortinet FortiGate was straightforward."
"The scalability is okay. We have around 2200 people using this solution."
"It is a stable solution."
"Zscaler provides effective protection against various cyber threats ensuring a safe environment"
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"Most of the features that Zscaler has to offer, we will deploy."
"Zscaler Cloud Firewall understands the applications in the current generation and adapts to the present generation cloud applications."
"It helps a lot of companies to reduce their downtime. Also, It helps businesses in terms of being secured and protected from any threats."
"Once you have Zscaler running you have access to configure it however you want."
"The solution can scale well."
"The most valuable features of the solution stem from web filtering, malware protection, and antivirus."
"This is a capable appliance and the standard features work well for us."
"The user interface could be improved to make it less confusing and easier to set up."
"The cloud features can be improved."
"The scalability could be better."
"The support is the main thing that needs to be improved."
"From a reporting perspective, there's room for improvement. They're providing FortiAnalyzer through which one can get some enhancements, but the visibility and reporting still need slight improvement."
"NGN, reporting and controls."
"It claims it does DLP, but the degree and level of controls are very basic."
"The support structure needs to be improved because every time we contact them, there is a delay in the response."
"The product could improve its integration with some legacy systems."
"It would be better if they improved their policy, package visibility, and flexibility while we're creating rules for inspection. It could also be cheaper or more things could be included in the basic package. In the next release, I would like better coverage in the Asia Pacific region and better quality of service."
"The issue right now is probably that Zscaler is not providing web browser isolation. Another solution, Menlo, offers this. For one customer, we had to send traffic to Menlo to do the isolation for us. It was requested by the customer so that they could integrate any iframe. Zscaler needs to add this type of feature in their next release."
"We are having some issues with internet access being denied when organizational ID-based policies change. For example, a lower level employee ends up getting the same level of access as that of a higher level employee."
"Zscaler Cloud Firewall should have a better understanding of all dynamic cloud applications."
"Because it's on cloud, it doesn't allow application of extra settings."
"Pricing is a challenge."
"Its technical support services could be better."
"Although manageable, the user interface is a little bit slow and could be improved."
"Sometimes it reboots when you least expect it, and that's the main issue."
"The product has some scalability and data management issues where improvements are required."
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Zscaler Cloud Firewall is ranked 26th in Firewalls with 15 reviews while Zyxel Unified Security Gateway is ranked 14th in Unified Threat Management (UTM) with 3 reviews. Zscaler Cloud Firewall is rated 8.4, while Zyxel Unified Security Gateway is rated 6.0. The top reviewer of Zscaler Cloud Firewall writes "A highly stable and comprehensive cloud security and access solution". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Zyxel Unified Security Gateway writes "Offers good anti-spam and web filtering features but needs to improve in the area of scalability". Zscaler Cloud Firewall is most compared with Azure Firewall, OPNsense, Cisco Multicloud Defense, Cisco Secure Firewall and Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, whereas Zyxel Unified Security Gateway is most compared with Netgate pfSense, OPNsense, Sophos XG, WatchGuard Firebox and SonicWall TZ. See our Zscaler Cloud Firewall vs. Zyxel Unified Security Gateway report.
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