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."Its stability is the most valuable."
"The technical support is great."
"The security features are about the best that I've seen anywhere."
"The next-generation firewall is great."
"I like that you are able to manage FortiGate from the FortiManager to create a more centralized environment."
"It is easy to manage, and it doesn't need much knowledge from the team. It is a stable device, and there are many features that are included out of the box."
"It works very well. It has a lot of different functionalities. Its cost is also fine for our customers."
"The most valuable features are the possibility of having one fabric for switching on security."
"Includes advanced tech protection."
"The solution is scalable."
"The solution offers good sandboxing."
"The visibility and log availability offered are highly valued for troubleshooting purposes, and this is a key factor driving customer interest in the firewall module."
"The product’s firewall and VPN package are fantastic compared to any other solution."
"Once you have Zscaler running you have access to configure it however you want."
"The scalability is okay. We have around 2200 people using this solution."
"It provides in-depth visibility into your network, ensuring that traffic flowing into your organization, be it from offices or individual users, is effectively filtered and secured through multiple layers of protection."
"This is a capable appliance and the standard features work well for us."
"The solution can scale well."
"The most valuable features of the solution stem from web filtering, malware protection, and antivirus."
"Lacks sufficient security options."
"The feature which gives us a lot of pain is ASIC architecture."
"It claims it does DLP, but the degree and level of controls are very basic."
"I don't like that anything more than very basic reporting is not included."
"It is stable, but its stability can be improved."
"Its reporting and pricing need improvement."
"The solution can have more features in a single box that can be multi-applied to integrate everything."
"The command line is complicated, and the interface could be better."
"Pricing is a challenge."
"There are some areas it could improve when it comes to blocking, we have to block some things manually. For example, if we block a top-level domain we have seen that the new IPs come through, the IPs are not blocked. There should be some more granular way of doing it. My only request is if you're blocking something at a top level, the sub-level sub-domains and all those other IPs should be blocked too automatically."
"Data Leak Prevention is only for web filtering and there is no protection for email."
"Zscaler Cloud Firewall should have a better understanding of all dynamic cloud applications."
"When it comes to customer support, there is room for improvement in Zscaler's service."
"The product could improve its integration with some legacy systems."
"Certain criteria need to be met if you want to scale this solution."
"They do not provide a few components that are fundamental to differentiate the products"
"Although manageable, the user interface is a little bit slow and could be improved."
"The product has some scalability and data management issues where improvements are required."
"Sometimes it reboots when you least expect it, and that's the main issue."
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Zscaler Cloud Firewall is ranked 23rd in Firewalls with 15 reviews while Zyxel Unified Security Gateway is ranked 10th 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, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, OPNsense, Cisco Secure Firewall and Sophos XG, 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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