We compared iboss and Netskope Next Gen Secure Web Gateway based on our user's reviews across four parameters. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
iboss has been praised for its customizable content filtering, reliable internet security, and effective threat protection capabilities. Netskope has been praised for its robust threat detection capabilities, efficient data loss prevention measures, and seamless cloud application visibility and control. Users have highlighted that iboss has exceptional customer service and support, while Netskope has been praised for its intuitive interface and user-friendly features.
Features: iboss stands out with its effective and customizable content filtering, reliable internet security, and threat protection capabilities. It also offers an easy-to-use interface and remote management capabilities. Netskope Next Gen Secure Web Gateway is praised for its robust threat detection, efficient data loss prevention, seamless cloud application visibility and control, and user-friendly interface. Users appreciate its ability to identify and mitigate security threats, protect sensitive information, and provide comprehensive visibility and control over cloud-based applications.
Pricing and ROI: The setup cost for iboss was considered reasonable and straightforward by users, and they also had positive experiences with its licensing. Users found the pricing of Netskope Next Gen Secure Web Gateway to be reasonable and competitive. The ROI from iboss has been positive for users, with benefits such as improved network security, increased productivity, and reduced internet downtime. Users also commend the intuitive interface and responsive customer support. Netskope Next Gen Secure Web Gateway offers improved security, increased productivity, reduced risks, and enhanced visibility.
Room for Improvement: Areas for improvement in the iboss product include: a more intuitive user interface and easier navigation, better customization options and flexibility in blocking and filtering capabilities. Users of Netskope Next Gen Secure Web Gateway have indicated a need for a simplified setup process, improved visibility into system rules and policies, and enhanced integration options with other security solutions.
Deployment and Customer Support: The deployment of iboss on client machines was easy, however, users found the configuration process a bit complex. Many found the initial setup of the solution to be straightforward. Netskope Next Gen Secure Web Gateway’s setup varies in complexity. Some users found the deployment process challenging and time-consuming, taking up to two months to deploy for thousands of endpoints. Others found it relatively easy and quick, with deployment ranging from two days to a month or two, depending on the company's size and architecture. Users have praised the customer service and support of iboss for being responsive, helpful, and efficient in addressing concerns. Netskope Next Gen Secure Web Gateway is highly praised for its exceptional customer service, including promptness and effectiveness of assistance.
The summary above is based on 2 interviews we conducted with iboss and Netskope Next Gen Secure Web Gateway users. To access the review's full transcripts, download our report.
"On the outside, the main differentiation is because Lookout ingest. They have ingested basically all of the apps for the last ten years and all the versions of all the apps, and we have that in a corporate database that allows us to do very large-scale machine learning and analysis on that data set. That's not something that any of the competitors really have the capability to do because they don't have access to the data set. A lot of the apps you can no longer get them because that version of the app is five or six years old, and it just doesn't exist anywhere anymore, except within our infrastructure. So, the ability to have that very rich dataset and learn from that dataset is a real differentiator."
"The protection offered by the product is the most valuable feature. It detects vulnerabilities or traps on our users' phones and then prompts them to clean up their devices. Tools we used previously would only discover, which required us to gather information on the backend, so Lookout is a welcome upgrade."
"The most valuable features are the antivirus as a whole, the anti-malware, and all of the protection features that scan our enterprise devices."
"The solution is stable."
"The security aspect of the solution, particularly the malware behind it, is excellent. That's something that really helped us out. It's not just a simple proxy that just blocks the insights of potential threats that come on behind it. They do malware detection and that helps us a lot."
"Iboss is a solution that prevents advanced persistent threats, and has a zero tolerance for attacks."
"Granular setup, which was able to set different levels of filters using the OUs in the AD."
"Because of iboss, I did not have to assign web filtering tasks to my techs on a daily basis."
"Technical support is pretty sharp and very responsive."
"Our primary use case for this product is DLP,"
"Valuable features: Within the filter: Controls (Web categories, applications, and Allow/Block list) and Network (local Subnets). Within the reporter: Logs (Event Log) and Reports."
"Content filtering is the most useful feature of iboss."
"The solution has some useful features, such as microservices. They have sandboxing that allows the prevention, encryption, and remote browser isolation."
"Web filtering and DLP are good features."
"One of the valuable features of the solution is that everything is on the cloud. It has no on-premise hardware to deal with."
"There are a lot of features, but the groups that are created for the policy groups available with Netskope are already relevant to any industry. So grouping the policies is the easiest part and a valuable feature."
"Overall, the product is nice, and I like the URL filtering, CASB, and other security stacks like threat prevention."
"We've found the solution to be quite stable."
"As Netskope is a cloud-based application, it is possible to analyze and distinguish personal and enterprise instances."
"It is for secure web trafficking, and it is doing what it needs to do. It allows customers to consolidate and eliminate multiple technologies onto Netskope and just kind of turn the dial and use more features, such as CASB, VPN. SWG is another feature. You can monitor and govern all the traffic."
"Lookout was moving into the SSE space. And so their work on SecureWeb Gateway and SD-WAN is still sort of evolving."
"We just submitted an enhancement request reflecting the main area we want to see improvement in; the APIs. Currently, we're able to build dashboards, but it's somewhat backward because we use our MDM API to create them. Lookout should provide API to customers so we can query our data and use it in our cloud, and this is the only outstanding area for improvement with the product right now."
"From the analysis that we've done, they do seem to be maybe a step behind in trying to enter the market with a new solution. But when they do pick up, they do come out with some good products."
"The stability depends on the service from where you access it. Because sometimes, the place you are in, you have Gateway. You don't have Gateway. The gateway is overutilized. At the end, you need to go through their gateways. And this is the key point here. You have a tracking point. If it's not well orchestrated, and it scales up as you add more to the existing team, you will suffer"
"Sometimes the agent stops working in iboss, and we have to reinstall the agent."
"File integrity monitoring would be very advantageous as an additional feature."
"Sometimes, obviously, there are bugs."
"The area I would like to see improvement in is the ability with in the reporter to navigate directly to the content the user is traversing. It is kind of there, but it's not perfect. Quite frequently, I receive links that lead me to pages with error messages."
"The solution could be stronger on the integration side and offer more cloud applications like G Suite or Oracle."
"Iboss is growing so fast that it is often hard for them to keep up with the challenges."
"To scale up, a new iboss Node Blade Chassis must be purchased."
"Its pricing could be better."
"They should work on marketing material to put out their work with a little more effort."
"The solution needs to improve its on-premise detection technique."
"Netskope can only provide the high level related to threats."
"There is room for improvement in streamlining policies. So what happens is that when you apply a specific Netskope policy, you never know the kind of content it will automatically block, or it will allow."
"The solution lacks a good reporting feature."
"The accuracy could be improved."
"Since they have the Netskope client, adding some functionality in the endpoint would be good."
"Netskope Next Gen Secure Web Gateway needs to integrate IoT, which can help to control devices."
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iboss is ranked 22nd in Secure Web Gateways (SWG) with 8 reviews while Netskope Next Gen Secure Web Gateway is ranked 13th in Secure Web Gateways (SWG) with 13 reviews. iboss is rated 8.4, while Netskope Next Gen Secure Web Gateway is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of iboss writes "Stable and quick to set up but needs more clear status information for end users". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Netskope Next Gen Secure Web Gateway writes "Offer capability to create policy groups aligned with specific requirements for users, groups, and locations". iboss is most compared with Zscaler Internet Access, Cisco Umbrella, Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks, Zscaler SASE and Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps, whereas Netskope Next Gen Secure Web Gateway is most compared with Symantec Proxy, Fortinet FortiGate SWG, Cisco Umbrella, Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks and Cloudflare Access. See our Netskope Next Gen Secure Web Gateway vs. iboss report.
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