We compared Netskope and Versa Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platform based on our users' reviews across four parameters. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Netskope offers comprehensive data protection capabilities, advanced threat protection, advanced analytics, and granular policy enforcement. Netskope has competitive pricing options, positive ROI, and excellent customer service. Versa SASE Platform features robust security measures, efficient network connectivity, advanced analytics, simplicity of use, and reliable customer support. Users praise its customer service and support, reasonable pricing, positive ROI, and ability to integrate multiple functionalities.
Features: Netskope is praised for its comprehensive data protection and advanced threat protection. Versa Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platform is commended for its robust security measures, seamless integration, and reliable customer support.
Pricing and ROI: Netskope offers competitive pricing options and a straightforward setup process, ensuring a smooth experience. Versa Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platform has reasonable pricing, good value for money, and flexible licensing terms. Netskope has shown positive ROI by providing enhanced security, data protection, cloud service control, and cost savings. Versa SASE Platform offers improved network security, simplified management, better performance, cost savings, and flexibility, resulting in significant value and ROI.
Room for Improvement: Netskope could improve its interface, customer support, performance during high traffic, and reporting capabilities. On the other hand, users of the Versa SASE Platform suggest enhancements in performance, reliability, user interface, navigation, documentation, and integration options.
Deployment and customer support: Netskope’s setup is considered to be quick, easy, and straightforward. Deployment can be done rapidly, especially on the cloud, although there may be some complexities involved in the implementation phase. The deployment process for Versa varied depending on factors such as the configuration, predefined setups, and designated policies. It generally took between one to two hours. However, for some users, deployment took 35 working days, with the number of engineers and architects depending on the number of sites. Customers have expressed satisfaction with the customer service and support provided by Netskope, citing prompt resolution and knowledgeable assistance. Versa's SASE Platform is highly praised for its top-notch support, responsive service, and efficient resolutions.
The summary above is based on 25 interviews we conducted with Netskope and Versa Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platform 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 solution is stable."
"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 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."
"It's a comprehensive security portfolio solution."
"Netskope's control is user-friendly and comprehensible. It also helps in conveying information effectively as a company, making it crucial for customer satisfaction."
"Netskope has a diverse portfolio range, which includes cloud access security brokers, content filtering, behavior analytics, and security management."
"The detection capability is very nice and lightweight."
"Its deployment is very easy and quick. Their technical support is also very good."
"They are very good at CASB as compared to other players."
"A feature that was valuable was the built-in website classification or safety ratings. Different websites would be rated according to analyses that the Netskope team had done, and we built policies on some of those scores. If the website scored less than a certain percentage, then we would have a different user experience around how the site would interact with the clients."
"Their technical support is very good."
"The product has a dynamic VPN feature for SD-WAN."
"It is very easy to deploy. The GUI interface is really good, and the security features are also very good. It is also stable and scalable, and their support is also good."
"It's very powerful, especially for engineering teams."
"Versa FlexVNF is a scalable product because it does not have any hardware dependencies. This makes it a versatile solution that can be easily integrated with any firewall."
"The granularity when it comes to configuration and security features are valuable."
"Our organization finds the application routing features extremely useful."
"The most valuable aspects of the solution are the next-generation firewall features and geo-blocking capabilities."
"Our customers are very satisfied with this solution. They have not mentioned any areas for improvement."
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"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."
"Lookout was moving into the SSE space. And so their work on SecureWeb Gateway and SD-WAN is still sort of evolving."
"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"
"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."
"They could improve their mobile agents as they have some limitations."
"There could be better integration with other solutions."
"Support services could definitely be improved. Support is the one area that can always use improvement. It's an evolving thing, so based on demand and based on market requirement and the way market is moving towards."
"I would like to have an identity theft protection function."
"In some cases, when you have a lot of policies, it can get confusing for users and you can get lost in the GUI."
"The configuration in the cloud model could be improved upon."
"The solution's documentation still needs to be improved."
"Netskope needs to improve its stability."
"The smaller units lack a lot of functionality."
"The web interface can be improved."
"SASE is the next big thing that is coming up, and it needs to be developed in Versa. This is the only thing that needs to be adapted very quickly by Versa. With the pandemic going on, I would like to see more features for working from home. They have launched Versa Secure Access (VSA), but it is currently immature. They need to tighten it up for work from home and SD-WAN concept."
"The support needs to be improved."
"The security should be improved."
"The interface could be simpler."
"The solution's current customer support is not that good. So, they need to improve that. Also, the solution's UI is quite complex, so they need to simplify it."
"Certainly, there are areas that require enhancement, and the current focus is on improvements. Presently, I believe that the emphasis should be on enhancing user interface (UI) features, particularly over end devices. The issue arises when attempting to log in to Versa from other devices, as the UI is not device-specific. Consequently, guiding someone to log in to Versa antivirus becomes challenging. Despite the absence of issues on the website, the lack of a login scope impedes graphical representation of user data or databases. Since work databases support only a limited range of features, I recommend augmenting features for end devices to address these limitations."
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Netskope is ranked 4th in Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) with 35 reviews while Versa Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platform is ranked 13th in Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) with 20 reviews. Netskope is rated 8.4, while Versa Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platform is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Netskope writes "Network proxy that provides visibility during deployment and allows you to control PII". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Versa Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platform writes "A flexible, stable and scalable solution ". Netskope is most compared with Zscaler Internet Access, Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks, Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps, Cisco Umbrella and Skyhigh Security, whereas Versa Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platform is most compared with Cisco SD-WAN, Fortinet FortiGate, VMware SD-WAN, Cato SASE Cloud Platform and Meraki SD-WAN. See our Netskope vs. Versa Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platform report.
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