We performed a comparison between Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention and Zscaler Cloud IPS based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."I like the solution's interface."
"The user interface is a bit more professional than some free products."
"Palo Alto Networks Threat Prevention is the market leader as far as security gateways and endpoint protection. Additionally, the threat database that is used is one of the best."
"It is a stable product."
"The most valuable features are that it's user-friendly, has interesting features, URL filtering, and threat prevention."
"I find the malware protection very handy."
"One of the most valuable features is the anti-malware protection."
"The initial setup was straightforward. It's quite easy. Deployment took one to two weeks."
"The product's most valuable feature is complete SSL inspection."
"The initial setup is straightforward and easy in comparison with other solutions."
"The initial setup process is easy."
"The best feature is that Zscaler allows for a separation between cloud applications and URL filtering. For example, under the cloud application segment, I can bypass Microsoft Office 365 without the need to add URLs manually. It's one click, so that's handy."
"Cloud IPS integration is seamless, and it uses a Zero Trust model. It also simplifies overall user access management."
"The price of licenses should be lowered to make it less costly to scale our solution."
"Palo Alto Networks Threat Prevention could improve the commercial offing. Other solutions, such as Fortinet provide better commercial features."
"The technology firewall anomaly network could stand improvement."
"The cost involves the price of the hardware, which is expensive. However, most of the Palo Alto solutions are expensive."
"The initial setup is complex."
"The installation was complicated."
"I think they can use some improvement on FID."
"Mission learning techniques should continue to expand and detect unknown threats on the fly."
"When it comes to scalability, the IPsec could be improved."
"They have given limited free access for a year. Instead, they should increase the file size and give limited free access for around two months. It will allow engineers to evaluate the product."
"We recently had a significant issue with Zscaler. I think they have too many customers and some of their connection edge nodes went down because there were too many requests. I think they aren't scaling enough to keep up with the demand in some areas. That's one thing they should improve."
"There is always room for improvement."
"We encounter issues sharing IP addresses with other companies using the software."
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Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention is ranked 6th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 24 reviews while Zscaler Cloud IPS is ranked 20th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 5 reviews. Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention is rated 8.8, while Zscaler Cloud IPS is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention writes "A good amount of granularity and advanced URL filtering capabilities". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Zscaler Cloud IPS writes "Stable product with valuable SSL inspection features ". Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention is most compared with Check Point IPS, Fortinet FortiGate IPS, Arista NDR, Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall and Trend Micro TippingPoint Threat Protection System, whereas Zscaler Cloud IPS is most compared with Palo Alto Networks URL Filtering with PAN-DB, Claroty Platform, Darktrace, ExtraHop Reveal(x) and Fortinet FortiGate IPS. See our Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention vs. Zscaler Cloud IPS report.
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