We performed a comparison between WatchGuard Application Control and Zscaler CASB based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Application Control solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The solution is very stable. We've never had any problems with stability. Once a year we do a reboot just as a precaution. The solution never stops running otherwise."
"We have witnessed an ROI as it has helped with security measures."
"It's user-friendly. And if you are using a WatchGuard device and you want to test that side of the software, it's quite easy to get the license to test it."
"It does the job of what it says it does. We set it to what we want it to block and then it blocks it."
"Zero-trust and threat-hunting services are most valuable."
"I found several features valuable in WatchGuard Application Control such as the HTTP Proxy, DNSWatch, VPN, and HTTPS Content Inspection."
"The most valuable feature is the category control."
"Centralization is a crucial feature for me as it allows me to have all sites and customers accessible under a single click, not limited to just one."
"Overall, the solution does a pretty good job at web filtering."
"Has a good zero trust feature."
"It has been helpful in maintaining our infrastructure. The granular level control it offers allows us to set application policies per application for each user."
"The tool's scalability is good."
"The most valuable features of Zscaler CASB are API integration and DLP."
"Zscaler CASB's latency and architecture are excellent."
"The solution needs to improve the interface. I'm not able to easily find things using it."
"There should be more reports available on different subjects."
"They could expand the amount of applications that are on the list, but it's pretty intensive anyway, so it's pretty good."
"The control software is currently only available for Windows, which can be a little annoying for Linux users."
"There is no message displayed for the user on the desktop informing them that access to a web page has been blocked by Application Control."
"What could be improved in WatchGuard Application Control is its price. It could be cheaper. You always want the best price for any solution, but for security products, pricing is usually on the higher side."
"The licensing can be a bit expensive."
"The time they take to classify an application once they find that it is unknown can be better."
"The pre-defined dictionaries could be improved."
"Zscaler CASB breaks down at times."
"Zscaler CASB should include integrations with other SaaS applications."
"It needs to offer SSO, single sign-on, and items of that nature."
"User management can be improved."
"The solution's granularity should be improved because it has limited granular options to control, visible, allow, block, delay, and receive."
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WatchGuard Application Control is ranked 5th in Application Control with 9 reviews while Zscaler CASB is ranked 6th in Application Control with 6 reviews. WatchGuard Application Control is rated 8.6, while Zscaler CASB is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of WatchGuard Application Control writes "Reliable with good blocking capabilities for enhanced security". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Zscaler CASB writes "A stable solution that provides API integration and DLP, but lacks integrations with other SaaS applications". WatchGuard Application Control is most compared with Check Point Application Control, whereas Zscaler CASB is most compared with Skyhigh Security, Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps, ThreatLocker Elevation Control, Cisco Umbrella and Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks. See our WatchGuard Application Control vs. Zscaler CASB report.
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