Avast Secure Internet Gateway (SIG) vs. Zscaler Internet Access

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Avast SIG
Score 7.0 out of 10
N/A
Avast Business Secure Internet Gateway (SIG) is designed to replace traditional hardware by delivering cloud-based firewall capabilities from Avast's global cloud network. The service ensures network security is always on, always updating, and always protecting the business. SIG is built to eliminate the gaps in protection caused by legacy, on-premise security hardware.N/A
Zscaler Internet Access
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Zscaler Internet Access™ (ZIA) is a secure web gateway (SWG), delivering cloud native cyberthreat protection and zero trust access to the internet and SaaS apps.N/A
Pricing
Avast Secure Internet Gateway (SIG)Zscaler Internet Access
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Avast SIGZscaler Internet Access
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Avast Secure Internet Gateway (SIG)Zscaler Internet Access
Top Pros

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Top Cons
Features
Avast Secure Internet Gateway (SIG)Zscaler Internet Access
Firewall
Comparison of Firewall features of Product A and Product B
Avast Secure Internet Gateway (SIG)
10.0
1 Ratings
16% above category average
Zscaler Internet Access
-
Ratings
Identification Technologies10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Visualization Tools10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Content Inspection10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Policy-based Controls10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Active Directory and LDAP10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Firewall Management Console10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting and Logging10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
VPN10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
High Availability10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Stateful Inspection10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Proxy Server10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Identity Management
Comparison of Identity Management features of Product A and Product B
Avast Secure Internet Gateway (SIG)
-
Ratings
Zscaler Internet Access
5.5
2 Ratings
48% below category average
Multi-Factor Authentication00 Ratings5.52 Ratings
Endpoint Security
Comparison of Endpoint Security features of Product A and Product B
Avast Secure Internet Gateway (SIG)
-
Ratings
Zscaler Internet Access
9.6
2 Ratings
3% above category average
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)00 Ratings9.62 Ratings
Threat Intelligence
Comparison of Threat Intelligence features of Product A and Product B
Avast Secure Internet Gateway (SIG)
-
Ratings
Zscaler Internet Access
9.5
5 Ratings
7% above category average
Network Analytics00 Ratings9.75 Ratings
Threat Recognition00 Ratings9.55 Ratings
Vulnerability Classification00 Ratings9.45 Ratings
Automated Alerts and Reporting00 Ratings9.55 Ratings
Threat Analysis00 Ratings9.75 Ratings
Threat Intelligence Reporting00 Ratings9.75 Ratings
Automated Threat Identification00 Ratings9.25 Ratings
Zero Trust Security
Comparison of Zero Trust Security features of Product A and Product B
Avast Secure Internet Gateway (SIG)
-
Ratings
Zscaler Internet Access
9.6
5 Ratings
4% above category average
Continuous Verification00 Ratings9.75 Ratings
Secure Web Gateways00 Ratings9.75 Ratings
Network Flow Control00 Ratings9.75 Ratings
Network Traffic Analysis00 Ratings9.55 Ratings
Segmentation Leveraging00 Ratings9.94 Ratings
Admin Access Control00 Ratings9.55 Ratings
Network Data Encryption00 Ratings9.55 Ratings
Network Topology Mapping00 Ratings9.62 Ratings
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User Ratings
Avast Secure Internet Gateway (SIG)Zscaler Internet Access
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(1 ratings)
8.6
(22 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.4
(6 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.1
(5 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Avast Secure Internet Gateway (SIG)Zscaler Internet Access
Likelihood to Recommend
Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
The scenario that Avast is great would be for large companies, where it works through homeoffice. Avast would be a bad idea for the educational institution, that is, a place where it will be directed to an underage audience, but I believe that Avast is on its way to becoming a global use system, so in the future it can be used in scenarios.
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Zscaler
Zscaler Internet Access is an internet tunnel that pairs with the network adapter to secure traffic between servers and workstations. It can refresh policies automatically and log intrusions but does not broadcast intrusions. Cloud-based Zscaler Internet Access is easy to deploy and scale, with no hardware or software needed. In a hybrid model, Zscaler Internet Access performs some security functions on-premises and others in the cloud, allowing organizations to keep infrastructure. There is a slight learning curve from VPN and appliance architecture to this paradigm.
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Pros
Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
  • ‘Designer’ of the site is great
  • Access places
  • The easiness to follow each demand
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Zscaler
  • Automatically block the malicious content and websites
  • Scans inbound and outbound network packets
  • Has a proxy server through which all the network calls pass through
  • We have customized Zscaler Internet Access to block websites like Netflix, Hotstar etc which can hinder producivity
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Cons
Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
  • Should be able to leave in only 1 language
  • Make Avast more communicative
  • It has the possibility of leaving it our way
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Zscaler
  • My personal opinion about Zscaler is their idea is that all the services are online and are moving to the cloud but the truth is some of them have to stay on-premise and employees still need to work from an office. Zscaler simply doesn't have any on-premise solutions like an NGFW to provide a complete package. We are supporting Fortinet NGFW for our on-premise solution.
  • As mentioned earlier Zscaler being hosted online we don't get the full flexibility of managing our firewalls. Although it's a good thing we keep running into problems like when we want to allow list a service from a specific source IP Zscaler cannot provide a static IP for that. They route traffic through multiple IP addresses and the IP's keep changing every 15-20 minutes. So you cannot allow list a specific IP on the receiving end. The only way to move forward would be to allow an entire range of IP's which opens a security loophole on the receiving end.
  • For every small thing we have to keep opening a ticket with Zscaler. Their response rate is fast but still in a fast-moving world it's not fast enough. Especially since we need to get approval from our change control to get something done and then again we have to raise a ticket to get something done from the Zscaler side.
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Usability
Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
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Zscaler
Zscaler is a mandatory solution required by almost every large organization with a workforce working remotely or using cloud-based apps. Its deployment is relatively easy and it keeps on working in the background without actively bothering the user. Apart from a few weird messages which a user is unable to comprehend, Zscaler is able to provide fast and safe access to the internet and other external applications.
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Support Rating
Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
No answers on this topic
Zscaler
I cannot give a fair rating for this as I have not had to contact Zscaler support. There was one time we had to contact them because we needed to check if they were having issues on their end. Our ISP was actually the problem but support seemed very friendly.
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Alternatives Considered
Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
In my institution we didn't choose Avast, as they see the best for the team, that is, in this case I didn't have access to the other Avast. But in this case, I can pass on my experience with the Avast that I use. It is great, but it is necessary to improve in several aspects, such as the structure.
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Zscaler
Zscaler Intenet Access proved to be superior and the difference for us was the speed of policy delivery since your policy is applied in a web console and is effective in a matter of seconds. Another point to congratulate the solution is its compatibility with different platforms (macOS, Linux, Windows, Android, and iOS).
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Return on Investment
Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
  • Great for team communication
  • Great for improving our understanding of the product.
  • Terrible in language setting
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Zscaler
  • ROI is there and it is safeguarding the data and user access to net.
  • Being a cloud based can be scaled up when required.
  • Third parties can be allowed based on the company IT policies (Clients or Vendors etc.) for business perspective.
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ScreenShots

Zscaler Internet Access Screenshots

Screenshot of Stop Advanced Threats and Data Loss
Zscaler Internet Access (ZIA) is a cloud native security service edge (SSE) solution that builds on a decade of secure web gateway leadership. Offered as a scalable SaaS platform through the world’s largest security cloud, it replaces legacy network security solutions, preventing advanced attacks and data loss with a comprehensive zero trust approach. ZIA is integrated seamlessly into the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™ to provide superior defense-in-depth, secure connectivity, end user experience, and administrative visibility and control.