Cisco Cloud Web Security vs. Cloudflare Zero Trust Services

Cisco Cloud Web Security

Cloudflare Zero Trust Services

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Cisco CWS	Score 9.3 out of 10	N/A	Cisco offers Cloud Web Security (a, internet security platform / web security gateway), based on technology acquired from ScanSafe.	N/A
Cloudflare Zero Trust Services	Score 8.9 out of 10	N/A	Cloudflare's Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) technologies create secure boundaries around applications. When resources are protected with ZTNA, users are only allowed to access resources after verifying the identity, context, and policy adherence of each specific request. Cloudflare's Zero-Trust-as-a-Service model enables users to deploy access controls on the company's instant-on cloud platform, backed by Cloudflare's global network.	N/A

Pricing

Cisco Cloud Web Security

Cloudflare Zero Trust Services

Editions & Modules

No answers on this topic

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Cisco CWS	Cloudflare Zero Trust Services
Free Trial
No	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

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Community Pulse
	Cisco Cloud Web Security	Cloudflare Zero Trust Services
Top Pros	Pro Application security Pro Web application Pro Network security	No answers on this topic
Top Cons	Minus Bit complex Minus Real time Minus Time reporting	No answers on this topic

Features

Cisco Cloud Web Security

Cloudflare Zero Trust Services

Identity Management

Comparison of Identity Management features of Product A and Product B
	Cisco Cloud Web Security - Ratings	Cloudflare Zero Trust Services 10.0 1 Ratings 12% above category average
Multi-Factor Authentication	00 Ratings	10.01 Ratings

Endpoint Security

Comparison of Endpoint Security features of Product A and Product B
	Cisco Cloud Web Security - Ratings	Cloudflare Zero Trust Services 10.0 1 Ratings 6% above category average
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)	00 Ratings	10.01 Ratings

Threat Intelligence

Comparison of Threat Intelligence features of Product A and Product B
	Cisco Cloud Web Security - Ratings	Cloudflare Zero Trust Services 10.0 1 Ratings 13% above category average
Network Analytics	00 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Threat Recognition	00 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Vulnerability Classification	00 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Automated Alerts and Reporting	00 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Threat Analysis	00 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Threat Intelligence Reporting	00 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Automated Threat Identification	00 Ratings	10.01 Ratings

Zero Trust Security

Comparison of Zero Trust Security features of Product A and Product B
	Cisco Cloud Web Security - Ratings	Cloudflare Zero Trust Services 10.0 1 Ratings 8% above category average
Continuous Verification	00 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Secure Web Gateways	00 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Network Flow Control	00 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Network Traffic Analysis	00 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Segmentation Leveraging	00 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Admin Access Control	00 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Network Data Encryption	00 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Network Topology Mapping	00 Ratings	10.01 Ratings

Best Alternatives
	Cisco Cloud Web Security	Cloudflare Zero Trust Services
Small Businesses	1Password Score 9.0 out of 10	ThreatLocker Score 9.3 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies	1Password Score 9.0 out of 10	Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access Score 8.3 out of 10
Enterprises	Kaspersky Endpoint Security Score 8.8 out of 10	Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access Score 8.3 out of 10
All Alternatives	View all alternatives	View all alternatives

User Ratings
	Cisco Cloud Web Security	Cloudflare Zero Trust Services
Likelihood to Recommend	7.0 (1 ratings)	10.0 (5 ratings)
Usability	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)
Support Rating	- (0 ratings)	9.1 (3 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Cisco Cloud Web Security	Cloudflare Zero Trust Services
Likelihood to Recommend	Cisco Remote and telework but not for onsite filtering. Incentivized Alan Matson, CCNA:S, MCP Senior Network Security Engineer Read full review	Cloudflare I wanted to securely connect to my servers without getting tracked by malicious attackers, even though I was on public Wi-Fi. Security was my top priority, and I also wanted a setup that was easy and quick to start and provided great network performance. Cloudflare's Zero trust matches my criteria for becoming my first choice. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Pros	Cisco Flexibility Scalable Ease of administration Incentivized Alan Matson, CCNA:S, MCP Senior Network Security Engineer Read full review	Cloudflare Granular Restrictions Bot Management DNS protection Incentivized Maiko Svanidze Lecturer Invited Specialist Read full review
Cons	Cisco Intuitiveness of the UI Real time reporting Report detail Incentivized Alan Matson, CCNA:S, MCP Senior Network Security Engineer Read full review	Cloudflare Good to see content re-categorization with different list for organizations. URL and headers rewrite. Events forwarding to on-premise SIEM. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Usability	Cisco No answers on this topic	Cloudflare Overall, Cloudflare Zero Trust Services is very usable. We just need to do a one-time setup on Cloudflare Zero Trust Service's website, download their app on the device, and connect it with secure authentication. That's it. The apps are available for almost all kinds of devices that we use, and hence, we can secure all of our required devices. The app interface is very user-friendly and has logging capability to debug in case something goes wrong. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Support Rating	Cisco No answers on this topic	Cloudflare Good chat support from the portal for basic questions and minor issues. The enterprise support line is provided as well. Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Alternatives Considered	Cisco CWS is on par with Forcepoint cloud web security. It offers flexibility and scalability. Incentivized Alan Matson, CCNA:S, MCP Senior Network Security Engineer Read full review	Cloudflare Cloudflare was both the most feature-rich and cost-effective of comparisons. Presales engagement understood our challenges and was keen to solve them. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Return on Investment	Cisco Increased security Decrease in number of infections Incentivized Alan Matson, CCNA:S, MCP Senior Network Security Engineer Read full review	Cloudflare Cloudflare as a multipurpose vendor and solution helped us to replace many overlapped imperfect solutions. Cloudflare gives the company administrator a single pane of glass view which makes his work more effective. Cloudflare makes cloud transformation easier and more effective. Incentivized Maiko Svanidze Lecturer Invited Specialist Read full review
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