Cisco Cloud Web Security vs. Skyhigh Secure Web Gateway vs. Zscaler Internet Access
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Cisco CWS | Score9.3 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 |
Skyhigh Secure Web Gateway | Score8 out of 10 | N/A | Skyhigh Secure Web Gateway (replacing the former McAfee Web Gateway) is presented by the vendor as high-performance on-premises web security, that can be deployed as dedicated hardware or a virtual machine. With it, users can enforce internet-use policies, analyze the nature and intent of content and active code entering the network, and use DLP technology to scan outbound traffic. | N/A |
Zscaler Internet Access | Score8.9 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 |
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No answers on this topic | No answers on this topic | 99% Would buy again 284 Answers | |
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No answers on this topic | No answers on this topic | 98% Delivers good value for the price 245 Answers | |
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No answers on this topic | No answers on this topic | 99% Happy with the feature set 284 Answers | |
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No answers on this topic | No answers on this topic | 97% Lived up to sales and marketing promises 207 Answers | |
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No answers on this topic | No answers on this topic | 93% Implementation went as expected 227 Answers | |
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| Small Businesses | No answers on this topic | No answers on this topic | No answers on this topic |
| Medium-sized Companies | No answers on this topic | Forcepoint SWG Score8 out of 10 | No answers on this topic |
| Enterprises | No answers on this topic | Cisco Secure Web Appliance Score8 out of 10 | Forescout Vistaro Platform Score6.7 out of 10 |
| All Alternatives | View all alternatives | View all alternatives | View all alternatives |
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| Likelihood to Recommend | 7.0 | 7.9 | 9.0 |
| Likelihood to Renew | - | - | 8.4 |
| Usability | - | 9.0 | 8.8 |
| Availability | - | - | 7.3 |
| Performance | - | - | 5.5 |
| Support Rating | - | - | 7.1 |
| Online Training | - | - | 7.3 |
| Implementation Rating | - | - | 8.3 |
| Configurability | - | - | 8.3 |
| Product Scalability | - | - | 7.3 |
| Vendor post-sale | - | - | 8.3 |
| Vendor pre-sale | - | - | 7.3 |
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