GoodAccess vs. Zscaler Private Access

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
GoodAccess
Score 9.6 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
GoodAccess is a cybersecurity platform (SASE/SSE) that empowers medium-sized enterprises to easily implement Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) in their infrastructure, regardless of its complexity or scale. By leveraging a Low-Code/No-Code approach, GoodAccess delivers a hardware-free, rapid deployment solution within hours or days, allowing companies to enhance their security without the need for in-house IT experts. The platform ensures…
$35
per month for 5 users (minimum)
Zscaler Private Access
Score 9.3 out of 10
N/A
Zscaler Private Access™ (ZPA) gives users secure access to private apps and OT devices while enabling zero trust connectivity for workloads.N/A
Pricing
GoodAccessZscaler Private Access
Editions & Modules
Essential
7 USD
per month per user
Premium
11 USD
per month per user
Enterprise
on request
per user/month. Min 20 users.
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
GoodAccessZscaler Private Access
Free Trial
YesNo
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
GoodAccessZscaler Private Access
Features
GoodAccessZscaler Private Access
Identity Management
Comparison of Identity Management features of Product A and Product B
GoodAccess
8.1
4 Ratings
9% below category average
Zscaler Private Access
9.2
58 Ratings
4% above category average
Multi-Factor Authentication8.14 Ratings9.258 Ratings
Endpoint Security
Comparison of Endpoint Security features of Product A and Product B
GoodAccess
8.8
2 Ratings
2% below category average
Zscaler Private Access
8.9
27 Ratings
1% below category average
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)8.82 Ratings8.927 Ratings
Threat Intelligence
Comparison of Threat Intelligence features of Product A and Product B
GoodAccess
6.0
5 Ratings
25% below category average
Zscaler Private Access
8.6
65 Ratings
11% above category average
Network Analytics6.44 Ratings8.961 Ratings
Threat Recognition5.74 Ratings9.053 Ratings
Vulnerability Classification3.32 Ratings8.442 Ratings
Automated Alerts and Reporting7.13 Ratings8.255 Ratings
Threat Analysis5.83 Ratings8.748 Ratings
Threat Intelligence Reporting5.83 Ratings8.245 Ratings
Automated Threat Identification8.21 Ratings8.643 Ratings
Zero Trust Security
Comparison of Zero Trust Security features of Product A and Product B
GoodAccess
7.7
8 Ratings
11% below category average
Zscaler Private Access
9.1
78 Ratings
6% above category average
Continuous Verification7.35 Ratings9.171 Ratings
Secure Web Gateways8.28 Ratings9.353 Ratings
Network Flow Control9.65 Ratings9.158 Ratings
Network Traffic Analysis6.35 Ratings9.165 Ratings
Segmentation Leveraging5.54 Ratings9.164 Ratings
Admin Access Control9.08 Ratings9.368 Ratings
Network Data Encryption8.26 Ratings9.260 Ratings
Network Topology Mapping7.15 Ratings8.752 Ratings
User Ratings
GoodAccessZscaler Private Access
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(25 ratings)
9.4
(85 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(1 ratings)
8.4
(2 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(80 ratings)
Support Rating
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
GoodAccessZscaler Private Access
Likelihood to Recommend
GoodAccess
Getting remote users to the internal network without compromising the internal network to many different IP whitelistings. This was our case. We were able to get that going very easily and our internal team workload decreased dramatically managing internal network access. All we have to do is provide VPN to the users, approve their devices and we are good to go
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Zscaler
Zscaler Private Access works really well in environments setup for FQDNs and where you know what users should/shouldn't be accessing on what ports. You can use Zscaler Private Access to figure out these kinds of features but that doesn't always mean you'll be correct. It also provides a consistent experience for users as they can access their materials anywhere. It also makes the user the last line of defense. If a user's account is compromised then the attacker has access to everything they already did. It doesn't work great in OT environments or Server based environments. Flows have to be initiated from the client and not the server for stuff to behave properly.
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Pros
GoodAccess
  • Ease of use/onboarding, it's very easy for an IT admin to deploy to users
  • Simplicity, their management interface is dead simple to use and still powerful
  • Static VPN locations! We were looking for a pretty specific place, and they offered many of our second choices as well.
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Zscaler
  • Connecting users remotely with a secure connection. I am a service desk agent who works with end users, and if there is an issue due to ZPA, it's most likely due to configuration. A really good service.
  • Logging, I believe, works well as I troubleshoot end users and can gather extra details for my network admin. IP.zscaler.com, and the debug logs are nice. Additionally, I like how it shows the App policy assigned to the user's machine ECT.
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Cons
GoodAccess
  • I believe the pricing model could use some better math for scalability, but it's still highly competitive and simple to upgrade with. For a mid-startup it will be harder to choose a company I believe, but for a 2-10 person organisation, there won't be any better.
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Zscaler
  • Needs an interface for Support Desk/Help Desk to more easily understand that the problem is a lack of an FQDN or access is not allowed due to policy, not because of a technical shortcoming in ZPA.
  • Documentation of the BC solution is not well-detailed.
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Likelihood to Renew
GoodAccess
I was tired to find good VPN service and want to help everyone to find real good quality and team. Want to advice Goodaccess to everyone, just try it, you'll see yourself. price is good, quality is the best and what is important, when you are buying package, you know what you will get.
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Zscaler
When it works - it works incredibly slick. It's only L4 which seems like a downgrade of security from solutions that promote L7.
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Usability
GoodAccess
It was easy to setup, is easy to use and a great product for the price. It is not the fanciest or the most complicated VPN on the market, but it does exactly what our company needed it for and it does it very well. We would recommend this VPN to other companies in our situation as well
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Zscaler
The environment feels more secure, and we are seeing that users are adapting to it fast. The fact that we have tools to assist the users with their day-to-day access helps, as we can hand it off to the helpdesk without any escalations to the Network team. It is a work in progress for our agency, but we are seeing the benefits from the solution.
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Support Rating
GoodAccess
We have hardly had any incidents because the service works very good, but when we have had doubts about the implementation of the gateway to connect ours clouds, the GoodAccess service has been fast and efficient. We have been able to implement and deliver our infrastructure faster with their help.
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Zscaler
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Alternatives Considered
GoodAccess
GoodAccess specifically addresses our need for a static IP gateway. Other products come with too many features irrelevant to us. We have very specific needs that must be enabled in a very short time frame and GoodAccess was good for us like that, basically, turn key. GoodAccess connection also shows good connectivity speed and that was good enough for us.
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Zscaler
ZPA is where the bulk of zero-trust access is found. While the functionality for ZIA is excellent, the policy we implement for internet access is more focused on threat prevention and not narrowly scoped access.
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Return on Investment
GoodAccess
  • Thanks to this solution, we were able to secure access to our cloud resources and stop threats that we received frequently.
  • GoodAccess allows us to grant and withdraw access to our resources in a very simple way, in the event that there are changes in personnel in the work teams or contractors.
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Zscaler
  • We used to get anywhere from 30 to 50 tickets surrounding our previous VPN solution every month. We now average 3-5 tickets regarding remote connectivity, and of those, only 1 or 2 are actual issues with ZPA.
  • Using ZPA Access Policies, we can now block endpoints that have outdated security software from ever connecting to our environment. This was simply not possible with our previous solution.
  • Some of our employee base skews older and had a harder time understanding the change from VPN to Zscaler.
  • There is significantly less downtime with ZPA when compared to other VPN solutions.
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ScreenShots

GoodAccess Screenshots

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Zscaler Private Access Screenshots

Screenshot of how ZPA provides access for all users while minimizing the attack surface, eliminating lateral movement, and stopping zero day threats. A cloud native service, ZPA can be deployed in just hours to replace legacy remote access tools like VPNs and VDIs.