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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    McAfee Total Protection (discontinued)

    Score4.7 out of 10
    N/AMcAfee's Total Protection included antivirus and antimalware offerings for home and small businesses or home offices. This product line is not a focus for Trellix, the brand formed from the merger of McAfee and FireEye that offers business grade products. Trellix Endpoint Security is the company's product line for business endpoint security.

    $24.99

    per year (2 year subscription, 5 devices)

    Zscaler Digital Experience (ZDX)

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AZscaler digital experience is a cloud-native service, part of the Zscaler security cloud, that analyzes, troubleshoots, and resolves user experience issues. Zscaler Digital Experience is part of the comprehensive Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™ platform, which enables fast, secure connections and allows employees to work from anywhere using the internet as the corporate network. Based on least-privileged access, it provides comprehensive security using context-based identity and policy…N/A
    Pricing
    McAfee Total Protection (discontinued)Zscaler Digital Experience (ZDX)
    Editions & Modules
    Multi-Device
    $24.99
    per year (2 year subscription, 5 devices)
    Individual
    $29.99 ($79.99)
    1st year price (subsequent years)
    Family
    $29.99
    per year (2 year subscription, 10 devices)
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    McAfee Total Protection (discontinued)Zscaler Digital Experience (ZDX)
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    McAfee Total Protection (discontinued)Zscaler Digital Experience (ZDX)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.7
    (3 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
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    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    I think McAfee is great to have whether it's for work or for personal use. While it has some drawbacks, I like the peace of mind of feeling safe when I'm browsing the web/email, especially when my computer has sensitive/confidential information, knowing that McAfee will immediately detect any threats. The UI is extremely easy to navigate, which makes it easy for users regardless of how tech-savvy they are.
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    Zscaler
    We specifically use Zscaler Digital Experience (ZDX) for monitoring critical apps and apps that are known for having connection issues. Some critical SaaS apps for example would be Zoom (call quality), Genesys (call quality), Microsoft Services, Service Now, etc. Zscaler Digital Experience (ZDX) is perfect for quick troubleshooting and providing a quick Mean-time to Innocence (MTTI) for Zscaler since it is often blamed for issues given it is our forward proxy and primary means of internet security.
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    Pros
    Discontinued Products
    • Excellent protection of all internet connected assets on our VPN.
    • Constant updates of needed security patches that ensure our network and systems are protected from current and emerging/potential threats.
    • Prompt and reliable customer service that provides needed answers and expertise in a crisis.
    • Strategic whitepapers on emerging cyber threats and McAfee solutions to resolve them before they become a problem for my team or our clients.
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    Zscaler
    • To check user public IP for troubleshooting
    • DNS configured on his device
    • Add applications and monitor the performance
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    Cons
    Discontinued Products
    • Price - Extremely high price tag for many of the solutions.
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    Zscaler
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Discontinued Products
    McAfee has consistently delivered on its stated goals of providing comprehensive protection for our networks and systems. Due to their excellent work and follow through I have been, and will continue to be a loyal customer.
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    Zscaler
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    Usability
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    Zscaler
    Feels often hard to discern what tab one needs to be in to see relevant information. If I am in applications looking at it and I find a few people have issues, I then have to leave the applications tab to go to each individual user and discern why they are having issues instead of being able to select all of those individuals and lump them together. It does do geo grouping though which sometimes helps.
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    Alternatives Considered
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    I haven't used Norton for a while, but when I did use it I felt that it slowed down my computer and had constant pop-ups, which were both equally frustrating and annoying. It was also very difficult to remove from my computer. Malwarebytes is a great, straightforward program I've used for virus scanning. It's pretty bare bones but I think if you just want something to scan for viruses it gets the job done quickly and reliably. In my opinion McAfee offers similar benefits as Norton but its more intuitive and doesn't impact system performance.
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    Zscaler
    We have also used Cisco Thousand Eyes and NextThink. Imagine a product that offers the best of both worlds and is still somehow more powerful and easier to deploy than either one- that is Zscaler Digital Experience (ZDX).
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    Return on Investment
    Discontinued Products
    • Blocks unsafe websites
    • Virus detection and removal
    • Protects sensitive data
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    Zscaler
    • Excellent end to end visibility
    • Proactive issue detection
    • User friendly dashboards
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