Menlo Secure Application Access vs. Zscaler Private Access

Menlo Secure Application Access

Zscaler Private Access

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Menlo Secure Application Access	Score 0.0 out of 10	N/A	A zero trust security solution, Menlo Secure Application Access enables least-privileged access on a resource by resource basis, supporting access and application protection for both private and SaaS applications.	N/A
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

Menlo Secure Application Access

Zscaler Private Access

Editions & Modules

No answers on this topic

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Menlo Secure Application Access	Zscaler Private Access
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
	Menlo Secure Application Access	Zscaler Private Access
Considered Both Products	Menlo Secure Application Access No answer on this topic	Zscaler Private Access Verified User Anonymous Chose Zscaler Private Access Faster, more reliable Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Zscaler Private Access Zscaler Internet Access Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Zscaler Private Access close but Zscaler won out as it is cloud native Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Zscaler Private Access Compared to Netskope, Zscaler Private Access offers a mature Zero Trust architecture with strong integration across the broader Zscaler platform. We selected Zscaler Private Access because of its seamless user experience, simplified application access without traditional VPNs, … Incentivized Helpful? AS Adam Salyers Security Engineer Chose Zscaler Private Access Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR, Cisco 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers (ASR 1000) and Fortest Incentivized Helpful? EK Emre Kose network security engineer Chose Zscaler Private Access Cisco AnyConnect Incentivized Helpful? EN Everett Netzband Network Engineer Chose Zscaler Private Access FortiClient and Checkpoint Halo Incentivized Helpful? HA Hussein Alalawi Engineer Chose Zscaler Private Access Zscaler Digital Experience (ZDX) and Zscaler Internet Access Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Zscaler Private Access Zscaler Internet Access Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Zscaler Private Access Broader support and DLP capabilities as well as integrations for SASE services like box. Incentivized Helpful? VO Vincent Onesto Solutions Architect Chose Zscaler Private Access Much more secure access. Allowing only what the end users need/should have permission to. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Zscaler Private Access Zscaler Digital Experience (ZDX) and Zscaler Internet Access Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Zscaler Private Access ZPA is more user-friendly and easier to understand. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Zscaler Private Access We use ZPA because we're a Zscaler shop. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Zscaler Private Access The options offered by ZPA fit our needs. Incentivized Helpful? JF Jacqueline Froehlich dev ops engineer Chose Zscaler Private Access ZPA offers better support and admin experience. Incentivized Helpful? RB Roger Brotz CISO Chose Zscaler Private Access Easier for policy enforcement. Better classification. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Zscaler Private Access Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls - PA Series Incentivized Helpful? VN Vineet Nag Lead Network Engineer Chose Zscaler Private Access Cisco AnyConnect Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Zscaler Private Access Needed to replace traditional VPN solution Incentivized Helpful? CO Cesar Olano Dir NetOps Chose Zscaler Private Access I would not use Zscaler Private Access for this comparison. Zscaler Internet Access would be more suited. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Zscaler Private Access Ease of use, industry recommendations, a complete package with additional add-ons to support a zero-trust mentality. Incentivized Helpful? KV Kyle Vela Sr Network Administrator Chose Zscaler Private Access Yes. Incentivized Helpful? DD Duncan del Toro Director, Information Security Chose Zscaler Private Access The robust feature set provided in ZPA and its completely invisible internet footprint sold us. The fact that breaking into a broker provides the attacker absolutely no ability to access the data stream is incredible. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Zscaler Private Access Was not involved in the decision. Incentivized Helpful?

Features

Menlo Secure Application Access

Zscaler Private Access

Identity Management

Comparison of Identity Management features of Product A and Product B
	Menlo Secure Application Access - Ratings	Zscaler Private Access 9.2 Ratings 4% above category average
Multi-Factor Authentication	00 Ratings	9.20 Ratings

Endpoint Security

Comparison of Endpoint Security features of Product A and Product B
	Menlo Secure Application Access - Ratings	Zscaler Private Access 8.9 Ratings 1% below category average
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)	00 Ratings	8.90 Ratings

Threat Intelligence

Comparison of Threat Intelligence features of Product A and Product B
	Menlo Secure Application Access - Ratings	Zscaler Private Access 8.6 Ratings 11% above category average
Network Analytics	00 Ratings	8.90 Ratings
Threat Recognition	00 Ratings	9.00 Ratings
Vulnerability Classification	00 Ratings	8.40 Ratings
Automated Alerts and Reporting	00 Ratings	8.20 Ratings
Threat Analysis	00 Ratings	8.70 Ratings
Threat Intelligence Reporting	00 Ratings	8.20 Ratings
Automated Threat Identification	00 Ratings	8.60 Ratings

Zero Trust Security

Comparison of Zero Trust Security features of Product A and Product B
	Menlo Secure Application Access - Ratings	Zscaler Private Access 9.1 Ratings 6% above category average
Continuous Verification	00 Ratings	9.10 Ratings
Secure Web Gateways	00 Ratings	9.30 Ratings
Network Flow Control	00 Ratings	9.10 Ratings
Network Traffic Analysis	00 Ratings	9.10 Ratings
Segmentation Leveraging	00 Ratings	9.10 Ratings
Admin Access Control	00 Ratings	9.30 Ratings
Network Data Encryption	00 Ratings	9.20 Ratings
Network Topology Mapping	00 Ratings	8.70 Ratings

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	Menlo Secure Application Access	Zscaler Private Access
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User Ratings
	Menlo Secure Application Access	Zscaler Private Access
Likelihood to Recommend	- (0 ratings)	9.4 (0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	- (0 ratings)	8.4 (0 ratings)
Usability	- (0 ratings)	9.0 (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Menlo Secure Application Access	Zscaler Private Access
Likelihood to Recommend	No answers on this topic	The tool is, for the most part, very intuitive. Most of our issues so far (working through them with our Resident Engineer) are the one-off applications. We are working on some exemptions to make them functional. Besides that, the team loves the tool and how it can provide better security than our previous tool. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Pros	No answers on this topic	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. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Cons	No answers on this topic	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. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Likelihood to Renew	No answers on this topic	When it works - it works incredibly slick. It's only L4 which seems like a downgrade of security from solutions that promote L7. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Usability	No answers on this topic	I have had no problems instructing new members of our management team in how to configure, test, and validate user access to internal applications granted in Zscaler Private Access. it is an easy flow to follow and a logical set of data connections Incentivized John Buxbaum Senior Security Engineer Read full review
Alternatives Considered	No answers on this topic	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. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Return on Investment	No answers on this topic	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. Incentivized JH James Helt-Haughney Network Engineer Read full review
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