Symantec Data Loss Prevention vs. Zscaler Data Security

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Symantec Data Loss Prevention
Score 5.9 out of 10
N/A
Symantec Data Loss Prevention (DLP) is a data loss protection option.N/A
Zscaler Data Security
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
Zscaler Data Security is a cloud-delivered platform built to safeguard an organization's sensitive data. It locates sensitive data, understands its risk exposure, and secures sensitive data across the web, email, workloads, private apps, and BYOD endpoints.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Features
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Data Preparation
Comparison of Data Preparation features of Product A and Product B
Symantec Data Loss Prevention
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Ratings
Zscaler Data Security
7.8
8 Ratings
2% above category average
Data Encryption00 Ratings7.88 Ratings
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User Ratings
Symantec Data Loss PreventionZscaler Data Security
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(6 ratings)
7.8
(13 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
7.4
(13 ratings)
Support Rating
7.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Symantec Data Loss PreventionZscaler Data Security
Likelihood to Recommend
Broadcom
Email, web browser, and data storage areas will fulfill the security of mobile devices very well. It provides multiple methods of data filtering and classification to ensure important data can be well protected. Unfortunately, it does not support you to make regex-based definitions. for this reason, you need to work on the rules a lot. Another disadvantage is that it cannot monitor Linux systems.
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Zscaler
For a large company with lots of data it is a fantastic solution and much needed. This is probably not suited for very small organizations as it might be overkill. Organizations with lots of sensitive data such as PII, federal agencies or health care will greatly benefit from this product.
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Pros
Broadcom
  • Protection against Data Leakage via the USB channel on endpoints.
  • Protection against Data Leakage via email channel on endpoints
  • Protection against Data Leakage over the Web channel on endpoints.
  • Flexible and configurable for various types of content inspection.
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Zscaler
  • If the policy is set correctly, it identifies DLP (Data Loss Prevention).
  • Scanning zip files to find executables works really well.
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Cons
Broadcom
  • Policy tweaking and customizations can be very complex and take a lot of effort and time.
  • API integration is difficult and requires specialized support. Finding an experienced professional can be difficult.
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Zscaler
  • The DLP dictionary functions need to be expanded upon, such as matching all regex patterns with any phrases and vice versa. The only way to do this today is to create two dictionaries and then use an engine to combine them; however, this approach loses the ability to utilize proximity.
  • Regex does not support lookaheads.
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Usability
Broadcom
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Zscaler
Zscaler Data Protection is a complete solution for protecting your valuable data. No matter whether the data resides at your on-prem, cloud, or any workload or at the data center, Zscaler has a foolproof mechanism to protect it at any cost with zero tolerance. Also, Zscaler Data Protection has a perfect UI for deploying, managing, and maintaining our different kinds of environments. (e.g., On-Prem or Hybrid).
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Support Rating
Broadcom
Symantec DLP works good for our very simple and low complexity use cases and I would highly recommend it for them. However, I can't speak to highly complex or advanced use cases that might arise in certain industries like finance. I would recommend that if you are seeking an Enterprise DLP solution that you absolutely must explore this product as one of the leaders in the space - not doing so would be negligent in my opinion.
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Zscaler
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Alternatives Considered
Broadcom
Symantec DLP is the best. Put it in a head to head competition and it will win. However it can be a bit more expensive than other products so don't compare on price, compare on quality of product.
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Zscaler
Zscaler Data protection must be used in conjunction with other Zscaler tools where the others are stand alone. It is mainly the cost that drove us to look at Zscaler's product again, although, we do still use Proof point for DLP and email security
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Return on Investment
Broadcom
  • Found data that should have been protected or moved to a different location
  • Helped us understand what type of data is leaving the environment
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Zscaler
  • Positive - Product reliability and effectivity.
  • Positive - Deployment and securing the environment.
  • Negative - Pricing are on higher side among the peers.
  • Negative - Customer Support has to be improve with skill engineers.
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