We performed a comparison between Skyhigh Security and Symantec Proxy based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Secure Web Gateways (SWG) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable features are the antivirus as a whole, the anti-malware, and all of the protection features that scan our enterprise devices."
"The protection offered by the product is the most valuable feature. It detects vulnerabilities or traps on our users' phones and then prompts them to clean up their devices. Tools we used previously would only discover, which required us to gather information on the backend, so Lookout is a welcome upgrade."
"On the outside, the main differentiation is because Lookout ingest. They have ingested basically all of the apps for the last ten years and all the versions of all the apps, and we have that in a corporate database that allows us to do very large-scale machine learning and analysis on that data set. That's not something that any of the competitors really have the capability to do because they don't have access to the data set. A lot of the apps you can no longer get them because that version of the app is five or six years old, and it just doesn't exist anywhere anymore, except within our infrastructure. So, the ability to have that very rich dataset and learn from that dataset is a real differentiator."
"The solution is stable."
"All the information available on each service, including its risk assessment."
"User analytics."
"The management is very good."
"Data loss prevention and user behavior analysis are two valuable features."
"It help us monitor high risk services, blocking them, and also feeding them to our egress points."
"Without Skyhigh, we had zero visibility, but now we are aware of so much more."
"It gives us visibility into how the data is being used within our cloud environment."
"It is easy to configure rules."
"Global Intelligence Network is the best feature of the product."
"It enables us to manage bandwidth for users based on their privilege levels. For example, if a user wants to use a certain application or resource, we can provide access based on their privileges."
"It is easy to use, and it is stable and scalable. You don't need a large team for deployment and maintenance."
"The developer's assistance is valuable, enabling seamless integration which allows for a comprehensive view of categories, even if not certified by the link."
"It's a stable solution."
"The tool's most valuable features are content-to-content filtration and SCCM protection."
"The solution is scalable."
"The most valuable feature is the caching."
"We just submitted an enhancement request reflecting the main area we want to see improvement in; the APIs. Currently, we're able to build dashboards, but it's somewhat backward because we use our MDM API to create them. Lookout should provide API to customers so we can query our data and use it in our cloud, and this is the only outstanding area for improvement with the product right now."
"The stability depends on the service from where you access it. Because sometimes, the place you are in, you have Gateway. You don't have Gateway. The gateway is overutilized. At the end, you need to go through their gateways. And this is the key point here. You have a tracking point. If it's not well orchestrated, and it scales up as you add more to the existing team, you will suffer"
"From the analysis that we've done, they do seem to be maybe a step behind in trying to enter the market with a new solution. But when they do pick up, they do come out with some good products."
"Lookout was moving into the SSE space. And so their work on SecureWeb Gateway and SD-WAN is still sort of evolving."
"The only thing we have faced is that sometimes, randomly, the portal becomes too slow."
"You have to have some kind of background with cloud-based security, like working with different providers and how to make instances in the clouds and that kind of stuff - including cloud, networking cloud, cloud application development, anything like that is a requirement to be in the CASB space."
"There isn't really any aspect that is lacking."
"You can integrate Skyhigh's rules with Active Directory groups. For example, you can allow access to a specific website for a defined set of users. I can do that, but the rules are not straightforward. It can look up the group in Active Directory. However, it doesn't always find the proper group name. The rule configuration should be simpler and more granular. The admin should be able to map 80 groups in the rules quickly."
"It is an expensive solution."
"Though the Skyhigh Dashboard is processing large amounts of data, the speed of the Dashboard could be improved."
"Needs integration with other technology ecosystems."
"One thing that can be improved is their ability to integrate with other web proxies to discover unsanctioned IP apps."
"Support response time and case resolution could be improved."
"Improvements in log availability would greatly enhance its overall effectiveness."
"The solution is quite complex."
"One area for improvement in Symantec is the lack of a reporting server or dashboard integration with SIM."
"The user interface could be improved, and the price could be lower as well."
"The initial setup can be somewhat complex, and deploying the system can take some time."
"The deployment is quite difficult."
"Symantec Proxy needs to include content management capabilities."
Skyhigh Security is ranked 6th in Secure Web Gateways (SWG) with 51 reviews while Symantec Proxy is ranked 14th in Secure Web Gateways (SWG) with 18 reviews. Skyhigh Security is rated 8.4, while Symantec Proxy is rated 7.2. The top reviewer of Skyhigh Security writes "Good scalability, but the technical support service needs improvement". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Symantec Proxy writes "A user-friendly solution with good technical support". Skyhigh Security is most compared with Zscaler Internet Access, Netskope , Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps, Zscaler CASB and Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks, whereas Symantec Proxy is most compared with Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway, Netskope Next Gen Secure Web Gateway, Zscaler Internet Access, McAfee Web Gateway Cloud Service and Symantec Secure Web Gateway. See our Skyhigh Security vs. Symantec Proxy report.
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