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Vectra AI vs Zscaler Cloud IPS comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 19, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
7.1
Vectra AI enhances security efficiency, reduces breach costs, and boosts risk management despite challenges in quantifying ROI.
No sentiment score available
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
8.3
Vectra AI's customer service is praised for responsiveness and expertise but varies with the assigned engineer's quality.
Sentiment score
6.4
Zscaler's customer service is praised for quick, efficient support with clear communication, effectively resolving issues like URL connectivity.
The support is quite reliable depending on the service engineer assigned.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.4
Vectra AI offers excellent scalability, handling deployments effectively from small teams to large enterprises, with straightforward cloud integration.
No sentiment score available
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.0
Vectra AI offers reliable performance with minimal downtime, efficient updates, low maintenance, and rare issues, ensuring stable operation.
Sentiment score
8.3
Zscaler Cloud IPS is highly regarded for stability, with users rating it nine out of ten, despite rare issues.
 

Room For Improvement

Vectra AI needs better integration, enhanced detection, and reporting, with user interface improvements and advanced feature capabilities.
Zscaler Cloud IPS requires better scalability, improved IPsec, and device connectivity solutions amidst high demand and IP address sharing.
Neither Vectra nor Darktrace have a function like a status health check on my log sources and traffic sources.
 

Setup Cost

Enterprise buyers have mixed opinions on Vectra AI's pricing, finding it both competitive and costly compared to alternatives.
Enterprise buyers find Zscaler Cloud IPS costly, especially for small businesses, despite new security features like Cloud Browser Isolation.
Vectra is cheaper in terms of pricing and features compared to Darktrace.
 

Valuable Features

Vectra AI excels in precise threat detection, reducing alert fatigue, and improving response efficiency with AI-driven analysis and integration.
 

Categories and Ranking

Vectra AI
Ranking in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS)
2nd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
43
Ranking in other categories
Network Detection and Response (NDR) (2nd), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (9th), Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) (5th), AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platforms (4th)
Zscaler Cloud IPS
Ranking in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS)
17th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) category, the mindshare of Vectra AI is 11.8%, up from 9.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zscaler Cloud IPS is 1.2%, down from 1.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS)
 

Featured Reviews

Tony Whelton - PeerSpot reviewer
Integrates well with other security solutions and provides good technical support
The biggest feature for us, because we are heavy Microsoft users, is its integration with Office 365. On top of Vectra AI, we use all of the Microsoft security platforms, such as Defender ATP and Sentinel. Having full integration and a central platform to look at all of the threats that are coming through from the different platforms is a huge benefit for us. With one nice front dashboard, we can look at the high-volume threats rather than all of the noise. We do get a lot of noise as our students all own their own devices. With Vectra AI, we can look at threats in a controlled manner, which saves us an extraordinary amount of time. Even if I doubled the manpower, I doubt that I would still have the same visibility that I have with the correct security platform. Vectra AI's Threat Detection and Response platform has done remarkably well. We're well-versed in using the security dashboard from Microsoft Defender, and we're at the stage where we are checking both. We haven't fully switched to relying on only the Vectra dashboard yet. In terms of Vectra AI Attack Signal Intelligence for empowering security analysts within our organization, we have complete faith in the data that's coming through from Vectra. If we could also have what's happening at the front-end, that is, the firewall, then it would give us the complete security front dashboard.
Atdhe Zyhranaj - PeerSpot reviewer
It allows for a separation between cloud applications and URL filtering
We recently had a significant issue with Zscaler. I think they have too many customers and some of their connection edge nodes went down because there were too many requests. I think they aren't scaling enough to keep up with the demand in some areas. That's one thing they should improve.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Government
7%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Computer Software Company
12%
Healthcare Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

What is the biggest difference between Corelight and Vectra AI?
The two platforms take a fundamentally different approach to NDR. Corelight is limited to use cases that require the eventual forwarding of events and parsed data logs to a security team’s SIEM or ...
What do you like most about Vectra AI?
The solution is currently used as a central threat detection and response system.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Vectra AI?
Vectra is cheaper in terms of pricing and features compared to Darktrace.
What do you like most about Zscaler Cloud IPS?
The product's most valuable feature is complete SSL inspection.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Zscaler Cloud IPS?
The product is not affordable for small and medium enterprises.
What needs improvement with Zscaler Cloud IPS?
They have given limited free access for a year. Instead, they should increase the file size and give limited free access for around two months. It will allow engineers to evaluate the product.
 

Also Known As

Vectra Networks, Vectra AI NDR
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Sample Customers

Tribune Media Group, Barry University, Aruba Networks, Good Technology, Riverbed, Santa Clara University, Securities Exchange, Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association
Zenith Live, Azure, Carlsberg Group
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