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Netskope Private Access pros and cons

Vendor: Netskope
4.3 out of 5

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PROS

Netskope Private Access allows secure access to private applications remotely without using a traditional VPN.
It enhances latency by routing traffic through local data centers, reducing the delay compared to traditional data center routing.
The platform supports granular application access control, enabling administrators to create user-based policies for different teams.
The initial setup process for Netskope Private Access is simple and straightforward, even for IT professionals with limited training.
Netskope Private Access covers various use cases, including client-server and server-to-client connectivity patterns, serving as a VPN replacement.

CONS

Netskope Private Access has room for improvement in integrating SD-WAN capabilities.
The platform's handling of DNS servers is inadequate, as it only maps one DNS server, causing disconnection issues when a secondary DNS is used.
There are limitations in customizing DLP policies.
It does not support certain protocols, such as ICMP, limiting its ability to handle broadcast applications.
There is a need for a faster implementation of feature improvements and enhancements in data protection strategy.
 

Netskope Private Access Pros review quotes

Akshay-Singh - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 29, 2023
The initial setup of Netskope Private Access is pretty simple and straightforward.
Christian Dagal - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 19, 2023
There are several valuable features, like advanced security protections, especially the DLP (Data Loss Protection), and there's also browser and web filtering, or content filtering for our users to protect them when accessing certain links or websites, ensuring their security and permission.
Brett Baxter - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 26, 2023
The base features have been fantastic. The ability to be able to granularly assign application access to end-users has been really good.
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SanjeevKumar19 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 27, 2023
In the firewall, we don't have a user-based policies list, and we can't create them. Netskope helps us to create user-based policies. For example, if there are specific teams like HR or more than nine teams, and we want logs from access over particular URLs, and we don't want to allow that specific URL for certain users, we can create these policies in Netskope. It's handy, easy to use for new users, and has a cool GUI interface. We can create multiple policies, and as for the proxy, it's a leading solution.
NM
Feb 7, 2021
With private access or next-gen VPN, they are able to keep you secure, but they are invisible in terms of how they do it. Anybody working from home and trying to bring up VPN quickly can pretty much get VPN up and running in a matter of minutes because this doesn't require any VPN technology on-prem. All the VPN technologies that you're using to access applications on-premise can be eliminated by using their software. If you're accessing Microsoft 365 or salesforce.com, you can go straight out from your home office or home internet to that application rather than having to come through a VPN. It still has all the policies enforced, and it mitigates any business risks in terms of how that user is accessing that application and what they're doing inside of it. VPN piece is really critical, especially at this time of Covid, and your latency also goes down. Your latency gets better by using the platform because they're intercepting your traffic, routing it through their local data center, and then sending it to whichever SaaS service or whatever you're going to. It does it better, faster, and quicker with all your governance policies enforced, rather than you having to go through your data center. So, all the traffic gets hauls there, and then that traffic has got to route somewhere else, and then it has got to go up to the cloud. Your latency actually goes down. They can guarantee 15 milliseconds or less pretty much across anywhere on the planet for about 95% or 90% of it.
Louis Belbéoc'H - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 12, 2023
Even without extensive training, if you're a proficient IT professional, you can easily configure it.
reviewer2280030 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 20, 2023
It is a stable solution.
MohammedZia - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 19, 2023
Netskope enables users to securely access private applications remotely without a VPN.
Kalpesh Panchal - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 25, 2023
It is a stable solution...It is a scalable solution.
reviewer2002353 - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 7, 2025
Netskope Private Access covers a wide range of use cases with solutions for client-server and server-to-client connectivity patterns.
 

Netskope Private Access Cons review quotes

Akshay-Singh - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 29, 2023
Netskope Private Access allows mapping only one DNS server. If a user uses a secondary DNS on-premises, Netskope fails to disconnect them. This is an issue that needs to be addressed.
Christian Dagal - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 19, 2023
Netskope detects certain data or contents, but there are some limitations on how we can customize those policies for DLP.
Brett Baxter - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 26, 2023
The ability to provide more security around agentless access has room for improvement.
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SanjeevKumar19 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 27, 2023
I would rate the stability around seven out of ten. Sometimes, we face some difficulty, but it depends upon the complexity of the environment.
NM
Feb 7, 2021
I would like to see them go down the path of including SD-WAN. Currently, they don't do SD-WAN. If they could somehow natively do that inside of the platform, that would be amazing. I don't know if they're going to do it, but it would be amazing if they do.
Louis Belbéoc'H - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 12, 2023
We faced certain issues with China users as it can be rather challenging for them due to the presence of Great Firewall.
reviewer2280030 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 20, 2023
The main challenge we are facing across various Trust Network Access (TNA) technologies, including Netskope, is their inability to support broadcast applications or those relying on broadcasting protocols.
MohammedZia - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 19, 2023
There could be an ability to access one server from another when we have console access to the first server.
Kalpesh Panchal - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 25, 2023
The product is not easy to use.
reviewer2002353 - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 7, 2025
Netskope Private Access could improve by enhancing visibility of user performance and application performance. It should also integrate wider DLP and inspection engines on private access traffic.