Netskope Reviews

Most of our customers use Netskope for application navigation and the protection of the public cloud, such as Office 365. We primarily work with it as a substitution for URL filtering, but the SASE solution provides more than just URL filtering.

Netskope provides real-time protection as all traffic is analyzed in line. With the client on the device communicating with the Netskope cloud, it allows for immediate protection. 

Netskope is cloud-native, enabling differentiation of tenants in cloud applications, whether they are enterprise or personal, and provides control over shadow IT access. 

It also has a behavior engine with robust rules and machine learning capabilities, including image analysis with OCR capabilities.

There is currently no DLP on-premises. If it's needed, it could be considered a missing feature. The integration with the network part, specifically the SD-WAN, is in development and might be available soon. They lack a cloud security posture management solution.

I have been working with Netskope for several years.

I find the solution stable.

Their infrastructure supports scalability well, and they declare an SLA regarding delays, making it a solid solution.

Customer support is very good.

Positive

The initial setup is quite straightforward and well-measured. On a scale from one to ten, I would rate the setup ease as eight.

The cost is comparable to other vendors, and it depends on the customer's needs.

Netskope started with a cloud-first approach, which makes it adaptable to the day-to-day changes that the cloud will generate.

I'd rate the solution nine out of ten.

Netskope is an efficient, reliable, and easy-to-manage solution. It goes very granular in blocking some of the features in third-party cloud solutions, like share or download.

Netskope could further onboard new SaaS-based platforms into their CASB solutions. Netskope already has its in-build capabilities, but some might be missing.

From the reverse proxy side, Netskope needs to be more reliable for Microsoft Azure customers. They are still dependent on Microsoft access control from SaaS. It would be good if they could remove this dependency because some customers don't have P1 licenses.

We need Microsoft capabilities to access reverse proxies because it depends on that. Users logging in to their SaaS solution and not using the Netskope agent cannot use this reverse proxy feature. The solution's documentation still needs to be improved.

I have been using Netskope for two years.

I rate Netskope a nine out of ten for stability.

Netskope should improve its customer support in terms of technicality and response time.

The solution’s initial setup is quick and easy.

Netskope is not as expensive as Palo Alto. On a scale from one to ten, where one is expensive, and ten is cheap, I rate the solution's pricing a six out of ten.

We usually sell Netskope because it's a unified platform for SWG, DLP capabilities, and CASB. Netskope is a strong leader in CASB and has integrated other parts like SWG and NPA. Netskope is a cloud-based solution.

Netskope is a very granular product, and you can do a lot of things with it. Microsoft doesn't onboard all the third-party SaaS-based providers. It doesn't have any granularity to build policies.

Netskope is more suitable for small to medium businesses.

Overall, I rate Netskope an eight out of ten.

The main issue with end customers is that they are not aware of their cloud post-management and what cloud applications their users are using. With Netskope CASB, they can get a better understanding of the real scenario and identify the cloud apps that are being utilized. Most partners only know about 2% of all the cloud apps being used.

Netskope CASB also provides Data Loss Prevention (DLP) solutions with two levels, standard and advanced. The solution offers strong DLP policies.

Netskope CASB has authorized over 57,000 cloud apps and classifies them on a rating scale between zero and one hundred based on compliance with regulatory standards. With this feature, organizations can easily determine which cloud apps are compliant and which are not.

Many cloud apps are not in compliance and are at risk of being breached, but with Netskope CASB, they can be classified and better managed. These are the most valuable features according to me.

Netskope could improve the policy integration with more friendly parameters within the DLP (data loss prevention) module of the CASB product. It would make it easier for administrators to use the DLP module, and this improvement would be integrated into Netskope CASB.

It is a stable solution, and I haven't found any stability issues. Within the transfer solutions, it's quite fast, also.

The solution is quite scalable. 

The initial setup is pretty straightforward once you know where the data is located, whether in a physical data center or a cloud provider like Amazon.

There could be room for improvement in the subscription process. The current process is via an application, which requires a scan of the apps being used to determine the necessary licensing. This process could be simplified by basing the licensing on the number of users, similar to Netskope's work gateway solution. This would make it easier for the end user to request a quote without having to go through the discovery process.

I would rate it an eight out of ten, primarily due to the subscription process being confusing for end-users.

Our primary use case for the solution is data and DLP production. We deploy the solution on cloud via AWS. It is direction-based on the reduction capability, good direction capability, control prevention, data prevention based on the user activities, like upload and download. These things are based on particular user activity. We can control the data through results.

The UB and the Reverse Proxy are valuable.

The Reverse Proxy could be improved as it currently has limitations. I rate the pricing as five out of ten, with one being inexpensive and ten being very expensive. Additionally, the configuration and user behaviour analytics can be improved. For example, it's either completely blocked or unlocked, so there should be conditional consideration, which can be done on their proxy.

We have been using the solution for a year and a half.

The stability is almost 100%. I rate it a nine out of ten.

I rate the scalability an eight out of ten. Approximately 5,000 users are utilizing the solution. 

We have had a good experience with customer service and support. However, I rate them a seven out of ten because they take a long time to escalate tickets. It takes one week to escalate regular incidents while they respond to incidents for follow-ups. It should take a maximum of one to two days, and within 48 hours, everything should be addressed. So even though it is a low-priority issue, they should assist within 48 hours.

Neutral

The initial setup was a bit complex at first, but it got easier. I rate it a ten out of ten. The deployment is a continuous process because people joined and left the organization. So to get the solution to at least 60%, or 70%, it took about two months. Approximately two people are required for deployment.

The solution is affordable, and a licensing fee is charged yearly. Access to customer service and support is included in the licensing charges. I rate the licensing fees an eight out of ten.

I rate the solution an eight out of ten. The solution is good, but the configuration and user analytics can be improved. I recommend the solution to new users because it is a good tool, and the detection capability is very nice and lightweight. Additionally, I recommend they use the solution if it aligns with the requirements.

It's one of the top-ranking solutions in the market, and it's very responsive. We are using Netskope, and Netskope provides a load of features for SQL, STP, and traffic control.

We have blocked all data-sharing websites like Gmail, Google Drive, and Dropbox. We have also blocked them globally in broadband and Capitec. We are ISO certified, so we use a bunch of tools that we use, so that's why we are using a pro product that is number one in Gartner.

If we need to allow a process that is blocked by Netskope, we have to manually check the logs to see why it is blocked. This can be time-consuming and inefficient.

So, I would like to have a feature in Netskope that allows them to manually check the logs without having to open a separate tool.  

I have been using this solution for last two years. 

It's a stable product. However, when I implemented it two years ago, it had a lot of issues for us because all things were blocked users were facing a lot of issues regarding website-related issues, and some developers were also facing some issues. 

But now it's fine. The user process has improved. Some developers are using PowerShell code to get related, and all processes are unblocked. So, we've developed an ID to allow the related process. Now, it's stable.

There are around 2,000 end users using this solution. It is a scalable solution.

The customer service and support are good. They are available on weekends.

We used Symantec before for DLP solution, device control, and proxy solution. All three things were only in Symantec, but Symantec is not a SaaS-based product. If your users come to the premises or over the VPN, that means it works, otherwise, it doesn't work or there is no control. So that's why we moved to NetScope as it's a service product, and the cost associated with it is also less.

The initial setup is very easy. 

We have deployed it on a private cloud. We have a single URL, and we have created a username and password. We have also created a load of policies like a secure web gateway and global talk. We have blocked global talk like Gmail, WhatsApp, and Yahoo. If you use a requirement, we can allow it only.

The licensing cost is good for the features. It's about $35 per user per year.

Overall, I would rate the solution a nine out of ten.

My primary use case was finding a SaaS tool to bring the entire organization under a single network. I also needed features like web filtering, proxy, and protection.

Accuracy could be improved.

I have been using Netskope for six months.

The initial setup is straightforward and takes around two to three weeks. We worked altogether with operation team for deployment.

It saves 20 percent of our money.

Before, it was a lot cheaper. Now they're at a higher price.

We have connected our local network and AD also. It is moderately difficult.

Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

We used this solution for policies that would manage private and public cloud storage applications. I'm the senior information security analyst and we are customers of Netskope. 

CASB has a lot of good features; their reporting and tracking mechanism is amazing. 

Deployment and policy tweaking were two areas where improvement needs to be made. The issues with policy tweaking were caused by the difficulty surrounding deployment and configuration. Netskope was not ready for the Mac environment and the support team didn't have sufficient knowledge to deal with Mac users. From a feature standpoint, I would have liked to see more visibility on the reporting side and easy disabling of Netskope. The solution did not have an easy API for integration. Setting up a reverse proxy was not easily accessible with Netskope so we decided to move to a different tool. 

I used this solution for one year. 

Lagging was definitely an issue, especially in the Philippines. I had to disable Netskope for almost all of our Philippino employees. It may have been something with the Netskope architecture as they use their own data center in Singapore and not AWS. Some of the ISPs in the Philippines were not able to get good connections to the Singapore data center. We have a huge employee base in the Philippines, the issue could not be resolved, and this was just not good enough for us. At the time we had around 350 users. 

I personally dealt with their support team, and the support was bad. I don't know whether anybody from a Windows environment had the same issue with Netskope, but for those in a Mac environment, it was a problem. I had to escalate it up to their VP, but the issues could not be resolved so we have moved on.

Negative

The initial setup wasn't too complex, we didn't have SSO in our organization at the time so creating user groups wasn't possible. It was one of the major criteria for them when we started deployment and had the CSM member from Netskope help us with the deployment. They were unable to help us figure out what the solution might be. 

Licensing wasn't cheap, particularly when you take into account the number of hours our team had to put in to get issues resolved, and even then they weren't able to get where the company needed to be. 

If you're a Mac user, I would not recommend installing Netskope on your device.

I rate this solution five out of 10. 

Our clients use Netskope because they want to move to a SaaS solution. They're using an increasing number of SaaS applications. An on-premises firewall or URL filter isn't sufficient anymore. Netskope is unique in recognizing different instances of SaaS applications and the activities people can do. They have more control over where their data goes.

The most valuable feature of Netskope is that it is a SaaS-delivered solution. It's somewhere running in the cloud, and there's no limitation in performance like you would have with hardware. You need to change hardware all the time.

However, this platform grows when your company grows, and you have more employees and more traffic. You don't need to think about that anymore. The solution also provides granular control over the SaaS applications that people are using.

It's like moving from URL filtering or a web proxy to a real CASB. Netskope takes it a step further by recognizing if you're logging into your corporate Office 365, a private one, or a competitor's Office 365.

The cloud firewall, which is one of Netskope's latest developments, could be improved further. I would like to see more threat protection in Netskope's Zero Trust Network Access. Functionality-wise, the solution's Zero Trust Network Access is a great replacement for VPNs. However, having more security functions in there would be nice.

I have been working with Netskope for around five years.

I've never encountered an outage with Netskope. Everything was always working because its points of presence were very redundant. If its processes recognize that something in one point of presence might not be running as it should, you get redirected without knowing.

I rate the solution's stability ten out of ten.

Our clients for Netskope are fairly big enterprises and government organizations. Netskope's scalability is perfect, and you don't have to think about it. It doesn't matter if you have 500 employees or 10,000 employees. The solution automatically grows. Their points of presence are overscaled and oversized, so they'll take care of that.

I rate the solution's scalability ten out of ten.

Netskope's technical support is very good, but it's similar to the technical support of most other tools like Palo Alto or Check Point.

Positive

The solution's initial setup is really easy, especially when you roll out the client. Migrating from an explicit proxy to their solution has exactly the same setup. Netskope easily integrates into any solution that you already have.

The solution's deployment time depends on what you want to include. If you need to migrate a very big web proxy configuration, Netskope has excellent professional services that will prepare configurations. So, it's ready to use directly. The slowness is not because of Netskope. It's because you need to have all your employees connected to the network, and this new software needs to be installed.

However, that can all be automated. You can have it running in minutes. Netskope already has a very good basic policy. If you're just doing the inline CASB, you roll out the Netskope Client or setup the explicit proxy and have a basic URL filtering policy that directly works.

If you have a couple of 1,000's employees, then, of course, it will take a while. You do it in bunches. People start up their laptops, install this new software, and it's there. Preparation-wise, it might take a few weeks, but the actual rollout is done as soon as people can run updates on their laptops.

On a scale from one to ten, where one is difficult and ten is easy, I rate the solution’s initial setup an nine out of ten.

We have seen a return on investment with Netskope because everything runs in the cloud. You don't need to think of the sizing. The solution's user interface is really simple and easy to manage. You don't need many people, hardware replacements, or shipping things. The tool is very efficient and saves a lot of time.

Netskope is a premium service, and its pricing ranges from medium to expensive. Netskope is in the top range when it comes to pricing. It all depends on the functionalities you require and get the licences for. The combined solution is more cost effective than a combination of other vendors point solutions.

Netskope is a cloud-based solution. All its security functions run in a cloud. You only need to install a client to get the traffic to the cloud, set up an IPsec tunnel, or set up your explicit proxy to get the traffic through the cloud.

You don't need to install anything on-prem except when you use their SD-WAN solution. We're talking about the CASB side. They also have an SD-WAN solution. 

Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.