Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange Platform Reviews

We are using Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange for its Zscaler Internet Access service. It provides web security, DLP, data protection, prevention, and lots more features.

It has improved our organization’s working process and efficiency.

It has some good data security and WIP features, providing secure Internet access. We get seamless access with our agents and users. It has some fantastic hardware. They have AI-powered integration with in-built features for the scheduler. It provides security and is connected to manage the security level, which is good.

The solution needs to improve a lot of aspects.

I have been using Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange for more than one year.

I don’t contact the support, but my team usually does.

Previously, I used Citrix.

The initial setup was straightforward. It took almost three months to deploy, but it was smooth.

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

We use the product to provide secure access to our customer's environment consisting of on-premise and on-cloud applications.

Zscaler Private Access simplifies the process of managing remote access. It doesn't require deploying and configuring physical appliances in various locations, similar to FortiGate.

The product's most valuable features are cloud-based services and secure internet access. We don't have to set up any physical appliances.

There could be more DLP-related features. Additionally, there needs to be flexibility for integrating ISP features.

We have been using Zscaler Private Access for a year as a partner.

It is a stable product with self-maintenance capabilities regarding hardware and software patches and policies.

It is a scalable product.

The technical support services are good and based on SLA.

Positive

The product is easy to integrate. It takes a week to deploy for 1000 users.

Zscaler Private Access provides a limited number of solutions compared to FortiGate and ForcePoint.

I rate the product a nine out of ten.

We use the product to control traffic and for user management purposes.

The product’s most valuable features are data discovery, activity control, and zero trust exchange.

There could be a feature to view the VPN tunnel activities in terms of configuration.

We have been using Zscaler Cloud DLP for a year and a half.

I rate the product’s stability a ten out of ten.

We manage accounts for around 2,000 to 3,000 Zscaler Cloud DLP users. It is a scalable product.

The technical support services are good.

Positive

The initial setup process is easy with a helpful GUI. It takes a second to complete the deployment.

I rate Zscaler Cloud DLP a ten out of ten. It is a good and easy-to-use product with efficient scalability.

I use the solution primarily for security purposes. We are blocking other sites which are not SSL in our Indian organization.

We are refusing authorization for users to access unauthorized sites. We are blocking through Zscaler. It’s for web filtering.

Many of us are working from home, and we are still able to do the filtering of websites for our workers, wherever they are.

I like the web filtering capabilities. Those are very good.

It offers sound internet security notifications.

There aren’t too many bugs, and it is easy to debug when necessary.

There are good Outlook features available.

It is stable.

The scalability has been good.

I like the user interface.

I’m not sure if any features are lacking. I’m mostly happy with it. That said, I’m not familiar with every area of the product. I need to study it a bit more.

Sometimes applications crash on some machines, and we’d like Zscaler to give us some information as to why that may have happened. We’d like more detailed reports.

We’ve been using the solution for two or three years.

It’s a stable product right now. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn’t crash or freeze. It’s reliable.

It’s scalable. We can add to it. It’s easy to expand.

We have 3,000 to 5,000 users on the solution currently. It’s basically used by everyone in the organization.

I wasn’t a part of the initial setup. I can’t speak to how it went or if it was easy or hard.

I’m a consultant. However, I’m just an end-user of the solution.

I’d give the solution a ten out of ten. It is working fine for us.

The tool is a proxy service that provides inspection of URL filtering for internet access. We have probably 20 or 30 different vendors that we work with in regards to carriers. These are all providers that we use that work in conjunction with that platform. It's an agent that's installed on all of our endpoints. We whitelist and blacklist and we allow certain websites, et cetera, using this product.

Overall, the solution does a pretty good job at web filtering.

The solution does a good job of allowing us to choose what to whitelist and blacklist.

The agent easily installs on the endpoints.

The solution needs to offer better scalability.

The product needs SAML integration. That's something they should work to add in future releases.

It needs to offer SSO, single sign-on, and items of that nature.

The product needs greater zero-trust. They need to focus more on zero-trust relationships.

I have been using the solution for about three and a half years at this point. It's been a while. 

The scalability is a weak point right now. Its scaling capabilities are lacking, and we'd like to see that improve in the future.

The solution is basically an agent that is installed on endpoints in order to provide security. It's not overly complicated.

We are not using the latest version of the solution. Currently, for example, we are one version back on that, as we don't typically do the most current version.

I'd rate the solution at a nine out of ten. We've, for the most part, been quite happy with its capabilities and the level of security it provides to us.

When I am outside of the company, I use Zscaler Private Access. I use Zscaler Private Access in the home, hotel, or wherever for remote working. It is a VPN.

We have a minimum of three to five thousand users minimum supported with Zscaler Private Access. It could be much more. They use it in the same way that I am using it. 

We have more solutions for connection with third party suppliers where we include contacts.

The only advantage I see is no more connection is required by the users. It is attached to the single-side logon with our key directory. That is the most valuable feature. 

With AT&T, we had another way to connect with the user. We had no single-side logon solution. Zscaler Private Access is a single-side logon solution.

We don't need to connect anymore. It is automatically connected when you log on in Windows. That is the only advantage I see because it is a bit slower.

We are supporting our supply-chain in India. Our connections through Zscaler have degraded drastically. Improvements are required in speed and bandwidth. 

The biggest disadvantage is there are no SCMP network layers available. The older network connection checks cannot be done because it's not included in the solution. 

We are programming our old solutions and they have not included support for legacy Windows. This is a huge disadvantage for me.

SCMP support would be one of the biggest improvements in my opinion. More speed improvements are also required. Very simple. 

If I need to monitor a third party supplier, if I have no SCMP, I cannot do the monitoring.

Some data may be cached if it is not available. This another important issue we have which needs to be improved, i.e. when the availability is not given the cache should not be used. 

At least we need Zscaler Private Access to make sure that the cache represents what is available to the users.

I am not involved in technical support for Zscaler Private Access. I create a ticket in our technical system and wait for an answer. I am still a project leader for this.

Everything is predefined so there is no mistake possible. Zscaler Private Access is attached to the active directory user. It is very easy. It is good.

We deployed with a system and it went very quick. It's a cloud solution. There is no private software to set up. Zscaler Private Access is quite easy and convenient in this way.

The installation was done at the global level. We did not use a reseller. Our company has since been merged with another corporation. We have now ninety thousand employees.

I was not involved in the choice of the solution. This was decided by our global network people.

On a scale from one to ten, I would rate Zscaler Private Access at only a three or four. 

The biggest disadvantage is the lack of SCMP network systems.  Also, the quality of the bandwidth is limited. We use normal internet access, not a fiber-optic line. 

The difference is huge, like flying in first-class vs. economy class. We stay in the economy class. The commercial company is saving money, but the end-user has lost the experience.

Zscaler Private Access is used for private data. You need to deploy Zscaler Private Access to put security and internal network after you build your application. The solution is used when you build an application and want to provide services to the public.

The most valuable features of Zscaler Private Access are reliability, scalability, and availability.

Zscaler Private Access needs to improve its collaboration with applications without compromising security. The solution needs to improve native security, seamless protection, and user experience. Users should be able to access the solution anytime, and it should be made easy to install and easy to understand.

Zscaler Private Access needs to improve its customization.

I have been using Zscaler Private Access for two years.

Zscaler Private Access is a stable solution.

I rate Zscaler Private Access an eight out of ten for stability.

The solution’s scalability is very good.

The solution’s technical support is good.

The solution's initial setup is a little bit difficult and depends on your architecture knowledge.

The solution's deployment time depends on the infrastructure, the number of computers, and the number of employees.

Zscaler Private Access can be an expensive solution, depending on the license type you will purchase.

Zscaler Private Access is deployed on-cloud in our organization. I would recommend Zscaler Private Access to other users.

Overall, I rate Zscaler Private Access a nine out of ten.

Zscaler is a cloud proxy that scans and provides security for traffic to cloud-based applications and resources.

Zscaler is location-independent. Even if you switch to another country, users will have the same security posture. For example, if you are in one country and travel to India tomorrow, you will still have the same security posture as the rest of your team. You will also be able to access all your resources over the Internet as a team, regardless of location. There is no dependency on local firewalls at the site. Everything is in the cloud, so you get security wherever you go.

Zscaler provides several security features, including encryption, URL filtering, application control, and credential theft protection. They are also updating their DLP capabilities.

The reports can be made easier. The solution takes time to fetch reports in the Database section. Otherwise, the reporting module itself is well-designed.

I have been using Zscaler SASE for two and a half years.

Zscaler is very stable. The customers use web services that cause issues over the internet.

Zscaler is highly scalable. Zscaler is a cloud-based service, so it takes care of all the data center and hardware infrastructure. Even if you only have one license, you will still have access to all of Zscaler's security features and performance capabilities. Around 2Lakh users are in Nestle, and all are using Zscaler.

We work with enterprise-level customers.

The customer support is good.

Positive

I have experience with Prisma Access. In terms of scalability and tech support, Zscaler is better. However, Prisma is better in other parameters because they have more experience in the firewall industry and are the leader in firewall technology. We at Nestle are forwarding most of our traffic to Zscaler for scalability. We are using Prisma for some essential functions.

The initial setup is easy. You have to plan very carefully how you are going to use Zscaler. Planning is critical, but implementation is achievable. You need to purchase cloud or host services and synchronize your user database to the rescheduler. Then, you just need to use the application to create a folder application on the system, and you are good to go.

Zscaler deployment time depends on the number of users and the policies to be deployed. A very simple setup can take around two to three weeks, while a very complex setup with multiple components can take months to implement.

We are the service providers of Nestle, which is a user of Zscaler. 

New functionality is always being added to Zscaler's products, but there are some features that we cannot have in the cloud-based platform. For example, Pulse QoS and VPN are still available as standalone products. However, Zscaler offers a variety of products that can meet these needs, such as ZIA, ZPA, and ZDA.

Maintaining Zscaler is easy. It has a well-designed admin portal and policy control. At least 20-30 people are required to manage the Zscaler product with a worldwide presence, depending on the setup. For example, Nestle requires 1-2 people to manage their Zscaler deployment.

I recommend the Zscaler solution. If I get an opportunity to use it in an environment where the users are mostly roaming users and the entire network stack is in the cloud, I will recommend they use Zscaler products. It's a great product.

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