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Forcepoint Cloud Security Gateway vs Skyhigh Security comparison

 

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

Categories and Ranking

Forcepoint Cloud Security G...
Ranking in Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)
24th
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Skyhigh Security
Ranking in Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)
17th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
56
Ranking in other categories
Secure Web Gateways (SWG) (20th), Data Loss Prevention (DLP) (28th), Cloud Access Security Brokers (CASB) (11th), ZTNA as a Service (16th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) category, the mindshare of Forcepoint Cloud Security Gateway is 0.1%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Skyhigh Security is 1.8%, down from 2.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)
 

Featured Reviews

Rupesh Kolhapurkar - PeerSpot reviewer
The product is mature and scalable, but the reporting features and technical support must be improved
The solution is used for CASB. We can use it to secure applications, upload and download restrictions, and have granular control of applications and our website. It is very useful for us It is a mature solution. The reporting features must be improved. Zscaler has better reporting features. The…
Yovanny Amariles - PeerSpot reviewer
Provides good security, availability, and policy granularity
The solution's initial setup is easy. Since our company has a very clear internet surfing policy, it is easy to implement it on the device without any problem. The solution's deployment takes one month. One engineer from my team and one engineer from the vendor side helped with the deployment process.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It is a mature solution."
"Skyhigh offers solutions like WLP and CASB. These tools provide instructions and guidelines for enhancing data security. Additionally, they offer additional software solutions for further protection."
"I like the encrypted disk feature and the endpoint protection."
"I personally don't have any issues with the performance or the stability of the solution."
"The cloud security features are the most valuable."
"In terms of their compatibility with major cloud providers, in terms of their abilities, capabilities, and features, they exceed everyone's capabilities in the CASB market."
"Skyhigh performs well, and we can choose from virtual and hardware plans. We can deploy the ISO on as many virtual machines as possible and easily set up high availability on the web proxy. The location doesn't matter. The user at a site will always access the web proxy for that location. It's suitable for an organization distributed across multiple regions."
"It's a great product with solid features."
"Skyhigh has given us categorization and rating of websites separate from what the web proxy places on the logs."
 

Cons

"The reporting features must be improved."
"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."
"Skyhigh Security, as a product, is excellent, but in terms of the right services and support, those are lagging very much, for example, in Trellix. From one hundred, its score has gone down to ten, so ten out of one hundred, otherwise, it's the number one product."
"De-tokenization."
"The services take some time to load. It would be helpful if the loading time was reduced."
"They could be integrated with CASB. I think normally McAfee has this solution in the cloud, but for us the best is on-premise."
"They only have English support, so I would like for them to add some Spanish support."
"The biggest challenge we have with McAfee is their cross-cloud support."
"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."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Commercially, I find Skyhigh Security a little costlier, compared to other products such as SentinelOne or Cybereason which are really novelty products. I'm not comparing Skyhigh Security with Trend Micro, but with other products, in particular the new, next-generation products. The price for Skyhigh Security is high in terms of value and ROI. I would rate the product price combined with product efficacy a six out of ten."
"The solution's hardware is expensive."
"Pricing is not out of reach."
"Pricing for Skyhigh Security is okay, though there's always a scope for price improvements. Its pricing is okay compared to other products because other products have very expensive licensing costs. Along with the licensing, support is also provided for Skyhigh Security, so pricing is reasonable, but if there's proactive or better support, that will justify the pricing. I haven't interacted with the Skyhigh Security technical support team yet, so I'd give pricing a four out of five rating for now."
"It's an expensive solution."
"Have a risk-based approach towards pricing."
"Skyhigh provided a FedRAMP solution, tokenization, a better shadow IT capability, and lower cost."
"They definitely charge a huge amount. All the security service providers charge a huge amount."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
16%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Government
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
 

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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Forcepoint Cloud Security Gateway?
The reporting features must be improved. Zscaler has better reporting features. The product is in the development stage. It must add all the features that are available in the on-premise version.
What is your primary use case for Forcepoint Cloud Security Gateway?
The solution is used for CASB. We can use it to secure applications, upload and download restrictions, and have granular control of applications and our website. It is very useful for us.
What do you like most about McAfee Web Gateway?
Data loss prevention and user behavior analysis are two valuable features.
What needs improvement with McAfee Web Gateway?
The solution has room for improvement in its DDoS protection. Additionally, the documentation needs enhancement to provide easier setup for users.
What is your primary use case for McAfee Web Gateway?
The typical use case for our clients is cloud security.
 

Also Known As

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McAfee MVISION Cloud, McAfee MVISION Unified Cloud Edge, McAfee Web Gateway, McAfee MVISION CNAPP, and Skyhigh Networks, McAfee Web Gateway
 

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Sample Customers

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Western Union.Aetna.DirecTV.Adventist.Equinix.Perrigo.Goodyear.HP.Cargill.Sony.Bank of the West.Prudential.
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