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Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway vs Skyhigh Security comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 4, 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
5.3
Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway provides significant ROI, enhancing security while reducing hardware and staffing needs for organizations.
Sentiment score
5.0
Skyhigh Security enhances efficiency, reduces manual tasks, and improves governance, though exact financial benefits are hard to quantify.
With Skyhigh Security, that same analysis could often be reduced to around ten minutes
Sales Engineer at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
By moving to having more in the cloud, their cloud is automatically updated as part of a SaaS solution, which reduces the responsibility on the company to do the updates themselves.
Manager - Cyber Security at a educational organization with 1-10 employees
I have seen a return on investment from using Skyhigh Security; we saved a lot of time since the dashboard gives the complete picture of the overall usage of cloud apps.
Cloud Operations Engineer at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.2
Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway's support varies in responsiveness and expertise, with premium options offering quicker service but higher costs.
Sentiment score
7.3
Skyhigh Security's customer service is rated high, but technical support needs improvement in consistency and first-contact resolution.
There are instances where both the response time and technical support quality need improvement.
We can know the case severity such as P1, P2, or P3, allowing easy interaction from the customer support side.
Technical Associate Network Security at Valuepoint Systems
Weekly setup calls are conducted with all clients to discuss ongoing issues and resolutions.
Deputy Manager at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
There is also some really good diagnostic information built into their web gateways that they deploy on-premise if you want to do hybrid, so they get a lot of information before you even know something might be wrong.
Manager - Cyber Security at a educational organization with 1-10 employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.1
Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway is scalable and flexible but may require adjustments for optimal performance in larger implementations.
Sentiment score
6.6
Skyhigh Security is highly scalable and adaptable, despite occasional documentation overload and portal slowdowns in cloud environments.
Scalability-wise, for monitoring cloud apps, Skyhigh Security is more scalable, and we never faced any scalability issues on the dashboards.
Cloud Operations Engineer at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
They have peering agreements with a lot of the major ISPs where their data centers are, which allows them to get a really good bandwidth allocation.
Manager - Cyber Security at a educational organization with 1-10 employees
We upgraded with a plan for the next five to seven years to run with this solution because this easy scalability is what we are able to achieve with Skyhigh Security for our environment.
Security Consultant at RL
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.1
Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway is stable with high ratings, minor latency, and occasional outages affecting stability perceptions.
Sentiment score
7.5
Skyhigh Security is largely stable and reliable, with improvements and multi-location capabilities but some regional gaps remain.
We did not face any downtime on that site, so it is quite reliable.
Technical Associate Network Security at Valuepoint Systems
If your primary location is down, you just get diverted to the other one.
Manager - Cyber Security at a educational organization with 1-10 employees
It has many gaps, so I think some customers take three months and up to six months for the deployment of Skyhigh Security.
Secure at ESCARE COLtd
 

Room For Improvement

Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway requires improvements in authentication, malware filtering, feature integration, support, and new technology adoption.
Skyhigh Security needs enhancements in reporting, support, API capabilities, and performance to improve user experience and efficiency.
They need to enhance their CASB solutions since currently, the cloud index support is low compared to competitors.
The setup process is complex.
PS & Technical Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
There is no API available.
Security automation specialist at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
Skyhigh Security does not have a local representative in the Philippines.
Product Team Lead at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Skyhigh has its own DLP which is helping users not upload sensitive documents to the AI chatbot, making that a main good feature.
Information Security Specialist at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
 

Setup Cost

Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway is competitively priced, yet some find it less affordable than alternatives due to feature costs.
Skyhigh Security offers flexible yet potentially higher pricing, with costs depending on user numbers and required features.
It's really expensive.
Systems Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
After switching, cost savings would be in the millions since we were having many VPN edge routers, and there were many VPN tunnels utilized on the cloud, and after moving to ZTNA, we were able to cut the cost.
Information Security Specialist at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
The pricing and licensing was generally aligned with the number of users and the models, and the cost depends on the scope, but I think Skyhigh Security has great pricing for the market.
Sales Engineer at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
Regarding pricing, the licensing and pricing for Skyhigh Security, especially for SWG, is cheap.
Product Team Lead at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
 

Valuable Features

Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway provides robust security with easy setup, customization, and centralized management for secure web access and monitoring.
Skyhigh Security excels in security through tokenization, analytics, and compliance, simplifying tool integration and enhancing remote access.
As organizations move away from legacy applications and data centers, the SASE architecture and ZTNA-based operations become essential.
If you have the complete Forcepoint solution, it can integrate with other Forcepoint products, such as DLP solution and email gateway.
PS & Technical Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Skyhigh Security dashboard helps monitor security threats, and it works well with very large enterprise environments.
Cloud Operations Engineer at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
By going through their Zero Trust interface, we effectively had single sign-on to the internal network remotely without a VPN, so it reduced the overhead and gave us faster access to the files.
Manager - Cyber Security at a educational organization with 1-10 employees
The hardware and cloud usability features help my team by providing easy scalability, which is the main advantage.
Senior Associate at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
 

Categories and Ranking

Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway
Ranking in Secure Web Gateways (SWG)
11th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
56
Ranking in other categories
Internet Security (4th), Web Content Filtering (4th)
Skyhigh Security
Ranking in Secure Web Gateways (SWG)
7th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
72
Ranking in other categories
Data Loss Prevention (DLP) (14th), Cloud Access Security Brokers (CASB) (7th), ZTNA as a Service (10th), Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) (10th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Secure Web Gateways (SWG) category, the mindshare of Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway is 2.8%, down from 4.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Skyhigh Security is 3.2%, up from 2.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Secure Web Gateways (SWG) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Skyhigh Security3.2%
Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway2.8%
Other94.0%
Secure Web Gateways (SWG)
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1047669 - PeerSpot reviewer
PS & Technical Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Has faced usability challenges while managing integrated components
We are working with web gateway and full endpoint security. URL filter is a notable feature. While it is not specifically related to Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway alone, if you have the complete Forcepoint solution, it can integrate with other Forcepoint products, such as DLP solution and email gateway. The URL filter of Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway is good for web gateway. Clients and consumers do not prefer it because the interface is not good. When using FSM with DLP, web gateway, and email gateway, upgrades cannot be performed simultaneously since Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway might need an upgrade while email gateway does not, despite having the same manager controlling them. Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway works well with banking and small companies. Email gateway is less needed as everything is moving to the cloud.
DG
Deputy Manager at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
Centralized cloud security has improved DLP incident management and simplifies email protection
One major challenge is that downloading incidents during the investigation process takes a very long time, and this issue should be resolved. More customized columns and filtering options in incident review would be beneficial. File types should be included, such as file names along with file extensions, which are not currently available to my knowledge. Overall, Skyhigh Security is very good and just needs to improve in terms of the latency of downloading incidents.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
10%
Construction Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business23
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise29
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business34
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise49
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway?
I would rate pricing for Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway a two out of ten. It's really expensive.
What needs improvement with Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway?
Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway is not endpoint security. If we have a chance to change, we would change it because it is not user-friendly. The setup process is complex. You need to install FSM, whi...
What is your primary use case for Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway?
We have no big project, but we are trying to sell it in the market here. We are working with Forcepoint because there is no vendor working with this technology. If we have another vendor working wi...
What needs improvement with McAfee Web Gateway?
From my perspective as a distributor and based on feedback from my clients, Skyhigh Security has a bit of a disadvantage in the Philippines. First, Skyhigh Security is not offering the full SASE su...
What is your primary use case for McAfee Web Gateway?
I do not use Skyhigh Security firsthand, but M.Tech Philippines distributes Skyhigh Security as one of the authorized distributors. My main use case for Skyhigh Security in my role as a distributor...
What advice do you have for others considering McAfee Web Gateway?
I always believe that Skyhigh Security works hand-in-hand with Trellix. What we are doing in our approach is to deliver the whole use case from an end-to-end approach, and from on-premises to cloud...
 

Also Known As

Forcepoint SWG, Websense Web Security, Forcepoint TRITON
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

Adventist Health, Alphawest, Amadori, Anoka County, Compartamos Banco, Davies Turner, EverBank, iGATE, Karlstad Municipality, Lake Michigan Credit Union, Scavolini, Smurfit Kappa, Toyota
Western Union.Aetna.DirecTV.Adventist.Equinix.Perrigo.Goodyear.HP.Cargill.Sony.Bank of the West.Prudential.
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