We performed a comparison between Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy and Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Zscaler, Palo Alto Networks, Cisco and others in ZTNA as a Service."It's reliable."
"The product’s valuable feature is the ability to add a large number of users."
"I like Google Cloud IAP because it is easy to use and stable."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is easy to use."
"Scalability-wise, it is an easy solution to scale up. I rate the solution's scalability a ten out of ten."
"Functions well and has good features."
"The latest versions of the managed Kubernetes clusters are good."
"The solution is very easy to use. It's easy to navigate and to work with."
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"Sandboxing, DLP, and SSL inspection engine are the most valuable features of Zscaler SASE."
"The Live Logs are a cool feature. We can directly identify issues and divert user traffic."
"The best feature is the ability to establish the connection between your public network and automatically connect to the intranet connection."
"The most valuable features of Zscaler Private Access are its ability to integrate with multiple IDPs and application segmentation."
"Users get direct secure access to applications over the internet."
"Zscaler Private Access is a platform that eliminates the complexity of VPN configuration."
"The solution offers a simplified network infrastructure and security functions and it enables secure remote access for the users"
"The most valuable feature is its ability to establish connectivity for remote users and remote endpoints. It offers a high level of granularity compared to typical VPNs, which also encapsulate a lot of I/O."
"We have some challenges related to purging the data. We get a lot of data on a daily basis that has to be refreshed on the site, but we are seeing some challenges with that. They can also include some third-party integration. We have one Akamai dependency. If they can come up with some API to talk to Akamai, it would be good."
"The solution is a bit complex and could be made easier to use."
"The support can be more efficient. Google has different layers of support, like layer one, layer two, and layer three, but normally, the response from layer one is not very useful."
"Google is not well supported in France."
"The setup could be more user-friendly."
"Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy could be more user-friendly and less expensive."
"They should include case studies to learn about the use cases."
"Despite using GCP for all the resources, potential clusters on GCP caused difficulties."
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"Setup is a bit complex because there are many steps that need to be taken before onboarding and activating the solution."
"There is some issue while accessing the portal. It takes too long."
"An area for improvement would be the ease of configuration."
"There are latency issues with the solution. They are small, however, they are there when you compare it to other vendors."
"The pricing for Private Access seems to be on the expensive side, and I believe they should consider making it more competitive with other solutions."
"SCMP support would be one of the biggest improvements in my opinion. More speed improvements are also required."
"Zscaler Private Access could improve by improving external access. If external parties want to access locally to my company's services, we need to onboard them into our domain, otherwise, it doesn't work. Additionally, if their company also has Zscaler Private Access, then it doesn't work. They need to log in with our domain ID, not their company ID."
"Conflicts arise if you do not have the same management teams on the product."
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Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy is ranked 7th in ZTNA with 42 reviews while Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange is ranked 1st in ZTNA as a Service with 34 reviews. Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy is rated 8.4, while Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy writes "User-friendly, easy to navigate, and intuitive interface". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange writes "Allows for strict access control, granting access to specific applications at a URL level rather than at the physical IP level". Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy is most compared with Cloudflare Access, Okta Workforce Identity, Cisco Duo, Cato SASE Cloud Platform and Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks, whereas Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange is most compared with Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks, Cato SASE Cloud Platform, Axis Security, Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client and Cloudflare Access.
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