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McAfee Application Control vs Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange Platform comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 2, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

McAfee Application Control
Ranking in Application Control
7th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange...
Ranking in Application Control
6th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
65
Ranking in other categories
Data Loss Prevention (DLP) (6th), Cloud Access Security Brokers (CASB) (9th), ZTNA as a Service (1st), Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) (4th), Remote Browser Isolation (RBI) (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Application Control category, the mindshare of McAfee Application Control is 5.9%, down from 17.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange Platform is 8.3%, up from 8.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Control Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange Platform8.3%
McAfee Application Control5.9%
Other85.8%
Application Control
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1437648 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Security Specialist at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Easy to configure, reliable, secure, and has good support
With some specific versions, we are experiencing some issues where the policy configuration has some problems with the parent and child processes. There have been problems with the relationship between the parent and child process, from time to time. I would like to see better reporting and alerting features in the future.
Sumit Bhanwala - PeerSpot reviewer
architect at Tata Consultancy
Cloud-based platform simplifies device and data center management
I find it to be good. The solution is cloud-based with the latest inspection engines, which I find to be amazing. We are less dependent on data centers and device management, which reduces our efforts significantly. It improves our device management, data center management, and updating devices. We need fewer engineers for this management, and it reduces time and efforts for data center management, device upgrades, and IT support.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"This is a basic solution; the policy screen is okay, and it's easy to configure."
"We also like the Change Control. We can control how things get executed. It has signatures for different kinds of protocols."
"It has been helpful in maintaining our infrastructure. The granular level control it offers allows us to set application policies per application for each user."
"Zscaler Private Access is a platform that eliminates the complexity of VPN configuration."
"On DLP terms, Zscaler Cloud DLP ensures that data doesn't go outside of the organization. So on the network level, Zscaler does a pretty good job."
"The best feature is the ability to establish the connection between your public network and automatically connect to the intranet connection."
"Zscaler CASB's latency and architecture are excellent."
"The most valuable aspect of Zscaler Cloud DLP is its automatic DLP feature."
"The most valuable feature of Zscaler Private Access is we do not have to connect to a VPN, it is seamless. It is more convenient for us because we use one agent to cover the internet and VPN access."
"As a cloud-based service, it is very easily implemented."
 

Cons

"The intrusion detection features should also be improved. It is a very good feature but it should be maximized."
"I would like to see better reporting and alerting features in the future."
"There are some performance issues with the solution once the module addition begins"
"There is improvement in enhancing proper manageability, policies, and logs. So, log management could be improved."
"It's an expensive solution."
"User management can be improved."
"SCMP support would be one of the biggest improvements in my opinion. More speed improvements are also required."
"There are latency issues with the solution. They are small, however, they are there when you compare it to other vendors."
"The connectivity monitoring part should be included in the core license without any extra charges."
"We faced certain migration and implementation challenges in executing the tasks, so I would suggest improvement related to the stability of the solution."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The solution is expensive."
"The technical support is good."
"Zscaler Private Access can be an expensive solution, depending on the license type you will purchase."
"The product is a little more expensive than other tools."
"The licensing model for Zscaler Cloud DLP allows you to only buy what you need. You don't need to buy it as a whole, so it's good."
"The pricing is quite high, especially when it comes to the gateway."
"The product has reasonable pricing."
"The solution has increased prices this year."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
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Financial Services Firm
13%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Insurance Company
6%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business16
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise41
 

Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about Zscaler SASE?
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What needs improvement with Zscaler SASE?
The solution needs to improve a lot of aspects.
 

Also Known As

McAfee Application, Change Control
Zscaler SASE, Zscaler DLP, Zscaler CASB, Zscaler CSPM, Zscaler Browser Isolation, Zscaler Posture Control
 

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Sample Customers

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Siemens, AutoNation, GE, NOV
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