Skyhigh Security vs Symantec Secure Web Gateway comparison

Skyhigh Security and Broadcom are both solutions in the Secure Web Gateways (SWG) category. Skyhigh Security is ranked #8 with an average rating of 7.6, while Broadcom is ranked #28. Skyhigh Security holds a 3.2% mindshare in WSG, compared to Broadcom’s 1.4% mindshare. Additionally, 93% of Skyhigh Security users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 57% of Broadcom users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 3, 2026

Skyhigh Security and Symantec Secure Web Gateway are competing products in the web security market. Skyhigh Security generally has the upper hand in pricing and customer support, while Symantec boasts a more feature-rich offering.

Features: Skyhigh Security provides a cloud-native architecture allowing deep web activity visibility and robust integration capabilities, delivering advanced threat protection. Symantec Secure Web Gateway stands out with its extensive threat intelligence, comprehensive data protection features, and sophisticated policy controls.

Room for Improvement: Skyhigh Security could benefit from enhanced policy control features, improved threat intelligence analytics, and streamlined data protection strategies. Symantec Secure Web Gateway might improve its cloud-native capabilities, simplify user interfaces, and reduce license management complexity.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Skyhigh Security offers a cloud-native deployment model for quick implementation and responsive customer service. Symantec has a traditional yet more complex deployment model but compensates with comprehensive support services.

Pricing and ROI: Skyhigh Security is seen as more cost-effective, providing a favorable ROI for cost-conscious organizations. Symantec, though higher in initial costs, offers long-term value for organizations focusing on advanced features, justifying the higher expenditure.

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Skyhigh Security vs. Symantec Secure Web Gateway

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iboss

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Secure Web Gateways (SWG) category, the mindshare of iboss is 3.4%, up from 2.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Skyhigh Security is 3.2%, up from 2.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Symantec Secure Web Gateway is 1.4%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Secure Web Gateways (SWG) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
iboss	3.4%
Skyhigh Security	3.2%
Symantec Secure Web Gateway	1.4%
Other	92.0%

Secure Web Gateways (SWG)

Featured Reviews

Ashok Ananthula

Senior Consultant Proxy Engineering at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

Cloud gateway has strengthened remote web security and now needs better Mac and ISP support

The problem our organization had is that iboss failed for the Mac devices. It is not able to give a successful agent for the Mac agents. That is where in 2025, we had to migrate to the Palo Alto-based platform. If your use case is for just Windows laptops,you can consider this platform as an option One issue is the data center resiliency part. In India especially, they are not tied up with the Tier 1 ISPs like Tata or Airtel; they were having Tier 2 ISPs and encountered many issues reaching few major sites that my organization depends on, and they were having problems that they could not fix quickly. They also lack a mechanism to route that traffic within their data center; rather, they ask customers to make a pac file change to route it to Singapore explicitly. It would be better if they route from their backend , i mean even if I send it to India DC, they should be able to route it internally to make that work; however, they fail to do that and ask the customer to route it in the pac file. Another suggestion is that in China, they do not have the proper setup; they used to have numerous problems with slowness and lack of premium circuits in China as well. That leads to multiple sites working slowly with latency-related issues. So the main issue is the ISP-related problems that need to be solved.

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Felipe Antoniazzi

Cyber Security Lead at Johnson and Johnson

Centralized cloud visibility has strengthened governance but still needs smoother policy tuning

Skyhigh Security is, in my view, a strong platform. Of course, there are still areas where the user experience and operational workflows could be improved. One area for improvement is simplifying the initial deployment and policy tuning process. In large enterprise environments, configuring CASB and DLP policies across multiple SaaS platforms can become complex and time-consuming, especially when trying to balance security controls with user productivity. Another improvement in my view is related to the platform improving dashboard usability and investigation workflows. While the amount of data and visibility is valuable, some reporting and navigation areas can feel less intuitive than newer cloud-native security platforms. Another improvement opportunity, in my view, is alert tuning and noise reduction. Many security monitoring solutions require achieving the right balance between visibility and excessive alerting through continuous optimization. More intelligent prioritization and contextual risk scoring could help reduce analyst fatigue.

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Kedar-Kulkarni

Principal Consultant at CSaaS

Monitors traffic effectively but struggles with integration challenges

I find that the technical support is mediocre, at least for the Middle East. I frequently face challenges when contacting OpenStack through the distribution channel. It should be more straightforward. I notice that customers work with partners, not directly with Symantec, relying on local company integrators for support. Symantec becomes the level two or level three support, which requires navigating through a supply chain that is quite extensive.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Because of iboss, I did not have to assign web filtering tasks to my techs on a daily basis."

"As I mentioned, the return on investment is significant, as it saved our office locations' bandwidth because when you are working remotely at home, your internet traffic routes directly to iboss and will not go to your office building, saving bandwidth bottlenecks and ensuring that issues with our building internet circuits will not impact your internet connectivity because you are directly going to the iboss data center."

"We were impressed by the solution's mental health function, which can detect if someone needs help. It scans what users are browsing and flags warning signs so we can check to see if they are okay. We've had to use it a couple of times."

"The security aspect of the solution, particularly the malware behind it, is excellent. That's something that really helped us out. It's not just a simple proxy that just blocks the insights of potential threats that come on behind it. They do malware detection and that helps us a lot."

"iboss is definitely very good in terms of service."

"iboss is easy to use despite its complexity. Multiple engineers manage it, but it's significantly more straightforward to administer than traditional VPNs and web proxies."

"The security aspect of the solution, particularly the malware behind it, is excellent."

"Technical support is pretty sharp and very responsive."

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"In my opinion, the best features of Skyhigh Security are that it is easy to recommend because it is not expensive like Symantec, and second is antivirus, and third, I think it is not heavy."

"The best features Skyhigh Security offers, in my view, include centralized cloud visibility combined with strong data protection controls."

"There is [a feature] called cloud registry where we can see a risk assessment for the cloud services being used. If we want to add a new cloud service or a new cloud application, we can check into it and do an assessment through the cloud registry."

"Skyhigh Security has positively impacted my organization by providing more compliance and more regulatory adherence."

"The feature I found most valuable is the API."

"The other products that I have evaluated do not have the scalability options that McAfee has."

"The cloud security features are the most valuable."

"What I found most valuable in Skyhigh Security is its stability."

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"The most valuable features are the website blocking capability and SSL interception."

"Overall, this product is okay and it does the job that it is supposed to do."

"In terms of stability, it's fine, as we have never had downtime because availability is AWS' responsibility since it is hosted on their servers, so availability is not an issue."

"It has a faster implementation process compared to other products."

"In terms of most valuable features, I like the ICAP capability and URL filtering the most."

"It offers an easy initial setup."

"As a proxy, there are many features available that benefit the customers, including caching, the security appliance, the cloud of service, and many other features."

"It's nice to have it in the cloud where we can pull the reporting together for it so we can see what's happening in machines at different locations."

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Cons

"The solution could be stronger on the integration side and offer more cloud applications like G Suite or Oracle."

"If they could implement an extra security layer preventing access to iboss from the open internet, it would be great."

"Its pricing could be better."

"Fold that in with the risk intelligence they're getting from all of the different subscriptions they are a part of. Now, these security companies subscribe to things like emerging threats, databases, etc. You can fold all this intelligence to decide what's happening on an endpoint. I would love to see them start moving into that space. That would compete directly with Microsoft. Maybe that's why they haven't. Having that ability native within the solution would be great. The other area in which I would love to see improvement is more detailed descriptions of why they block websites."

"Regarding pricing, setup costs, and licensing, iboss is not cheap, and that's my only concern."

"The problem our organization had is that iboss failed for the Mac devices; it is not able to give a successful agent for the Mac agents, and that is where in 2025 we had to migrate to the Palo Alto-based platform."

"I am currently doing a PoC of the zero trust aspect of it. Compared to other similar solutions, it is hard to get around each feature. It takes a while to get used to it."

"Iboss is growing so fast that it is often hard for them to keep up with the challenges."

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"McAfee needs to add more products that could be managed from the cloud."

"The feature that we would like to have is a hybrid environment, including both cloud and on-premises."

"McAfee Web Gateway has two kinds of solutions, one is for on-premises and the other is virtual. Their virtual solution is not as strong as their on-premises solution."

"An area for improvement in Skyhigh Security is its UI. It needs to be enhanced and made more user-friendly. Right now, the UI of Skyhigh Security is sometimes confusing. For example, my company is deploying Skyhigh Security for a client and integrating it on the cloud, from an on-premises deployment to a hybrid deployment. Though the experience isn't bad, there needs to be more enhancements. Another room for improvement in Skyhigh Security is the limited training resources, especially when you compare it with Cisco, which has many study materials in the market, even free training resources. You'll get limited resources if you search for Skyhigh Security tutorials on Google and YouTube. Because of high-security requirements and the training material for Skyhigh Security not being available, most engineers and architects avoid the product because there'd be a lack of knowledge in configuring and achieving the goals you'd want to reach via the use of Skyhigh Security. The NOC team deploying the product is having difficulty getting training resources for Skyhigh Security. You'll be charged an enormous amount if you search the market for training because of the limited resources available. Skyhigh Security needs to work on marketing and awareness as an improvement to the product."

"I chose seven out of ten because Skyhigh Security has some problems with frequent updates on the SCP client, and there are some bugs."

"The Skyhigh for Google Drive interface and policy engine is a bit confusing and limited when compared against other Google Drive CASB capabilities."

"The tool could improve flexibility with the creation of reports/querying data."

"Skyhigh Security can be improved because their administrative dashboard frequently has issues; it is unresponsive, unusable, or very slow often."

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"The Credential ID part where you need to register it: Sometimes, it does not register a device, for some reason."

"It's not user-friendly, and we end up making too many phone calls to get things fixed."

"I think the worst thing that we're experiencing is very poor and inadequate technical support."

"It needs to be easier to set up rules for what sites it should allow or not allow us in certain areas of our computer for programs. It would also be nice really nice to have it give you better information about what it's finding. A lot of the alerts we get are very difficult to understand what it's actually telling you. It's too generic."

"Depending on the severity of the issue, I think they can be a bit slow - a few days for the low severity cases, but for the severe cases normally they contact you back in a couple of hours."

"But that it causes catastrophic issues is unacceptable."

"AI-driven security could be helpful, yet how effective it will be remains unclear."

"The platform’s data center is not capable of managing most of the traffic."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is probably in line with other solutions, but I do not deal with the financial side."

"We had the cost of purchasing a new appliance along with the implementation and licensing costs. However, the following year, the cost of just licensing was similar to what was paid the previous year for a new appliance along with the implementation and licensing costs."

"We have not priced the solution recently, but they were competitive with other vendors in the past."

"It is expensive compared to one of its competitors."

"The overall pricing for iboss is very competitive and transparent."

"It is not expensive, and it is also not cheap. iboss is priced right in the sweet spot for the number of features it offers."

"The tool is not expensive."

"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."

"Have a risk-based approach towards pricing."

"This is an expensive product, but you have to compare that with other solutions that are on the market."

"They definitely charge a huge amount. All the security service providers charge a huge amount."

"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 licensing fees are based on what environments you are monitoring."

"The price of the solution is good and we pay an annual license."

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"Pricing and licensing is stunted and licensing is expensive. We have many customers who are now thinking about other solutions due to the cost."

"There is an additional charge for advanced security features."

"Symantec Secure Web Gateway is less expensive than one of its competitors."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Computer Software Company

Construction Company

Financial Services Firm

13%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

Comms Service Provider

Construction Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Comms Service Provider

Retailer

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	7
Midsize Enterprise	7
Large Enterprise	8

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	32
Midsize Enterprise	7
Large Enterprise	47

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	4

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with iboss?

The problem our organization had is that iboss failed for the Mac devices. It is not able to give a successful agent ...

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What is your primary use case for iboss?

We used iBoss mainly for Internet Access by having an Agent on Windows laptops Primarily because when we try to use i...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for iboss?

I am not involved in pricing, but as per the information I have, during that time, the Blue Coat proxies we were usin...

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What needs improvement with McAfee Web Gateway?

Skyhigh Security is, in my view, a strong platform. Of course, there are still areas where the user experience and op...

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What is your primary use case for McAfee Web Gateway?

My main use case for Skyhigh Security is primarily for CASB functionality, SaaS security visibility, cloud data prote...

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What advice do you have for others considering McAfee Web Gateway?

My main advice would be to spend enough time planning governance, policy design, and operational workflows before ena...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Symantec Secure Web Gateway?

I believe that pricing is on par with peers. Symantec and other vendors offer discounts when cutting a deal with a cu...

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What needs improvement with Symantec Secure Web Gateway?

AI-driven security could be helpful, yet how effective it will be remains unclear. I plan to evaluate whatever new fe...

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What is your primary use case for Symantec Secure Web Gateway?

I find the product to be very straightforward. I just install it and forget it as it continuously monitors traffic. I...

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Also Known As

iBoss Cloud Platform

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

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Overview

Iboss offers a comprehensive cloud-based security platform valued for its scalability and autonomous features, ensuring robust security with easy deployment and management capabilities.

Renowned for its robust security architecture, Iboss integrates seamlessly within diverse networks, delivering efficient granular filtering and advanced content categorization. Its single pane of glass console provides ease of management, allowing rapid scalability suitable for rapidly deploying environments. Operates in BYOD setups due to inline filtering without device installation. Integration with cloud-based applications enhances user control, and features like SASE, SSL inspection, and ChatGPT risk protection stand as highlights. Despite its strengths, users have pointed out areas for enhancement like direct navigation in reports, SSL decryption, and better cloud integration while having room to improve data loss prevention.

What are the most important features of Iboss?

Scalability: Supports rapid deployment across diverse networks.
SASE: A consolidated approach to secure access.
SSL Inspection: Ensures safe data transmission.
Granular Filtering: Detailed control over accessible content.
Single Pane Management: Unifies control through a centralized console.

What benefits should users consider in reviews?

Cost-effectiveness: Offers competitive pricing with robust features.
Autonomous Operation: Reduces management overhead.
Responsive Support: Provides assistance when needed.
Flexible Deployment: Available for both cloud and on-premises environments.

The usage of Iboss spans educational institutions, specifically K-12, to enforce internet policies, protect data, and support remote work environments. It provides web filtering and security frameworks to ensure safe browsing. Its platform-as-a-service model offers flexibility for both cloud-based and on-premises requirements, integrating seamlessly to deliver enhanced security features suitable for various deployment needs including zero trust, CASB, and network security for work-from-home setups.

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Skyhigh Security provides comprehensive protection with features like user behavior analytics, shadow IT identification, and data loss prevention. Its integration with IT infrastructure offers robust security insights and helps maintain compliance.

Skyhigh Security offers a user-friendly interface that simplifies navigation while delivering substantial threat protection. It enhances existing IT infrastructure integration, such as DLP and Active Directory, to strengthen security. Yet, there is room for improvement in report generation speed, interface intuitiveness, and integration with other products. Organizations utilize Skyhigh Security to audit internet behavior, secure cloud environments and control web content. It effectively manages data movement and ensures compliance, while preventing unauthorized access and bandwidth misuse.

What are the key features of Skyhigh Security?

Shadow IT Identification: Detects unauthorized IT activity to maintain security.
Cloud Service Risk Assessments: Offers detailed evaluations of cloud services' risks.
Data Loss Prevention: Protects against accidental or deliberate data breaches.
User Behavior Analytics: Analyzes user actions for potential security threats.
Security Insights: Provides comprehensive reports to understand security posture.

What benefits should users look for in reviews?

Threat Protection: Offers robust measures against potential security risks.
Compliance: Assists with industry regulations and standards adherence.
Integration Capabilities: Enhances protection by integrating with existing infrastructure.
User Experience: Easy navigation despite needing interface improvements.
Cloud Security: Secures cloud environments effectively.

In sectors like finance, healthcare, and technology, companies implement Skyhigh Security for its comprehensive monitoring capabilities. It helps secure access to SaaS applications and protects against threats, ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements and preventing data breaches while optimizing performance in cloud environments.

Skyhigh Security

Symantec Secure Web Gateway provides robust endpoint security, offering seamless management, website blocking, and advanced threat protection, with cloud hosting and SSL interception.

Symantec Secure Web Gateway is designed to enhance web security through its endpoint security integration, effective website blocking, and SSL interception capabilities. Supporting numerous platforms, it allows swift deployment and comprehensive reporting, making it a preferred choice for companies seeking reliable antivirus protection and controlled internet access. Despite facing challenges with technical assistance and firewall functionalities, it stands out with its efficient threat-handling processes and user-friendly management features. Administrators benefit from straightforward URL filtering and a consistently active web-based cloud proxy, ideal for reducing infrastructure management issues.

What are the key features of Symantec Secure Web Gateway?

User-friendly interfaces and easy management allow for intuitive operation and administration.
Strong endpoint security integrates seamlessly with antivirus features and content filtering.
Website blocking offers controlled access to ensure safe browsing environments.
SSL interception ensures data protection and secure communication channels.
ICAP capability supports enhanced integration with other security appliances.
URL filtering applies customizable policies for secure, role-based internet access.

What benefits or ROI can be expected from Symantec Secure Web Gateway?

Streamlined deployment and management reduce time and resource investments.
Cloud hosting decreases infrastructure costs and maintenance requirements.
Caching boosts performance with faster load times and reduced bandwidth usage.
Easy initial setup minimizes configuration efforts and operational disruptions.

In industries where web security integration is vital, Symantec Secure Web Gateway manages client traffic, ensures seamless access control, and filters URLs with ease. Its capabilities, similar to Blue Coat's proxy services, offer less infrastructure management, making it ideal for sectors needing constant data protection.

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Sample Customers

More than 4,000 global enterprises trust the iboss Cloud Platform to support their modern workforces, including a large number of Fortune 50 companies.

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

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