We performed a comparison between Skyhigh Security and Symantec Proxy based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Secure Web Gateways (SWG) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The solution is stable."
"The most valuable features are the antivirus as a whole, the anti-malware, and all of the protection features that scan our enterprise devices."
"On the outside, the main differentiation is because Lookout ingest. They have ingested basically all of the apps for the last ten years and all the versions of all the apps, and we have that in a corporate database that allows us to do very large-scale machine learning and analysis on that data set. That's not something that any of the competitors really have the capability to do because they don't have access to the data set. A lot of the apps you can no longer get them because that version of the app is five or six years old, and it just doesn't exist anywhere anymore, except within our infrastructure. So, the ability to have that very rich dataset and learn from that dataset is a real differentiator."
"The protection offered by the product is the most valuable feature. It detects vulnerabilities or traps on our users' phones and then prompts them to clean up their devices. Tools we used previously would only discover, which required us to gather information on the backend, so Lookout is a welcome upgrade."
"The management is very good."
"They were very, very aggressive in the market to get a new market share or to take over market share while other companies were being broken up."
"Improves creation of security alerts on web proxy logs by having a separate system interpret said logs."
"The most valuable features of McAfee Web Gateway are anti-malware, reports, and powerful categorization of web pages."
"The stability is the most valuable feature. We haven't had any issues with the product."
"It gives us visibility into how the data is being used within our cloud environment."
"The product has a very high rating from reviewers. It's a well-respected product."
"The other products that I have evaluated do not have the scalability options that McAfee has."
"Global Intelligence Network is the best feature of the product."
"The product is very good, and the URL filtering database is great."
"The most valuable feature of Symantec Proxy is the support and autoscaling."
"The developer's assistance is valuable, enabling seamless integration which allows for a comprehensive view of categories, even if not certified by the link."
"It is easy to use, and it is stable and scalable. You don't need a large team for deployment and maintenance."
"It's a stable solution."
"The tool's most valuable features are content-to-content filtration and SCCM protection."
"We can address and rectify issues promptly, resulting in consistently positive outcomes."
"The stability depends on the service from where you access it. Because sometimes, the place you are in, you have Gateway. You don't have Gateway. The gateway is overutilized. At the end, you need to go through their gateways. And this is the key point here. You have a tracking point. If it's not well orchestrated, and it scales up as you add more to the existing team, you will suffer"
"From the analysis that we've done, they do seem to be maybe a step behind in trying to enter the market with a new solution. But when they do pick up, they do come out with some good products."
"Lookout was moving into the SSE space. And so their work on SecureWeb Gateway and SD-WAN is still sort of evolving."
"We just submitted an enhancement request reflecting the main area we want to see improvement in; the APIs. Currently, we're able to build dashboards, but it's somewhat backward because we use our MDM API to create them. Lookout should provide API to customers so we can query our data and use it in our cloud, and this is the only outstanding area for improvement with the product right now."
"One thing that can be improved is their ability to integrate with other web proxies to discover unsanctioned IP apps."
"The biggest challenge we have with McAfee is their cross-cloud support."
"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."
"User interface could be more intuitive."
"McAfee Web Gateway could improve the reporting. We have the reporting on a separate server and sometimes the database becomes full. These aspects could improve."
"The encrypted disk implementation could be improved. I currently use it from a dongle or USB key with two-factor authentication to access my computer."
"The Skyhigh for Google Drive interface and policy engine is a bit confusing and limited when compared against other Google Drive CASB capabilities."
"The platform's pricing needs improvement."
"Activating the SSL inspection is one of the challenges. We are currently moving to the O365 cloud, and one of the challenges is the performance when all of our users are connected to O365 by a proxy."
"The solution is quite complex."
"The initial setup can be somewhat complex, and deploying the system can take some time."
"Symantec Proxy needs to include content management capabilities."
"The tool’s reporting features must be improved."
"Technical support is an area that requires some improvement."
"Support response time and case resolution could be improved."
Skyhigh Security is ranked 7th in Secure Web Gateways (SWG) with 51 reviews while Symantec Proxy is ranked 15th in Secure Web Gateways (SWG) with 18 reviews. Skyhigh Security is rated 8.4, while Symantec Proxy is rated 7.2. The top reviewer of Skyhigh Security writes "Good scalability, but the technical support service needs improvement". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Symantec Proxy writes "A user-friendly solution with good technical support". Skyhigh Security is most compared with Zscaler Internet Access, Netskope , Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps, Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks and Zscaler CASB, whereas Symantec Proxy is most compared with Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway, Netskope Next Gen Secure Web Gateway, McAfee Web Gateway Cloud Service, Zscaler Internet Access and Trend Micro Web Security. See our Skyhigh Security vs. Symantec Proxy report.
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