We performed a comparison between WatchGuard Application Control and Zscaler CASB based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Application Control solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It does the job of what it says it does. We set it to what we want it to block and then it blocks it."
"I found several features valuable in WatchGuard Application Control such as the HTTP Proxy, DNSWatch, VPN, and HTTPS Content Inspection."
"We have witnessed an ROI as it has helped with security measures."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is traffic management."
"It's user-friendly. And if you are using a WatchGuard device and you want to test that side of the software, it's quite easy to get the license to test it."
"Zero-trust and threat-hunting services are most valuable."
"The most valuable feature is the category control."
"The solution is very stable. We've never had any problems with stability. Once a year we do a reboot just as a precaution. The solution never stops running otherwise."
"The most valuable features of Zscaler CASB are API integration and DLP."
"Has a good zero trust feature."
"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."
"Overall, the solution does a pretty good job at web filtering."
"Zscaler CASB's latency and architecture are excellent."
"The tool's scalability is good."
"The time they take to classify an application once they find that it is unknown can be better."
"The control software is currently only available for Windows, which can be a little annoying for Linux users."
"The licensing can be a bit expensive."
"What could be improved in WatchGuard Application Control is its price. It could be cheaper. You always want the best price for any solution, but for security products, pricing is usually on the higher side."
"I believe there is room for improvement in policies, with the potential to enhance the margins further."
"There is no message displayed for the user on the desktop informing them that access to a web page has been blocked by Application Control."
"There should be more reports available on different subjects."
"The solution needs to improve the interface. I'm not able to easily find things using it."
"Zscaler CASB should include integrations with other SaaS applications."
"The pre-defined dictionaries could be improved."
"Zscaler CASB breaks down at times."
"The solution's granularity should be improved because it has limited granular options to control, visible, allow, block, delay, and receive."
"User management can be improved."
"It needs to offer SSO, single sign-on, and items of that nature."
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WatchGuard Application Control is ranked 5th in Application Control with 9 reviews while Zscaler CASB is ranked 6th in Application Control with 6 reviews. WatchGuard Application Control is rated 8.6, while Zscaler CASB is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of WatchGuard Application Control writes "Reliable with good blocking capabilities for enhanced security". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Zscaler CASB writes "A stable solution that provides API integration and DLP, but lacks integrations with other SaaS applications". WatchGuard Application Control is most compared with Check Point Application Control, whereas Zscaler CASB is most compared with Skyhigh Security, Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps, ThreatLocker Elevation Control, Cisco Umbrella and Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks. See our WatchGuard Application Control vs. Zscaler CASB report.
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