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Vendor: Zscaler
4.1 out of 5

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Zscaler Cloud Firewall mindshare

As of August 2025, the mindshare of Zscaler Cloud Firewall in the Firewalls category stands at 0.4%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Review data by company size

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Top industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Construction Company
6%
Retailer
6%
Transportation Company
6%
Insurance Company
5%
University
5%
Government
5%
Healthcare Company
5%
Educational Organization
5%
Media Company
4%
Performing Arts
4%
Wholesaler/Distributor
3%
Outsourcing Company
3%
Comms Service Provider
2%
Hospitality Company
2%
Consumer Goods Company
2%
Energy/Utilities Company
2%
Non Profit
2%
Legal Firm
2%
Real Estate/Law Firm
2%
Pharma/Biotech Company
1%
Logistics Company
1%
Non Tech Company
1%
Agriculture
1%
Engineering Company
1%
Sports Company
1%
Wellness & Fitness Company
1%
 

Zscaler Cloud Firewall reviews

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IT Security at a manufacturing company with 11-50 employees
Verified user of Zscaler Cloud Firewall
Jan 13, 2025
Customizable with helpful security policies allow precise resource access

Pros

"Since it is really customizable, I can use it and avoid enabling access to the full network. "

Cons

"I don't have the visibility of a control dashboard or a network management system. "
KG
Cyber Security Architect at Accenture
Verified user of Zscaler Cloud Firewall
Apr 5, 2025
Unified tools streamline traffic filtering but outdated interface and missing features need attention

Pros

"The technical support from Zscaler was excellent."

Cons

"There are several areas for improvement. Firstly, the GUI is outdated, with noticeable lags and delays, especially when generating reports for past transactions."
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Network manager admin at Yamaha
Verified user of Zscaler Cloud Firewall
Jun 10, 2024
Though it helps deal with web traffic or any malicious traffic, it needs to work on its DC performance issues

Pros

"If malicious traffic attacks our on-premises servers, then it gets blocked by Zscaler Cloud Firewall."

Cons

"Apart from the issues associated with the product in areas like the DC performance issues and DC failover, Zscaler Cloud Firewall's IP should not have a proxy IP."
Vikram Srirama. - PeerSpot user
Deputy General Manager at Sagility
Verified user of Zscaler Cloud Firewall
Nov 10, 2023
A highly scalable solution that helps monitor and block undesired, non-standard traffic

Pros

"Zscaler Cloud Firewall understands the applications in the current generation and adapts to the present generation cloud applications."

Cons

"Zscaler Cloud Firewall should have a better understanding of all dynamic cloud applications."
Carlos Snel - PeerSpot user
Director at Aquila ICT Solutions
Verified user of Zscaler Cloud Firewall
Oct 22, 2023
A highly stable and comprehensive cloud security and access solution

Pros

"It provides in-depth visibility into your network, ensuring that traffic flowing into your organization, be it from offices or individual users, is effectively filtered and secured through multiple layers of protection."

Cons

"When it comes to customer support, there is room for improvement in Zscaler's service."
Shailesh Sachan - PeerSpot user
Security Operations Centre Lead at Syngenta
Verified user of Zscaler Cloud Firewall
Aug 21, 2023
The solution is excellent at categorizing in the right manner and allows flexibility in adapting security policies to changing circumstances

Pros

" Zscaler provides effective protection against various cyber threats ensuring a safe environment"

Cons

"They do not provide a few components that are fundamental to differentiate the products"
PK
Sr.technical consultant at Navigator Systems Prt. Ltd.
Verified user of Zscaler Cloud Firewall
Nov 23, 2023
A stable solution that provides excellent security features and fantastic technical support

Pros

"The product’s firewall and VPN package are fantastic compared to any other solution."

Cons

"Pricing is a challenge."
JibinGeorge - PeerSpot user
Senior Consultant at OPTIV
Verified user of Zscaler Cloud Firewall
Oct 29, 2023
Advanced cloud-native security with comprehensive threat protection, granular control, and scalability

Pros

"The visibility and log availability offered are highly valued for troubleshooting purposes, and this is a key factor driving customer interest in the firewall module."

Cons

"Instead of the standard license, they should certainly provide customers with the visibility to access and view the logs."