Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)

Netskope vs Zscaler

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Netskope

by Netskope

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Pricing: Quote only. Netskope One is sold by quote after a demo request, with no list price. A no-cost test drive of Private Access is available.

Netskope is a SASE and CASB platform that secures web, SaaS and private app access for enterprises under one policy engine. Sold by quote only.

13 /16 features Full profile

Zscaler

by Zscaler

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Pricing: Quote only. Zscaler sells two per-user platform bundles, Essentials Platform and Zscaler Platform, plus add-on modules, each priced after a demo with sales.

Zscaler is a SASE and zero trust access platform for large enterprises, covering web security, private app access, data protection and branches, sold by quote.

12 /16 features Full profile

Feature Comparison

Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) features side-by-side

Feature	Netskope 13/16 features	Zscaler 12/16 features
SD-WAN with cloud-delivered security in one service Branch connectivity and security policy run on the same provider backbone and are managed in one console.	Yes	No
Zero trust network access to private apps Per-application access for remote users with no network-level VPN tunnel into the corporate LAN.	Yes	Yes
Cloud-delivered firewall as a service Layer 3 to 7 firewall rules are enforced in the provider's cloud for all ports and protocols, not only web.	Yes	Yes
Web gateway and CASB in one policy engine Web filtering and cloud app control share one rulebase, one agent and one log stream.	Yes	No
Global points of presence with published locations The vendor publishes its PoP map and offers local breakout in each major region.	No	No
Single-pass traffic inspection Decrypts and inspects each flow once for every security engine rather than chaining separate services.	Yes	Yes
Unified DLP across web, SaaS and private apps One set of data classifiers and rules applies to every channel the platform controls.	Yes	Yes
Browser isolation bundled in the platform Remote browser isolation is available as part of the SASE subscription rather than a separate product.	No	Yes
Device posture-based access policies Checks OS version, disk encryption, EDR presence and similar before granting access to an application.	Yes	Yes
Identity provider integration for user-based policy Policies key off users and groups from Okta, Entra ID or Google Workspace through SAML and SCIM.	Yes	Yes
Digital experience monitoring Measures latency and application performance per user and network hop for troubleshooting.	Yes	Yes
Agentless access for unmanaged devices Browser-based access to private and SaaS apps for contractors and BYOD without a client install.	Yes	Yes
Intrusion prevention on cloud-inspected traffic Signature and behavioral IPS is applied to all traffic passing through the service edge.	Yes	Yes
Site-to-site connectivity via edge appliances or IPsec Connects branches and data centers with vendor edge devices or standard IPsec tunnels from existing routers.	Yes	Yes
IoT and OT device discovery on connected sites Fingerprints unmanaged devices behind connected sites and applies policies to them.	Yes	Yes
Published per-user SASE pricing List prices per user per month are on the vendor's site rather than quote-only.	No	No
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Netskope 13/16 features

SD-WAN with cloud-delivered security in one service: Yes
Zero trust network access to private apps: Yes
Cloud-delivered firewall as a service: Yes
Web gateway and CASB in one policy engine: Yes
Global points of presence with published locations: No
Single-pass traffic inspection: Yes
Unified DLP across web, SaaS and private apps: Yes
Browser isolation bundled in the platform: No
Device posture-based access policies: Yes
Identity provider integration for user-based policy: Yes
Digital experience monitoring: Yes
Agentless access for unmanaged devices: Yes
Intrusion prevention on cloud-inspected traffic: Yes
Site-to-site connectivity via edge appliances or IPsec: Yes
IoT and OT device discovery on connected sites: Yes
Published per-user SASE pricing: No

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Zscaler 12/16 features

SD-WAN with cloud-delivered security in one service: No
Zero trust network access to private apps: Yes
Cloud-delivered firewall as a service: Yes
Web gateway and CASB in one policy engine: No
Global points of presence with published locations: No
Single-pass traffic inspection: Yes
Unified DLP across web, SaaS and private apps: Yes
Browser isolation bundled in the platform: Yes
Device posture-based access policies: Yes
Identity provider integration for user-based policy: Yes
Digital experience monitoring: Yes
Agentless access for unmanaged devices: Yes
Intrusion prevention on cloud-inspected traffic: Yes
Site-to-site connectivity via edge appliances or IPsec: Yes
IoT and OT device discovery on connected sites: Yes
Published per-user SASE pricing: No

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Pricing

Netskope

Quote only. Netskope One is sold by quote after a demo request, with no list price. A no-cost test drive of Private Access is available.

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Zscaler

Quote only. Zscaler sells two per-user platform bundles, Essentials Platform and Zscaler Platform, plus add-on modules, each priced after a demo with sales.

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