Forescout Platform vs. Proofpoint Web Security

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Forescout Platform
Score 7.2 out of 10
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Forescout Technologies headquartered in San Jose actively defends the Enterprise of Things by identifying, segmenting and enforcing compliance of every connected thing. Forescout boasts a widely deployed, enterprise-class platform at scale across IT, IoT, and OT managed and unmanaged devices. Forescout arms customers with device intelligence, in order to allow organizations across every industry to classify risk, detect anomalies and quickly remediate cyberthreats without disruption of critical…N/A
Proofpoint Web Security
Score 9.0 out of 10
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Proofpoint Web Security, based on Meta Networks which was acquired by Proofpoint in 2019, is a Software-Defined Perimeter delivered as a service, designed to provide a zero-trust alternative to VPN for secure remote access to any application, anywhere.N/A
Pricing
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
8.2
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Support Rating
8.0
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User Testimonials
Forescout PlatformProofpoint Web Security
Likelihood to Recommend
I strongly recommend using it in networks where many machines enter, it is essential to have a capture of all ids, mac etc to prevent and detect unauthorized machines.We are in the technological era and there is a lot of technological robotization looking for weak systems to enter.Invest in greater security and that does not happen to you.
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I think [Proofpoint Meta (formerly Meta Networks)] is a pretty robust VPN solution that would be good for most [organizations].
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Pros
  • Great in monitoring what applications versions are running and on what devices.
  • Good identification of unmanaged devices and segregating them.
  • Endpoint visibility.
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  • Stable VPN - 99.999 uptime
  • Fast connection - have POP all around the world
  • Enhanced security - flexible user policy.
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Cons
  • Grow the Forescout community to help in addressing concern for a larger audience via channels
  • More training and demos for latest FS versions released
  • GUI can be made more interactive and aesthetic in appearance
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  • Faster SSL vpn would be nice.
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Support Rating
They are prompt in their response with a complete resolution once they have identified the problem. Other OEM's generally give stop-gap arrangements and then later come with new upgrade versions. This gives downtime tasks to customers often, which isn't appreciated. Given the criticality of this software, their support is prompt.
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Alternatives Considered
CounterACT was the product that was able to do exactly what we were looking to accomplish and that was to block non-company owned devices from connecting to our network based on our criteria. It will allow us to decide if a blocked device should be allowed on our network temporarily
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Meta was agile and gave us the product we were looking for. the other vendors were lacking a lot of features or had a difficult deployment.
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Return on Investment
  • We have been able to achieve deeper levels of security.
  • It has been able to counter most threats through the detection of rogue devices and segregating them.
  • Fostered accountability as guests' devices is signed in by employees so as to track activities they may be undertaking.
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  • Positive - it let the company WFH in a pretty decent manner so no [work] hours were lost.
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