Mandiant Advantage Security Validation vs. Zscaler Private Access

Mandiant Advantage Security Validation

Zscaler Private Access

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Mandiant Advantage Security Validation	Score 8.3 out of 10	Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)	Since 2004, Mandiant has been a partner to security-conscious organizations. Mandiant’s approach helps organizations develop more effective and efficient cyber security programs and instills confidence in their readiness to defend against and respond to cyber threats.	N/A
Zscaler Private Access	Score 7.9 out of 10	N/A	Zscaler Private Access™ (ZPA) gives users secure access to private apps and OT devices while enabling zero trust connectivity for workloads.	N/A

Pricing

Mandiant Advantage Security Validation

Zscaler Private Access

Editions & Modules

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Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Mandiant Advantage Security Validation	Zscaler Private Access
Free Trial
Yes	No
Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

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Community Pulse
	Mandiant Advantage Security Validation	Zscaler Private Access
Considered Both Products	Mandiant Advantage Security Validation Piyush Mittal Senior Manager Chose Mandiant Advantage Security Validation There are many parameters which are the differentiator between mandiant and cymulate but some of the key differentitors are listed below: 1) Manpower costs are less and justified as compared to cymulate 2) Better technologies innovation Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Mandiant Advantage Security Validation Mandiant is focused on a clear view of the environment, vulnerabilities, and threats. Palo Alto is a great tool for some of this, but was not mature enough at the time of our initial eval. The new version of Palo Alto looks much more robust and capable and we will definitely … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Mandiant Advantage Security Validation Haven't done a direct comparison for Verodin and other similar products. But I compared Verodin port scanning with NMAP. Verodin provides an intuitive result. Incentivized Helpful?	Zscaler Private Access Verified User Anonymous Chose Zscaler Private Access Ivanti had its moment. However moving to Zscaler Private Access was the best decision for us. Zscaler Private Access is faster, smoother UI and has heaps of feature that, in my opinion, makes it tower over Ivanti. The authenticate early option, ensures we don't loose connection … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Zscaler Private Access Cisco Secure Access, Cisco AnyConnect and Ivanti Secure Unified Client Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Zscaler Private Access Zscaler Private Access is a better fit for overall Zero Trust ecosystem. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Zscaler Private Access All of these tools are for different needs. Zscaler Private Access being for internal seems very simple as it really only allows filtering up to L4 whereas ZIA allows for filtering up to L7. ZDX often tries to give insight into the environment but since it only works with … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Zscaler Private Access Zscaler Private Access was chosen as trusted VPN system versus Cisco, due to better licensing model, more flexible configuration of the security protocols, verification scenarios. Also it Incentivized Helpful? LK Loganathan Kandasamy Network Manager Expert Chose Zscaler Private Access Ease of deployment , Scalable , Great user experience during POC , Cost effective with SAS model Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Zscaler Private Access We had a nightmare experience with Prisma Access. The tool was not the most intuitive, and their peripherals to make it more secure were not efficient. Their integration with other tools to provide MFA was mediocre at best. That is the main reason we decided to explore … Incentivized Helpful? BN Bob Nolan Network Consultant Chose Zscaler Private Access Less headache when it comes to vulnerability management Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Zscaler Private Access Well ZPA is a good solution, however everyone has their own advantage and disadvantages, with ZPA you can deploy ZTNA model, which will help you better control on access, however Palo Alto, Fortinet they are also market leading firewall solution, and you can not deny if they … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Zscaler Private Access We originally used Cisco AnyConnect but when the pandemic hit and everyone started working remotely the Cisco VPN just couldn't handle the massive increase in users. The connection was unreliable both inability to connect and stay connected. It also seemed to include a lot more … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Zscaler Private Access Both are good but sometimes relationship and cost is the factor to decide the final vendor. Incentivized Helpful?

Features

Mandiant Advantage Security Validation

Zscaler Private Access

Threat Intelligence

Comparison of Threat Intelligence features of Product A and Product B
	Mandiant Advantage Security Validation - Ratings	Zscaler Private Access 10.0 Ratings 13% above category average
Network Analytics	00 Ratings	10.00 Ratings
Automated Alerts and Reporting	00 Ratings	10.00 Ratings

Zero Trust Security

Comparison of Zero Trust Security features of Product A and Product B
	Mandiant Advantage Security Validation - Ratings	Zscaler Private Access 10.0 Ratings 7% above category average
Continuous Verification	00 Ratings	10.00 Ratings
Secure Web Gateways	00 Ratings	10.00 Ratings
Network Flow Control	00 Ratings	10.00 Ratings
Network Data Encryption	00 Ratings	10.00 Ratings
Network Topology Mapping	00 Ratings	10.00 Ratings

Best Alternatives
	Mandiant Advantage Security Validation	Zscaler Private Access
Small Businesses	No answers on this topic	ThreatLocker Score 9.5 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies	Microsoft Defender for Cloud Score 8.5 out of 10	Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access Score 8.9 out of 10
Enterprises	Microsoft Defender for Cloud Score 8.5 out of 10	Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access Score 8.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
	Mandiant Advantage Security Validation	Zscaler Private Access
Likelihood to Recommend	8.2 (0 ratings)	8.0 (0 ratings)
Usability	8.2 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Ease of integration	9.1 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Mandiant Advantage Security Validation	Zscaler Private Access
Likelihood to Recommend	It is well-suited to larger enterprise environments and less well-suited to small businesses. You need some level of maturity to be able to fully utilize this tool, but overall it is fairly easy to get fully up and running within the environment, which is really nice. Well-suited if you have the budget for it and it saves on staff time to perform these functions. Not well-suited if you don't have a good budget in-place for your environment size. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	The tool is, for the most part, very intuitive. Most of our issues so far (working through them with our Resident Engineer) are the one-off applications. We are working on some exemptions to make them functional. Besides that, the team loves the tool and how it can provide better security than our previous tool. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Pros	Testing of security controls Mitigation of Risk Return of investment Incentivized Piyush Mittal Senior Manager Read full review	Allows strong cyber security corporate policies Very reliable VPN application that operates at 100% efficiency Very easy to be configured with friendly user interface Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Cons	Portal / Dashboard Integration across tools System resources efficiency Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Granularity and Complexity of Policy Enforcement Application Segmentation and Listener Configuration - The way applications are defined and listened for is fundamental to ZPA, but can be a source of frustration, especially when dealing with legacy or non-HTTP protocols The ZCC is the user's primary gateway, but its control over local system network behavior can sometimes clash with enterprise requirements. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Usability	The product is easy to use, it is a useful tool, and has good support. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Few things stand out. The ease of access: It very convenient - one click to open add details and done. Packet capture: Can't talk enough about this feature. Troubleshooting private access is always problematic,but this feature helped a lot. One thing that can be improved is early warning about expiring authentication Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Alternatives Considered	There are many parameters which are the differentiator between mandiant and Cymulate but some of the key differentitors are listed below: 1) Manpower costs are less and justified as compared to Cymulate 2) Better technologies innovation 3) Good reputation in market 4) Good cummulative man hour experience Also, they are in the market from last 20 years and they have a huge client base. Incentivized Piyush Mittal Senior Manager Read full review	All of these tools are for different needs. Zscaler Private Access being for internal seems very simple as it really only allows filtering up to L4 whereas ZIA allows for filtering up to L7. ZDX often tries to give insight into the environment but since it only works with preconfigured items, that then means when a new problem shows up - ZDX isn't helpful troubleshooting postmortem. For the internal side of the house - Zscaler Private Access' strength is its simplicity to configure. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Return on Investment	Help data-driven and informed decision making. Improve company security postures. Visualization Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Positive: We have now charged users internally for the service Negative: Dealing with users who also have the Zscaler Client Connector for their company, can cause confusions Negative: Enabling the Zscaler Internet Access entitlement has been a major headache for us because Zscaler Private Access users can't autheniticate through ZIA on a non corporate device. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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