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| Product | Cisco Secure Workload by Cisco View product | Zscaler Workload Communications by Zscaler View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Free trial available. Cisco Secure Workload by Cisco offers process behavior baselining. Compare features, use cases and leading Microsegmentation alternatives. | Zscaler Workload Communications by Zscaler: multi-cloud routing. Ideal for egress security. Deployment: cloud. See how it compares with top Cloud Security alternatives. |
| Product type | Workload Protection & Microsegmentation Platform | Cloud Workload Security |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Financial Services, Technology, Healthcare, Telecommunications, Retail | Cross-industry, Cloud-First Enterprise, FinTech, Healthcare |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise | Cloud |
| Deployment details | Cloud; Hybrid; On-premises; SaaS cloud management platform; On-premises clustering appliance (UCS); Virtual cluster | Cloud; Cloud-native virtual connector in customer cloud VPCs |
| Data residency | On-premises cluster maintains all data on-site; SaaS hosted in US, EU | Global; US; EU; APAC |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: yes |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: yes | SSO: yes |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: yes | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: yes | Multi-tenant: yes |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | Bare-metal serversvirtual machinesDockerKubernetesAWSAzureGCP | AWSAzureGoogle CloudKubernetes |
| Compliance | SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, FedRAMP | SOC 2ISO 27001FedRAMPPCI DSS |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Cisco Secure FirewallCisco ACICisco ISEKubernetesOpenShiftAWSAzureGCP+2 more | AWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudTerraformKubernetes |
| Industries | Cross-industryFinancial ServicesTechnologyHealthcareTelecommunicationsRetail | Cross-industryCloud-First EnterpriseFinTechHealthcare |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Cisco | Zscaler |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California, USA | San Jose, California, USA |
| Company size | 80,000+ | 7,000+ |
| Founded | 1984 | 2007 |
Overview
What it is
Cisco Secure Workload
Free trial available. Cisco Secure Workload by Cisco offers process behavior baselining. Compare features, use cases and leading Microsegmentation alternatives.Zscaler Workload Communications
Zscaler Workload Communications by Zscaler: multi-cloud routing. Ideal for egress security. Deployment: cloud. See how it compares with top Cloud Security alternatives.Product type
Cisco Secure Workload
Workload Protection & Microsegmentation PlatformZscaler Workload Communications
Cloud Workload SecurityBest for
Cisco Secure Workload
Cross-industry, Financial Services, Technology, Healthcare, Telecommunications, RetailZscaler Workload Communications
Cross-industry, Cloud-First Enterprise, FinTech, HealthcarePricing
Pricing model
Cisco Secure Workload
Contact VendorZscaler Workload Communications
Contact VendorFree trial
Cisco Secure Workload
Free trial: yesZscaler Workload Communications
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Cisco Secure Workload
Zscaler Workload Communications
Deployment details
Cisco Secure Workload
Cloud; Hybrid; On-premises; SaaS cloud management platform; On-premises clustering appliance (UCS); Virtual clusterZscaler Workload Communications
Cloud; Cloud-native virtual connector in customer cloud VPCsData residency
Cisco Secure Workload
On-premises cluster maintains all data on-site; SaaS hosted in US, EUZscaler Workload Communications
Global; US; EU; APACKey features
What it offers
Cisco Secure Workload
- Application dependency mapping
- Automated least-privilege policy generation
- Host-based microsegmentation
- Process behavior baselining
- Software vulnerability detection
- Dynamic compliance tracking
- Forensic replay
- Zero Trust microsegmentation
Zscaler Workload Communications
- Zero trust cloud workload communication
- App-to-app microsegmentation
- Internet egress control
- Multi-cloud routing
- Egress security
- Cross-cloud interconnect
Platform & access
API access
Cisco Secure Workload
API access: yesZscaler Workload Communications
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Cisco Secure Workload
SSO: yesZscaler Workload Communications
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Cisco Secure Workload
RBAC: yesZscaler Workload Communications
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Cisco Secure Workload
Multi-tenant: yesZscaler Workload Communications
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Cisco Secure Workload
Mobile app: noZscaler Workload Communications
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Cisco Secure Workload
Zscaler Workload Communications
Compliance
Cisco Secure Workload
Zscaler Workload Communications
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Cisco Secure Workload
Zscaler Workload Communications
Industries
Cisco Secure Workload
Zscaler Workload Communications
Regions
Cisco Secure Workload
Zscaler Workload Communications
Vendor
Company
Cisco Secure Workload
CiscoZscaler Workload Communications
ZscalerHeadquarters
Cisco Secure Workload
San Jose, California, USAZscaler Workload Communications
San Jose, California, USACompany size
Cisco Secure Workload
80,000+Zscaler Workload Communications
7,000+Founded
Cisco Secure Workload
1984Zscaler Workload Communications
2007