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Product	Cloudflare Magic Firewall by Cloudflare View product	Zscaler Cloud Firewall by Zscaler View product
Overview
What it is	Looking for Firewall software? Cloudflare Magic Firewall by Cloudflare provides stateful inspection for branch office network security. Compare features and alternatives.	Shortlisting Firewall tools? Zscaler Cloud Firewall by Zscaler brings DNS filtering and cloud-native NGFW, with cloud deployment. See strengths and alternatives.
Product type	Cloud-Native Network Firewall (FWaaS)	Cloud-Delivered Next-Gen Firewall
Best for	Enterprise, Financial Services, Retail, Government, Telecom, Healthcare, Telecommunications	Cross-industry, Retail, Enterprise, Financial Services
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: yes	Free trial: yes
Deployment
Deployment options	Cloud	SaaSCloud
Deployment details	Cloud Edge Anycast Network; Cloud Edge FWaaS (Anycast)	Cloud; Cloud-native multi-tenant SaaS on Zero Trust Exchange
Data residency	Global Anycast edge (330+ cities worldwide)	Global; US; EU; APAC
Key features
What it offers	Cloud Firewall-as-a-Service Layer 3-7 packet filtering Stateful inspection Automated DDoS defense Terraform policy automation Unified edge console Branch office network security Cloud perimeter firewalling	Cloud-native NGFW Full DPI for non-web traffic Global policy enforcement DNS filtering Protocol inspection Cloud firewall Non-web traffic filtering Branch firewall replacement
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	Enterprise Data CentersBranch NetworksMulti-cloud VPCs	CloudBranch NetworksRemote Endpoints
Compliance	PCI-DSSSOC 2 Type IIISO/IEC 27001HIPAAGDPR	SOC 2ISO 27001FedRAMPPCI DSS
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	Cloudflare Magic TransitMagic WANTerraformSplunkDatadog	Zscaler Internet AccessSD-WAN partnersMicrosoft Sentinel
Industries	EnterpriseFinancial ServicesRetailGovernmentTelecomHealthcare+1 more	Cross-industryRetailEnterpriseFinancial Services
Regions	Global (330+ edge locations)	Global
Vendor
Company	Cloudflare	Zscaler
Headquarters	San Francisco, California, USA	San Jose, California, USA
Company size	5,000+	7,000+
Founded	2010	2007

Cloudflare Magic Firewall

by Cloudflare

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Zscaler Cloud Firewall

by Zscaler

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Overview

What it is

Cloudflare Magic Firewall

Looking for Firewall software? Cloudflare Magic Firewall by Cloudflare provides stateful inspection for branch office network security. Compare features and alternatives.

Zscaler Cloud Firewall

Shortlisting Firewall tools? Zscaler Cloud Firewall by Zscaler brings DNS filtering and cloud-native NGFW, with cloud deployment. See strengths and alternatives.

Product type

Cloudflare Magic Firewall

Cloud-Native Network Firewall (FWaaS)

Zscaler Cloud Firewall

Cloud-Delivered Next-Gen Firewall

Best for

Cloudflare Magic Firewall

Enterprise, Financial Services, Retail, Government, Telecom, Healthcare, Telecommunications

Zscaler Cloud Firewall

Cross-industry, Retail, Enterprise, Financial Services

Pricing

Pricing model

Cloudflare Magic Firewall

Contact Vendor

Zscaler Cloud Firewall

Contact Vendor

Free trial

Cloudflare Magic Firewall

Zscaler Cloud Firewall

Deployment

Deployment options

Cloudflare Magic Firewall

Cloud

Zscaler Cloud Firewall

SaaSCloud

Deployment details

Cloudflare Magic Firewall

Cloud Edge Anycast Network; Cloud Edge FWaaS (Anycast)

Zscaler Cloud Firewall

Cloud; Cloud-native multi-tenant SaaS on Zero Trust Exchange

Data residency

Cloudflare Magic Firewall

Global Anycast edge (330+ cities worldwide)

Zscaler Cloud Firewall

Global; US; EU; APAC

Key features

What it offers

Cloudflare Magic Firewall

Cloud Firewall-as-a-Service
Layer 3-7 packet filtering
Stateful inspection
Automated DDoS defense
Terraform policy automation
Unified edge console
Branch office network security
Cloud perimeter firewalling

Zscaler Cloud Firewall

Cloud-native NGFW
Full DPI for non-web traffic
Global policy enforcement
DNS filtering
Protocol inspection
Cloud firewall
Non-web traffic filtering
Branch firewall replacement

Platform & access

API access

Cloudflare Magic Firewall

Zscaler Cloud Firewall

Single sign-on (SSO)

Cloudflare Magic Firewall

Zscaler Cloud Firewall

Role-based access (RBAC)

Cloudflare Magic Firewall

Zscaler Cloud Firewall

Multi-tenant

Cloudflare Magic Firewall

Zscaler Cloud Firewall

Mobile app

Cloudflare Magic Firewall

Zscaler Cloud Firewall

Supported platforms

Cloudflare Magic Firewall

Enterprise Data CentersBranch NetworksMulti-cloud VPCs

Zscaler Cloud Firewall

CloudBranch NetworksRemote Endpoints

Compliance

Cloudflare Magic Firewall

PCI-DSSSOC 2 Type IIISO/IEC 27001HIPAAGDPR

Zscaler Cloud Firewall

SOC 2ISO 27001FedRAMPPCI DSS

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Cloudflare Magic Firewall

Cloudflare Magic TransitMagic WANTerraformSplunkDatadog

Zscaler Cloud Firewall

Zscaler Internet AccessSD-WAN partnersMicrosoft Sentinel

Industries

Cloudflare Magic Firewall

EnterpriseFinancial ServicesRetailGovernmentTelecomHealthcare+1 more

Zscaler Cloud Firewall

Cross-industryRetailEnterpriseFinancial Services

Regions

Cloudflare Magic Firewall

Global (330+ edge locations)

Zscaler Cloud Firewall

Global

Vendor

Company

Cloudflare Magic Firewall

Cloudflare

Zscaler Cloud Firewall

Zscaler

Headquarters

Cloudflare Magic Firewall

San Francisco, California, USA

Zscaler Cloud Firewall

San Jose, California, USA

Company size

Cloudflare Magic Firewall

5,000+

Zscaler Cloud Firewall

7,000+

Founded

Cloudflare Magic Firewall

2010

Zscaler Cloud Firewall

2007