Kitecyber: Best Zscaler Alternative

A smarter way to secure your sensitive data.

Kitecyber goes beyond traditional network-based security. By protecting data directly at endpoints, we deliver unparalleled visibility, compliance, and ease of use. No need for cloud gateways. No compromises on performance.

Built for Data Security, Scalability, & Performance

Kitecyber is your ultimate Zscaler alternative. It delivers endpoint-based security with continuous protection. Safeguard email, SaaS apps, internet access, and more.

Enjoy advanced data loss prevention. Detect sensitive data with ease. Get secure web gateways and remote access VPN.

Kitecyber scales effortlessly to keep your data safe—no matter the size of your business. Designed for performance. Built for trust.

Endpoint-first security

Enforce data protection directly at endpoints. Detect threats, secure sensitive data, and block unauthorized access—all without relying on external gateways. It’s lightweight, reliable, and powerful.

Real-time compliance

Stay ahead of regulatory demands. Kitecyber simplifies compliance with industry standards like GDPR, HIPAA, and SOC2, ensuring your business meets global benchmarks without extra effort.

Cost-effective & Scalable

With Kitecyber, you get multiple security solutions for the cost of one. Reduce complexity and cut infrastructure costs by up to 60% compared to Zscaler.

Why do companies choose Kitecyber over Zscaler?

Network-based SSE solutions like Zscaler add complexity, create security gaps, and disrupt SaaS app performance. Kitecyber changes this. No need for external gateways. No added points of failure. Just seamless, secure internet traffic! In comparison to Zscaler, Kitecyber offers:

No cloud gateways. No slowdowns.

Lack of cloud-gateways eliminate extra internet hop, ensuring faster and more secure connections.

Unified dashboard for all tools

From SWG to VPN to DLP, Kitecyber simplifies product management with an all-in-one console.

Deeper visibility and protection

Get endpoint-level insights and detect threats with advanced app inspection and real-time data monitoring.

Proactive data leak detection

Identify data leakage from endpoint, SaaS, email, and internet level insights.

Multi-OS Configuration

Tighten up data security on your windows, mac, & linux devices. MDM support available!

Lightweight AI Copilot

Get seamless installation on endpoints with only 1% CPU consumption & 200 MB RAM.

Zscaler vs Kitecyber: Architecture Comparison

Architecture & Limitations of Zscaler

🛡️ Unprotected areas: Leaving data vulnerabilities exposed increases security risks.

🔌 Connection challenges: Compatibility problems and non-standard ports lead to connectivity failures.

👀 Endpoint blind spots: Lack of visibility into user activities and operations reduces security context.

🚫 No app or data inspection: Absence of application inspection or endpoint data compromises security posture.

🖥️ Fragmented management: Requires juggling multiple consoles for different tools, complicating operations.

🐢 Performance bottlenecks: Extra steps to access the Internet slow down user performance.

🌩️ Cloud risks and costs: Cloud gateways introduce downtime risks, while infrastructure and management expenses escalate costs.

How Kitecyber is better?

🔒 Zero security gaps: Enforces access control and security directly at endpoints, ensuring no vulnerabilities.
⏳ Compliance struggle: Just-in-time connectivity provides secure access only when needed, minimizing exposure.
👀 More context on endpoints: Captures detailed user activity directly from endpoint operations for greater insight.
🛡️ Enhanced data protection: Deep application inspection and endpoint-level data visibility provide superior security.
⚙️ Simplified product management: Unified console simplifies the configuration and management of all security tools.
🚀 Direct Internet access: Eliminates unnecessary steps, ensuring faster and more efficient connections.
🌐 Reliable infrastructure: No reliance on cloud gateways, reducing risks of downtime or failures.
💰 Cost-effective solution: Cuts costs by eliminating the need for expensive cloud infrastructure and management.

Kitecyber vs Zscaler: Key Capabilities

Capabilities
Compliance Controls, Continuous Monitoring, Enforcement and Automation
Device Management Corp, BYOD, Contractor device onboarding & offboarding Security controls like remote lock, sensitive data wipe
Zero Trust Private Access Password-less User risk aware authentication Bring your Own Keys & Infrastructure High performance
SaaS, Gen AI, Agentic AI, Supply Chain API Visibility Visibility & Monitoring Controls based on user, role, geo, compliance & security posture
User Credential Theft Prevention Real time phishing prevention
Data Security Sensitive data discovery on user devices Data lineage Prevent unauthorized data transactions

Kitecyber vs Zscaler: Compliance

Capabilities
Invisible SaaS apps * What’s your unapproved SaaS apps,  Agentic AI Apps and Supply chain APIs usage ?
Invisible User Activity * What’s your user malicious link click rate
Invisible Data Activity * How many user devices have sensitive data ?

* Mandated by compliance standards like: SOC 2 CC 6.2 & CC 6.3, PCI DSS A3.2.6, CSA 5, NIST 800-53 -SC-7(19), NIST 800-171-3.13.1

Kitecyber vs Zscaler: DLP Comparison

Features
Data Detection & Security	High Works without exceptions	Weak Does not work for End-to-End encrypted apps or data that's password protected or encrypted
Data Lineage	Comprehensive At rest on user device user activity and network activity	Partial Limited to networks visible activity for non-encrypted data
Privacy	Yes Self hosted or SaaS	No 3rd Party Cloud
Compliance	Covered	Gaps Does not work for End-to-End encrypted apps or data that's password protected or encrypted
Performance and Scaling	High, infinitely scalable	Unpredictable performance Shared ZEN infrastructure leads to latency, Multiple levels of traffic redirections with decryption and re-encryption
Onboarding	Simple Zero Touch Provisioning in minutes	Complex Requires skilled professional services with weeks to deploy
Cost	Cheaper Leverages edge compute	Expensive Customers pay for Cloud infrastructure

* Mandated by compliance standards like: SOC 2 CC 6.2 & CC 6.3, PCI DSS A3.2.6, CSA 5, NIST 800-53 -SC-7(19), NIST 800-171-3.13.1

Kitecyber vs Zscaler: Private Infrastructure Access

Features
Protection from credential theft	Yes Passwordless	No Requires Password
Security and Privacy	High Self hosted or SaaS, End-to-End encrypted	Low 3rd party Cloud and decryption
Integrated SaaS Internet & Private Access Security	Yes	Yes
Performance and Scaling	High	Poor Scaling & Performance Decryption, re-encryption and traffic hair pinning
Onboarding	Simple Zero Touch Provisioning in minutes	Complex Requires skilled professional services with weeks to deploy
Upgrades	Simple Seamless without user intervention	Simple Seamless without user intervention

Kitecyber vs Zscaler: Safe Internet Access

Features
User identity threats Phishing, Social Engineering, Drive by compromises, Command & Control connections	High Efficacy	Low Efficacy If reputation is known and no direct internet access aka split tunnel
Prevention Technique	AI based in Real time	Static URL List Reputation based
User Experience	Excellent	Poor Higher latency due to hairpinning, a cloud outage can bring down all access
Onboarding	Simple Zero Touch Provisioning in minutes	Complex Requires skilled professional services with weeks to deploy
Cost	Cheaper Leverage edge compute	Expensive Customer pays for cloud gateways and their reliability

Kitecyber vs Zscaler: SaaS, Gen AI, Agentic AI, Supply Chain API

Features		Zscaler CASB & SSPM
Discovery & Inventory	Yes Sanctioned, Unsanctioned and previously not see	Partial Sanctioned & Unsanctioned SaaS apps known to SSO or visibility from email providers
Sensitive Data Recovery	Yes	Partial Yes, if known to SSO, SaaS API and SaaS access logs availabilit
Security: SaaS Access & Data Leak	Prevention	Detection
SaaS App configuration posture	No	Yes
Integrated SaaS, Internet & Private Access Security	Yes	No
Audit Trails & Compliance Policies	Yes	Yes
Governance (Onboarding & Off boarding)	Yes	Partial Yes, if known to SSO, SaaS API and SaaS access logs availability

See the difference for yourself!

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