table - Kitecyber

Product Capability Comparison

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: DLP Comparison

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 ?

Data Security

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

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

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

SaaS App Access

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

User Shield

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	Good	Poor multiple levels of rediretions with decryption and re-encryption
Onboarding	Simple Zero Touch Provisioning in minutes	Complex Requires skilled professional services with weeks to deploy
Cost	Cheaper Leverage edge compute	Expensive Cloud based solution

App Shield

Features
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 Yes, if known to SSO, SaaS API and Prevention, if known to SSO or SaaS API availability
SaaS App configuration posture	No	Yes
Integrated SaaS, Internet & Private Access Security	Yes	No
Audit Trails & Compliance Policies	Yes	Yes Yes, if known to SSO, SaaS API and SaaS access logs availability
Governance (Onboarding & Off boarding)	Yes	Partial Yes, if known to SSO, SaaS API and SaaS access logs availability

Device shield

Features
Protection from credential theft	Yes Passwordless	No Requires Password	No Requires Password
Security and Privacy	High Self hosted or SaaS, End-to-End encrypted	High Self hosted , End-to-End encrypted	Low 3rd party Cloud and decryption
Integrated SaaS Internet & Private Access Security	Yes	No	Yes
Performance and Scaling	High	Poor Scaling & Performance Dependent on appliance throughput and pop location availability	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	Complex Requires skilled professional services with weeks to deploy
Upgrades	Simple Seamless without user intervention	Complex Suffers from CVEs and advisories from legacy software and requires planning	Simple Seamless without user intervention

Data Shield

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
Performance and Scaling	High, infinitely scalable	Poor Scaling & Performance 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	Cost Effective Leverages edge compute	Expensive Cloud based solution

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