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Zscaler Internet Access

Zscaler Internet Access is a secure web gateway from Zscaler, used within zero trust and SASE or SSE architectures · zscaler.com ↗

#4Best rank (enterprise)
14/14Models named it
2First choices
15Warnings
November 2026 Edition · all company sizes counted.
Ranked inData loss prevention #4 enterpriseDNS filtering #72Next-generation firewalls #18Proxy and web data providers #27Client-side protection #89
What AI models recommend in DLP

Read the same way at every company size.

The standing depends on who is buying. Every model is asked the same questions for each company size.

Why models recommend it

“Zscaler and Netskope offer more advanced features if you have the security team to leverage them.”Kimi K2 · Scale-constrained question · alternative
“Choose Zscaler / Netskope / DoControl / Nightfall / Cyberhaven when the priority is cloud/SaaS”Muse Glimmer 30B · Comparative question · alternative
“A fit for organizations already using Zscaler to inspect and control internet-bound traffic.”GPT-6 Luna · Comparative question · alternative
“a cloud‑native DLP such as Zscaler DLP or Trend Micro DLP are strong alternatives”MiniMax M2.5 · Paraphrase question · alternative

What gives them pause

“Do not buy enterprise tools (like Palo Alto Networks or Zscaler) yet.”Qwen 3.7 Flash · Paraphrase question · warning
“Excellent security depth, but often overly complex and costly unless you are deploying a full SASE architecture.”Gemini 3.5 Flash · Scale-constrained question · warning
“Better for larger enterprises... They can be overkill (and more expensive) for pure mid-sized needs.”Grok 4.20 · Paraphrase question · warning
“Many vendors charge high per-user monthly fees (like Cisco Umbrella or Zscaler)”Gemini 3.5 Flash · Budget-constrained question · warning

Also on the shortlist

The products named in the same answers as Zscaler Internet Access, over the 99 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.

What the models named instead of Zscaler Internet Access →

A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.

At a glance

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How this is measured

Fourteen AI models from 12 labs are asked the same buying questions six ways, for three company sizes. Standings refresh every edition.

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Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages the answers that named Zscaler Internet Access came back with. A fact about retrieval, not a cause of the answer.

Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted. These counts come from 71 of the 99 answers that named Zscaler Internet Access and are not a share of its labels.

Domains cited

strac.io24
checkpoint.com21
aimultiple.com19
g2.com16
dnsfilter.com14
forcepoint.com14
docontrol.io13
cybersecuritynews.com12
dope.security12
fortra.com12

157 of the 157 domain citations in answers naming Zscaler Internet Access came from a third party's page.

Pages cited

Pages are listed as the models cited them.

By model

How each model answered on Zscaler Internet Access across every prompt where it was named for a mid-market B2B company. Fourteen models, six prompts per category.
ModelFirst choiceAlternativeMentionWarningLabels
Claude Haiku 4.501203
GPT-5.4 mini00101
Gemini 3.5 Flash01225
Perplexity Sonar01001
Grok 4.2000213
Mistral Small00303
DeepSeek V4 Flash01102
Llama 4 Maverick00000
Qwen 3.7 Flash01214
Kimi K203003
GLM 4.7 FlashX00101
MiniMax M2.501304
GPT-6 Luna01001
Muse Glimmer 30B01001