6 categories · RankedZscaler Private Access
Zscaler Private Access is a zero trust network access product from Zscaler for connecting users to private applications without exposing those applications to the internet · zscaler.com ↗
Leads at enterprise. Ranked 58 of 58 for small business buyers.
The standing depends on who is buying. Every model is asked the same questions for each company size.
Cloudflare One is first at 53%.
Cloudflare One is first at 36%. 1 of 14 models made it the first choice when asked directly.
Ranked first. Next is Cloudflare One at 21%.
Why models recommend it
“One of the pioneers of cloud-delivered ZTNA and "widely adopted in enterprise"... Enterprise scale VPN replacement: Zscaler Private Access for large enterprises replacing VPN at scale.”Muse Glimmer 30B · Comparative question · first choice
“| 1 | Zscaler (ZPA + Zscaler One) | SSE / SASE | Mature, large global PoP footprint, strong app segmentation, excellent threat protection”Grok 4.20 · Comparative question · first choice
“For most mid-sized B2B companies, Zscaler Private Access and Cisco Duo are the most mature and widely adopted solutions.”Mistral Small · Paraphrase question · first choice
“1 | Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange (ZP) / Zscaler Private Access | Cloud-native | SASE (full SASE bundle)”GLM 4.7 FlashX · Comparative question · first choice
What gives them pause
“suggest avoiding Zscaler for mid-market organizations, citing complexity, high cost, and being designed primarily for Fortune 500 scale”Mistral Small · Negative question · warning
“What to Avoid - Zscaler Private Access — Overkill and overpriced for mid-market”Kimi K2 · Paraphrase question · warning
“"The most severe flaw is CVE-2025-54982, which affects Zscaler's SAML authentication mechanism." ... verify the exact build and patch level for SAML/SSO integration”Muse Glimmer 30B · Negative question · warning
“Mid-sized organizations typically don't have the dedicated SecOps teams required to manage complex enterprise legacy frameworks (like Zscaler or Palo Alto)”Gemini 3.5 Flash · Paraphrase question · warning
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as Zscaler Private Access, over the 198 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 144 | 40 | Compare → | |
| 104 | 1 | View → | |
| 87 | 26 | Compare → | |
| 60 | 2 | View → | |
| 49 | 4 | Compare → | |
| 42 | 3 | View → | |
| 41 | 0 | Compare → | |
| 30 | 0 | View → | |
| 27 | 0 | View → | |
| 21 | 11 | View → |
What the models named instead of Zscaler Private Access →
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
At a glance
Stated on Zscaler Private Access's own site, not checked by Gane.
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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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Read the method →Sources returned with these answers
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 166 of the 198 answers that named Zscaler Private Access and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
338 of the 410 domain citations in answers naming Zscaler Private Access came from a third party's page. Thirty-two were to the publisher's own pages (the Gane Index), which the models cite like any other source; they are not counted as a third party.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
By model
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Grok 4.20 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| Mistral Small | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Kimi K2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |