Zscaler
Last updated: Sep 23, 2026
How does Fluid Attacks' solution compare to Zscaler's?
The following comparison table enables you to discern the performance of both providers across various attributes essential for meeting your company's cybersecurity needs. To better understand each attribute, read their descriptions in the dedicated page.
Organization
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | Zscaler |
|---|---|---|---|
| Focus | Native ASPM with in-house scanners | AI-powered PTaaS on top of native ASPM with in-house scanners | Zero Trust Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) and Security Service Edge (SSE) |
| Extras | None | None | AI red teaming, AI security, CTEM, EASM, MDR and vulnerability management |
| Headcount | 186 | Same | 9,607 |
| Headcount distribution | Engineering 42%, IT 12%, sales 16%, marketing 2%, operations 4% and others 24% | Same | Engineering 30%, IT 15%, sales 23%, marketing 2%, operations 2% and others 28% |
| Headcount growth | +3%, +21%, +29% | Same | +6%, +9%, +15% |
| Headquarters | CO and US | Same | AE, AT, AU, CA, CH, CR, DE, ES, FR, GB, HR, IL, IN, JP, KR, NL, PL, SA, SE, SG and US |
| Countries | AR, BO, BR, CL, CO, CR, DO, EC, MX, PA, PE and US | Same | IN and US |
| Reputation | 9.27 from 388 reviews over 7 years on Clutch, G2 and Gartner | Same | 8.73 from 3,338 reviews over 10 years on Capterra, G2, Gartner, GetApp, PeerSpot, Software Advice and TrustRadius |
| Followers | 23K based on the following: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X and YouTube | Same | 595K based on the following: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X and YouTube |
| Research firms | None | None | 451 Research, Everest Group, Forrester, Frost & Sullivan, Gartner, GigaOM, IDC, Info-Tech and Omdia |
| Founded | 2001 | Same | 2007 |
| Funding | Bootstrapped | Same | $1.7B USD in 5 rounds from 7 investors |
| Acquisitions | None | None | Acquired 0 times and made 15 acquisitions |
| Revenue | 10M to 15M | Same | 1B to 10B |
| Third-Party CVEs Discovered | 289 CVEs reported to MITRE, ranked in the top 10 CVE labs worldwide | Same | None |
| Compliance | GDPR, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO/IEC 27017:2015, ISO/IEC 27018:2019, ISO/IEC 27701:2019, PCI DSS, SOC 2 Type II and SOC 3 | Same | CSA STAR, Cyber Essentials, EU-US DFP, FedRAMP Authorized, GDPR, ISO 22301, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27017:2015, ISO/IEC 27018:2019, ISO/IEC 27701, PCI DSS, SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3, StateRAMP Authorized, TISAX and TX-RAMP |
| Bug bounty | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Visits | 64K per month. Top 3: 18% CO, 9% US, 5% BR. Others 68% | Same | 5M per month. Top 3: 39% US, 23% IN, 4% GB. Others 34% |
| Authority | 33 out of 100 | Same | 55 out of 100 |
| Public vulnerability DB | Discovered and third-party | Same | Discovered |
| Content | Blog, documentation, e-books, glossary, reports, success stories, videos, webinars and white papers | Same | Blog, brochures, case studies, data sheets, documentation, e-books, glossary, industry reports, infographics, news, press releases, product tours, reference architectures, research, solution briefs, videos, webinars and white papers |
| Comprehensive documentation | 13 documentation sections, 3 in common and 10 additional | Same | 10 documentation sections, 3 in common and 7 additional |
| Community | Forum | Same | Forum |
| Sync training | 1 workshop | Same | 10 live product use courses |
| Async training | 3 product use courses, all free | Same | 10 product use courses |
| Distribution | Direct or with any of its 14 partners | Same | Direct or with any of its partners |
| Marketplaces | AWS | Same | AWS, Azure, GCP and GitHub |
| Freemium | No | No | No |
| Free trial | 21-day free trial | PoV | No |
| Demo | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Open demo | No | No | No |
| Pricing | Contact sales and marketplace | Contact sales | Contact sales and marketplaces |
| Pricing tiers | 1 plan | 1 plan | 2 plans (Essentials Platform and Zscaler Platform). None transparent |
| Minimum term | Monthly | Monthly | Annually |
| Minimum payment period | Monthly | Monthly | Annually |
| Minimum capabilities | ASPM, binary SAST, containers, CSPM, DAST, IaC, SAST, SCA and secrets | Same plus: AI SAST, API security testing, MAST, PTaaS, RE and SCR | Zero trust Secure Access Service |
| Minimum scope | 1 author | Same | 50 users |
| Pricing drivers | Authors | Same | Users |
| Free implementation | Yes | Yes | No information available |
| Free support | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Service
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | Zscaler |
|---|---|---|---|
| PTaaS | No | Yes | No |
| Reverse engineering | No | Yes | No |
| Secure code review | No | Yes | No |
| Pivoting | No | Yes | No |
| Exploitation | No | Yes | No |
| Manual reattacks | Not applicable | Unlimited reattacks | Not applicable |
| Zero-day vulnerabilities | Scanner-based zero-day vulnerability detection | Continuous zero-day vulnerability research | Continuous zero-day vulnerability research |
| SLA | Availability | Accuracy, availability and response | Availability, latency, response and virus capture |
| Minimum availability | 99.95% per year | Same | 99.999% per month |
| After-sale guarantees | No | Yes | Yes |
| Accreditations | CNA, Penetration Testing by CREST and OpenSSF Gold Badge | Same | Amazon Linux Ready Product, AWS AI Software Competency, AWS Education ISV Competency, AWS Government ISV Competency, AWS Healthcare ISV Competency, AWS Migration and Modernization ISV Competency, AWS Networking ISV Competency, AWS Security ISV Competency and CNA |
| Pentester certifications | Not applicable | 202 from 59 different types | Not applicable |
| Type of contract | Employee | Same | Employee |
| Endpoint control | No | Total | No |
| Channel control | No | Total | No |
| Standards | Some requirements from 67 standards, 14 in common and 53 additional | All requirements from the same standards | 33 standards, 14 in common and 19 additional |
| Detection method | Automated tools | AI, automated tools and human intelligence | AI and automated tools |
| Remediation | 5, 1 in common and 4 additional | Same, plus 1 | 2, 1 in common and 1 additional |
| Output | 5, 1 in common and 4 additional | Same, plus 2 | 6, 1 in common and 5 additional |
Product
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | Zscaler |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASPM | Yes | Yes | No |
| API | GraphQL with JSON | Same | REST with JSON |
| IDE | 5 functionalities, none in common | Same, plus 1 functionality | 3 functionalities, none in common |
| CLI | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| CI/CD | Breaks the build | Same | Breaks the build |
| Vulnerability sources | 18 sources, 3 in common and 15 additional | Same | 6 sources, 3 in common and 3 additional |
| Threat model alignment | Yes | Yes | No |
| Priority criteria | CVSS v4.0, CVSSF, EPSS, Fixing cost, KEV, Transitivity and Use | Same | CVSS, EPSS and KEV |
| Custom prioritization | Priority score | Same | Severity score |
| Scanner origin | In-house | In-house | In-house and external (Snyk and Veracode for SAST and SCA, Burp Suite and Invicti for DAST) |
| SCA | 19 package managers, 11 in common and 8 additional | Same | 11 package managers, all in common |
| AI security | No | Yes | Yes |
| Reachability | 14 languages | Same | No |
| Reachability type | Deterministic | Same | Not applicable |
| SBOM | 22 package managers | Same | No |
| Malware detection | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Autofix on components | No | No | No |
| Containers | 4 distributions, 3 in common and 1 additional | Same | 13 distributions, 3 in common and 10 additional |
| Source SAST (languages) | 14 | Same | No |
| Source SAST (frameworks) | 23 | Same | No |
| Custom rules | No | No | Policies |
| IaC | 6, 3 in common and 3 additional | 2, all in common | 6, 5 in common and 1 additional |
| Binary SAST | 1 type of binary | Same, plus 2 types of binaries | No |
| DAST | 7 attack surface types | Same | No |
| API security testing | No | 4 types of APIs | No |
| MAST | No | Yes | No |
| IAST | No | No | No |
| CSPM | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Secrets | 228 secrets types | Same, plus verify other attack vectors and secrets exploitability | No |
| AI | 4 functions, 2 in common and 2 additional | Same, plus 1 function | 4 functions, 2 in common and 2 additional |
| AI SAST | No | Yes | No |
| MCP | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Open-source | No | No | No |
| Deployment | SaaS (multi-tenant) | Same | SaaS (multi-tenant) + on-premise (single-tenant) |
| Regions | US | Same | Americas, APAC and EMEA |
| Status | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Incidents | 3 per year | Same | No information available |
Integrations
| Attribute | Essential | Advanced | Zscaler |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCM | 6, 4 in common and 2 additional | Same | 4, all in common |
| Binary repositories | None | None | None |
| Ticketing | 3, 2 in common and 1 additional | Same | 4, 2 in common and 2 additional |
| ChatOps | None | None | 2 |
| IDE | 3, 2 in common and 1 additional | Same | 2, all in common |
| CI/CD | 21, 5 in common and 16 additional | Same | 6, 5 in common and 1 additional |
| SCA | Native | Same | Native and 6 integrations |
| Container | Native | Same | Native and 5 integrations |
| SAST | Native | Same | 3 |
| DAST | Native | Same | 3 |
| MAST | None | Native | None |
| IAST | None | None | 1 |
| Cloud | 1 in common | Same | 4, 1 in common and 3 additional |
| CSPM | Native | Same | Native and 5 integrations |
| Secrets | Native | Same | 1 |
| Remediation | None | None | None |
| Bug bounty | None | None | None |
| Vulnerability management | None | None | 6 |
| Compliance | None | None | None |
The latest update to this comparison was on 2026-09-23. The primary sources of information were zscaler.com and help.zscaler.com, which were supplemented by specialized information-gathering sites, social media, and other sources.
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