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Forcepoint ZTNA vs Google Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 15, 2026

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Forcepoint ZTNA
Ranking in ZTNA
25th
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Google Cloud Identity-Aware...
Ranking in ZTNA
16th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
45
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the ZTNA category, the mindshare of Forcepoint ZTNA is 1.2%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Google Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy is 2.2%, up from 2.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
ZTNA Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Google Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy2.2%
Forcepoint ZTNA1.2%
Other96.6%
ZTNA
 

Featured Reviews

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Business Development Management at a computer retailer with 501-1,000 employees
You can add multiple features on a single agent, but it's an expensive product, and its marketing approach should be more aggressive
Forcepoint ZTNA isn't well-known in the market. Right now, it's a novice, so an area for improvement in it is making the product known. Forcepoint should create more awareness about Forcepoint ZTNA because a distributor like me still needs to promote it more to customers. Forcepoint has to capitalize on, focus on, or highlight its overall approaches to Forcepoint ZTNA marketing, such as SASE or SSE, to sell the whole bundle rather than as a standalone product. Today, most customers move to the cloud, so the whole SSE or SASE approach makes better sense. Forcepoint needs to look at the whole picture. I suggest being more aggressive in marketing to boost customer awareness of Forcepoint ZTNA.
Uchechi-Sylvanus - PeerSpot reviewer
Head Of IT at Cedric Masters Ltd
A scalable product that offers an easy-to-use interface
Some of the product users feel that the solution's storage part should be increased, especially when compared to products like Yahoo, which is an old tool in the market that offers unlimited storage to users. Other platforms offer more storage sizes than Google. The storage part of the solution, especially the storage capability offered by Google Drive, needs to be increased. There are certain shortcomings with the product's stability where improvements are required.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"What I like about Forcepoint ZTNA is that you could use it as a starting point because you have one agent that allows you to add more features. Other technologies require one agent per solution, so you'll end up with multiple agents."
"It is easy to integrate, especially if I consider the fact that it gives me a single dashboard where I have all the applications or apps displayed."
"The platform’s most valuable features include storage, machine, and cloud functionality."
"Its capabilities have been very good overall and we've been very happy with it."
"I like the GCP so much because it's flexible."
"Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy is a scalable solution."
"The product’s valuable feature is the ability to add a large number of users."
"The solution is very easy to use. It's easy to navigate and to work with."
"It scales well, in fact, it's quite relevant."
 

Cons

"Forcepoint ZTNA isn't well-known in the market. Right now, it's a novice, so an area for improvement in it is making the product known. Forcepoint should create more awareness about Forcepoint ZTNA because a distributor like me still needs to promote it more to customers."
"The initial setup is not straightforward. It was complex."
"They should include case studies to learn about the use cases."
"The product’s user interface must be more user-friendly and detailed."
"People who don't have experience in IT may find the tool challenging. It needs to improve its pricing."
"We have some challenges related to purging the data. We get a lot of data on a daily basis that has to be refreshed on the site, but we are seeing some challenges with that. They can also include some third-party integration. We have one Akamai dependency. If they can come up with some API to talk to Akamai, it would be good."
"The support can be more efficient. Google has different layers of support, like layer one, layer two, and layer three, but normally, the response from layer one is not very useful."
"I think that the solution needs to be made available in a local region of every country, especially in countries like Taiwan."
"We encounter issues while setting up emails for the solution."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Ninety percent of the feedback I received from company partners is that Forcepoint ZTNA is an expensive product."
"There is a need to make yearly payments toward the solution's licensing."
"The price of the product falls on the cheaper side of the spectrum."
"It is expensive to scale up the solution."
"I think the price of Google Cloud Platform is reasonable. However, Microsoft is the most cost-effective solution for us because of Azure's integration. And we already have licenses for Windows Server and the databases, so the price is attractive."
"Its price is good. For each server, we are saving $300 a month. We have at least thousands of servers. It is a huge cost reduction for us."
"The customer purchases an annually sponsored license."
"When comparing the price of GCP to other solutions it provides more value for the money."
"Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy is expensive."
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Top Industries

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Outsourcing Company
16%
Comms Service Provider
15%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Construction Company
10%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business17
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise20
 

Also Known As

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GCP Cloud IAP, Google Cloud Platform Cloud IAP, Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy, Google Identity-Aware Proxy, Google Identity Aware Proxy, Google Cloud Identity Aware Proxy
 

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