Juniper vSRX vs Zscaler Cloud Firewall comparison

Juniper and Zscaler are both solutions in the Firewalls category. Juniper is ranked #25 with an average rating of 8.2, while Zscaler is ranked #24 with an average rating of 8.3. Juniper holds a 0.4% mindshare in Firewalls, compared to Zscaler’s 0.4% mindshare. Additionally, 86% of Juniper users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of Zscaler users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 16, 2024

Juniper vSRX and Zscaler Cloud Firewall compete in the firewall solutions category. While Juniper vSRX offers extensive deployment capabilities, Zscaler Cloud Firewall's cloud-native features and scalability make it a preferred choice for cloud-focused organizations.

Features: Juniper vSRX offers advanced threat prevention, robust VPN capabilities, and powerful rule management flexibility. Zscaler Cloud Firewall provides seamless cloud integration, superior threat detection, and real-time threat intelligence.

Room for Improvement: Juniper vSRX needs better analytics, improved reporting functionalities, and enhanced scalability in dynamic environments. Zscaler Cloud Firewall requires better offline support, more granular policy controls, and other detailed refinements in policy management.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Juniper vSRX has flexible deployment options, robust customer service support, and requires an extensive setup. Zscaler Cloud Firewall offers faster deployment times, straightforward cloud-native setup, but mixed customer service feedback with longer response times.

Pricing and ROI: Juniper vSRX is cost-effective with strong ROI and affordable initial setup costs. Zscaler Cloud Firewall, while potentially more expensive, provides significant value through advanced features and cloud synergy, offering high ROI that justifies the investment for many users.

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Fortinet FortiGate

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Firewalls category, the mindshare of Fortinet FortiGate is 20.8%, up from 17.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Juniper vSRX is 0.4%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zscaler Cloud Firewall is 0.4%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Vasu Gala

Manager, Information Technology Operation/Presales at TechMonarch

A stable solution with an intuitive interface and quick customer service

I have been working with Fortinet FortiGate, WatchGuard, Sophos, and SonicWall. I'm not as comfortable with SonicWall because of their UI and limitations. I prefer Fortinet above all other options. When it comes to configuration, I am confident in my ability to handle various tasks, including creating policies such as firewall rules, web policies, and application policies. Additionally, I can configure VPNs and implement load balancing, among other tasks. Overall, I feel much more comfortable working with Fortinet. Fortinet has made significant improvements by integrating AI with firewalls for threat analysis and prevention. In the past 2-3 years, they have launched FortiSASE and SIEM, and they also provide SOC services. Both Palo Alto and Fortinet FortiGate are excellent. While Fortinet FortiGate comes at higher prices, the functionality and support justify the cost. They promptly resolve firmware issues and inform all support providers about configuration changes.

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Stratos-Margaritis

Solutions Architect at Navarino SA

The ease of installation and licensing are also significant advantages

We use the application filtering, content filtering, and intrusion prevention system (IPS) features. These features are crucial for our network security. The ease of installation and licensing are also significant advantages, as it allows us to have one license for all products, which simplifies upgrading and maintenance. Additionally, the ease of deployment is critical for us.

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Bhaskar Rao

Network manager admin at Yamaha

Though it helps deal with web traffic or any malicious traffic, it needs to work on its DC performance issues

The product's initial setup phase is moderate in level, so it is neither very complex nor very easy. For the deployment, my company first needs to gather all the requirements of the users and the domain names and consider how many users there are in the company. In the implementation and planning part, my company needs to consider what kind of policies we will create while ensuring that the policies are created based on the requirements of the users. There is a need to segregate the users' requirements since there are separate departments in the company, like the HR department, sales department, IT department, and manufacturing department, so that our company can create policies depending on their requirements. On-site, if you want a GRE tunnel, our company can handle GRE tunnel traffic routing and Zscaler Cloud Firewall, after which Zscaler will take action based on the policies created by our organization. For the deployments and maintenance, a team of five members consisting of two managers and three engineers is required.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The pipe filter application is an outstanding feature."

"The GUI is good."

"The best features of Fortinet FortiGate include the simple user interface."

"The solution is easy to configure and maintain remotely."

"The most valuable features are SD-WAN, application control, IPS control, and FortiSandbox."

"Reliability is the best feature. We faced some issues when we were setting it up, but the service, portal, and administration are good."

"We have been able to offer several services to customers in a single box."

"We receive substantial help from Fortinet, which is very valuable as they assist us in choosing the right solutions. If we need configuration assistance, they can send specialists who help design the solution."

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"It is easy for me to go in and update settings, make changes, or add/remove rules or security."

"It's basic functionality is probably the most valuable feature."

"This solution works well. Their switches and firewall are good."

"The authentication part is seamless and easy for people."

"The solution has good features."

"It is deployed on the customer site, and we manage the firewalls on this side."

"The pricing is reasonable."

"The ease of installation and licensing are also significant advantages, as it allows us to have one license for all products, which simplifies upgrading and maintenance."

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"The scalability is okay. We have around 2200 people using this solution."

"It helps a lot of companies to reduce their downtime. Also, It helps businesses in terms of being secured and protected from any threats."

"I like the ease of deployment and its flexibility. We don't need to deal with license, quotes, procurement, delivery, and installation. Everything is software-based, and it's very easy to operate."

"Once you have Zscaler running you have access to configure it however you want."

"It is a stable solution."

"The technical support from Zscaler was excellent."

"The solution is scalable."

"It provides in-depth visibility into your network, ensuring that traffic flowing into your organization, be it from offices or individual users, is effectively filtered and secured through multiple layers of protection."

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Cons

"We'd like more management across other integrations."

"They can do more tests before they release new versions because I would like to be more assured. We had some experiences where they release something new and great, but some of the old features are disabled or they don't work well, which impacts the product satisfaction. The manufacturer should be able to prove that everything works or not only that it might work. This is applicable to most of the other services, software, and hardware companies. They all should work on this. We cannot trust every new release, such as a beta release, on the first day. We wait for some comments on the forums and from other companies that we know. We always wait a few weeks before we use the updated version. They should also extend the VPN client application, especially for Linux versions. Currently, it has an application for Linux devices, but it doesn't work the way we want to connect to the VPN. They use only the old connection, not the new one. They have VPN client applications for Windows and Mac, but they can add more useful features to better manage the devices and monitor the current health of each device. Such features would be helpful for our company."

"The firewall engine is not so strong as of now, in my opinion... My second concern is that, while they have Zero-day vulnerability and anti-malware features, the threat engine needs to be strengthened, its efficiency can be increased."

"The solution could be more user friendly."

"Vulnerability scanning could be improved."

"The customization could be improved. Cisco, for example, is much better at this. They need to work to be at least as good as they are."

"The SD-WAN functionality is a bit overly complicated and not fully documented."

"The UTM filtering needs improvement."

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"The GUI interface needs improvement."

"Fortinet is more user friendly than Juniper. In terms of remote access, I actually prefer using Fortinet. It's much easier to configure."

"We experienced some technical issues during implementation"

"Juniper vSRX is expensive."

"The solution's GUI needs improvement."

"There are too many types of licenses, which can be confusing."

"They could provide support for cloud deployments."

"The biggest downside of Juniper vSRX is its pricing, which may be too high for smaller organizations. While it's a decent solution, the cost may limit its accessibility to smaller customers."

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"The issue right now is probably that Zscaler is not providing web browser isolation. Another solution, Menlo, offers this. For one customer, we had to send traffic to Menlo to do the isolation for us. It was requested by the customer so that they could integrate any iframe. Zscaler needs to add this type of feature in their next release."

"If I can get rid of Jetscaler, I will use Twingate for sure."

"Because it's on cloud, it doesn't allow application of extra settings."

"When it comes to customer support, there is room for improvement in Zscaler's service."

"We are having some issues with internet access being denied when organizational ID-based policies change. For example, a lower level employee ends up getting the same level of access as that of a higher level employee."

"Apart from the issues associated with the product in areas like the DC performance issues and DC failover, Zscaler Cloud Firewall's IP should not have a proxy IP."

"They do not provide a few components that are fundamental to differentiate the products"

"Its technical support services could be better."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Pricing is lower than Cisco."

"The price of Fortinet FortiGate when compared to other solutions is high. However, my knowledge of the price is from third parties and I am not sure how accurate it is. I typically work in the technical area of my organization."

"Easy to understand licensing requirements."

"The price of Fortinet FortiGate is affordable. Most of our customers are on a three-year license to use the solution. All the features and support are included in the price."

"Compared to other firewall products, it's a little cheaper in terms of pricing."

"We have the full license that included all of the features and support."

"The licensing costs are very low."

"It is somewhat expensive compared to other solutions such as Sophos."

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"The solution is inexpensive."

"The pricing is reasonable."

"The solution is pricey."

"Our experience purchasing the solution through the AWS Marketplace was good."

"As a customer, the pricing is good for us."

"The ongoing licensing cost seems to be pretty standard. There are no additional costs."

"After some research, I think that the cost of Juniper is more than Check Point, Palo Alto, and Fortinet."

"It is not that costly."

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"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten."

"The licensing is on a yearly basis. It is somewhere around 30 or 40 pounds per user for our organization."

"It is not the most budget-friendly solution, but it's important to consider its overall value."

"It is expensive for small businesses."

"There are licensing costs, and I would not say that it's a cheap vendor."

"The product is a bit expensive compared to the solutions offered by its competitors, like Palo Alto. There is a need to make yearly payments towards the license in charges associated with the product."

"There are different subscription models available."

"It comes at a significantly reduced cost while ensuring control and effectiveness."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

16%

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Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Computer Software Company

12%

Comms Service Provider

12%

Government

University

Computer Software Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Construction Company

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The pricing is competitive, being neither the most expensive nor the cheapest option. It falls within the medium to h...

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What needs improvement with Juniper vSRX?

I would suggest improving the pricing, particularly the licensing model. Although it is currently quite reasonable, m...

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What do you like most about Zscaler Cloud Firewall?

The product’s firewall and VPN package are fantastic compared to any other solution.

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Zscaler Cloud Firewall is quite expensive compared to competitors. However, it offered moderate value for money.

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Also Known As

FortiGate 60b, FortiGate 60c, FortiGate 80c, FortiGate 50b, FortiGate 200b, FortiGate 110c, FortiGate, Fortinet Firewall

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Overview

Fortinet FortiGate offers comprehensive network security and firewall protection across multiple locations. It effectively manages data traffic and secures environments with features like VPN, intrusion prevention, and UTM controls.

Organizations rely on Fortinet FortiGate for its robust integration with advanced security policies, ensuring significant protection for enterprises, cloud environments, and educational sectors. It facilitates network segmentation, application-level security, and authentication management, securing communication within and between locations such as branches and data centers. Its efficient SD-WAN and UTM features enable streamlined data management and enhanced threat protection capabilities. Users appreciate its centralized management, facilitating seamless operations across diverse environments.

What are the key features of Fortinet FortiGate?

VPN Capabilities: Ensure secure remote access for users and seamless site-to-site connections.
Intrusion Prevention System (IPS): Detect and prevent security threats and vulnerabilities.
Advanced Firewall: Offers robust firewalling with application control and web filtering.
SD-WAN: Optimizes application performance and enhances bandwidth management.
SSL VPN: Provides reliable and secure access for remote workers.

What benefits should users expect from Fortinet FortiGate?

High-performance Security: Delivers effective threat mitigation with high availability.
Centralized Management: Simplifies network operations with cloud-based management tools.
Detailed Analytics: Provides comprehensive insights into network activity and security threats.
Load Balancing: Ensures optimal resource distribution and traffic management.

Fortinet FortiGate is crucial in sectors like education, offering robust networks for secure data flow between campuses and facilitating remote learning. In enterprise environments, it allows efficient management of application traffic and security across multiple branches, while in the cloud, it seamlessly integrates with diverse platforms to enhance security infrastructure.

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Juniper vSRX is a virtualized security platform that provides advanced threat protection for virtualized and cloud environments. It offers a comprehensive set of security features, including firewall, VPN, intrusion prevention system (IPS), and unified threat management (UTM).

With its scalable architecture, the vSRX can be easily deployed and managed across multiple virtual machines, making it ideal for organizations with dynamic and distributed networks. It also supports high-performance data processing, ensuring minimal impact on network performance.

vSRX is designed to integrate seamlessly with Juniper's broader security ecosystem, enabling centralized management and visibility across the entire network.

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Zscaler enables the world’s leading organizations to securely transform their networks and applications for a mobile and cloud first world. Its flagship services, Zscaler Internet Access and Zscaler Private Access, create fast, secure connections between users and applications, regardless of device, location, or network. Zscaler services are 100% cloud-delivered and offer the simplicity, enhanced security, and improved user experience that traditional appliances or hybrid solutions are unable to match. Used in more than 185 countries, Zscaler operates the world’s largest cloud security platform, protecting thousands of enterprises and government agencies from cyberattacks and data loss.

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Sample Customers

Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, IBM, Cisco, Dell, HP, Oracle, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, Vodafone, Orange, BT Group, Telstra, Deutsche Telekom, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, CenturyLink, NTT Communications, Tata Communications, SoftBank, China Mobile, Singtel, Telus, Rogers Communications, Bell Canada, Telkom Indonesia, Telkom South Africa, Telmex, Telia Company, Telkom Kenya

Expedient Data Centers

Zenith Live, Azure, Carlsberg Group

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