Zscaler Private Access review

Zscaler Private Access is the deepest ZTNA product in this list. Instead of putting users on the network, ZPA brokers one-to-one connections between an authorized user and a specific app through Zscaler's Zero Trust Exchange, so apps are never exposed to the public internet. It discovers applications and uses AI to recommend app segments and policies, which helps large companies move off flat VPN access. Privileged Remote Access gives third parties clientless RDP, SSH and VNC sessions, Browser Access serves unmanaged devices, and Private Service Edge brings the same rules to users in the office. Traffic to private apps can be fully inspected, with AppProtection against web and identity attacks and data loss prevention. It also covers workload-to-workload segmentation and OT systems. The catch for smaller buyers is that there is no published price and the product is designed for enterprise rollouts, often with other Zscaler services. Scores reflect top features and lower value for small teams.

Who it is for

Large enterprises replacing VPNs and VDI across many sites, apps and third parties.

Price

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Key features

• AI-powered app discovery and user-to-app segmentation recommendations
• Privileged Remote Access for clientless RDP, SSH and VNC sessions
• Browser Access and Private Service Edge for on-premises users
• Full inline inspection of private app traffic with AppProtection and DLP
• Business Continuity mode to keep access to critical apps during outages

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Users never land on the corporate network, and apps stay off the public internet
• Strength: Covers workloads, OT systems and partner-hosted apps
• Strength: Pairs with Zscaler Internet Access and digital experience monitoring
• Weakness: No published pricing
• Weakness: Built and sold for enterprise deployments
• Weakness: Full value depends on buying more of the Zscaler platform

Key facts

• Architecture: User-to-app brokering on the Zero Trust Exchange
• Clientless access: RDP, SSH and VNC via Privileged Remote Access
• Coverage: Users, workloads, IoT and OT
• Pricing: Quote based

Where it ranks

Zscaler Private Access is No. 8 in our Best Business VPN verdict.