Zscaler Data Loss Prevention vs Palo Alto Networks Enterprise DLP

Zscaler Data Loss Prevention9.2Visit Palo Alto Networks Enterprise DLP9.1Visit

Higher score Zscaler Data Loss Prevention #2 in Data Loss Prevention Software 9.2/10 Pricing on request ✓ 6 of 6 features Visit Zscaler

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Palo Alto Networks Enterprise DLP #3 in Data Loss Prevention Software 9.1/10 Pricing on request ✓ 6 of 6 features Visit site

• Zscaler Data Loss Prevention fits best

  Cloud-first organizations with broad DLP needs

• Palo Alto Networks Enterprise DLP fits best

  Large enterprises needing comprehensive DLP

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Side by side

Feature	Zscaler Data Loss Prevention 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Palo Alto Networks Enterprise DLP 9.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	9.1
Ranking	#2 in Data Loss Prevention Software	#3 in Data Loss Prevention Software
Best for	Cloud-first organizations with broad DLP needs	Large enterprises needing comprehensive DLP
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	Pricing on request
Free plan	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Phone, Tickets, Docs	Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS	SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS
Integrations	8 integrations	4 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Enterprise
Features Zscaler Data Loss Prevention 6/6 · Palo Alto Networks Enterprise DLP 6/6
Endpoint controls	✓	✓
Network controls	✓	✓
Cloud app controls	✓	✓
Data discovery	✓	✓
Removable media control	✓	✓
Incident workflows	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Our review
Pros	Centralizes DLP policies across web, endpoint, email, SaaS, cloud, and BYOD Combines AI discovery, Exact Data Match, document matching, and OCR Adds remediation, incident forensics, and workflow automation	Discovers sensitive data across networks, clouds, SaaS, endpoints, browsers, and GenAI Combines regex, OCR, ML classifiers, EDM, IDM, and LLM-augmented detection Unifies policy enforcement, incident workflows, remediation, and endpoint controls
Cons	Pricing requires contacting sales Essentials Platform provides alert-only Data Security capabilities Its broad scope may exceed the needs of narrow DLP deployments	Pricing uses a contact-sales model Endpoint functionality requires the Prisma Agent and supported enforcement points Its broad feature set may exceed the needs of narrower DLP deployments
Our verdict	Zscaler Data Loss Prevention is a cloud-delivered enterprise DLP solution for organizations that need consistent controls across distributed users, devices, applications, and cloud environments. It centralizes policies across web traffic,… Read the review →	Palo Alto Networks Enterprise DLP is a cloud-delivered data loss prevention service for organizations protecting sensitive information across network traffic, SaaS applications, cloud storage, email, browsers, endpoints, and generative AI… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Zscaler Data Loss Prevention — where it wins

  • Centralizes DLP policies across web, endpoint, email, SaaS, cloud, and BYOD
  • Combines AI discovery, Exact Data Match, document matching, and OCR
  • Adds remediation, incident forensics, and workflow automation

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • Essentials Platform provides alert-only Data Security capabilities
  • Its broad scope may exceed the needs of narrow DLP deployments

• Palo Alto Networks Enterprise DLP — where it wins

  • Discovers sensitive data across networks, clouds, SaaS, endpoints, browsers, and GenAI
  • Combines regex, OCR, ML classifiers, EDM, IDM, and LLM-augmented detection
  • Unifies policy enforcement, incident workflows, remediation, and endpoint controls

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing uses a contact-sales model
  • Endpoint functionality requires the Prisma Agent and supported enforcement points
  • Its broad feature set may exceed the needs of narrower DLP deployments

• Zscaler Data Loss Prevention9.2/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad cloud DLP platform for organizations protecting data across distributed environments.

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• Palo Alto Networks Enterprise DLP9.1/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad, enterprise-focused DLP service with advanced detection and centralized incident workflows.

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