A mid-market SaaS CISO replaced Netskope SWG with dope.security to remove the operational overhead of IPsec and GRE tunnel HA, the SD-WAN integration gap, and console fragmentation.

A mid-market SaaS engineering organization replaced Netskope SWG with dope.security after discovering encrypted, large, and deeply nested archive files were skipping cloud-proxy inspection.

A mid-market SaaS technology company replaced Netskope SWG with dope.security and eliminated the IPsec and GRE tunnel throughput ceiling by moving inspection to the endpoint.

Forcepoint alternatives split into two architectures: legacy cloud-proxy SWG (Forcepoint ONE, Zscaler, Netskope, Cisco Umbrella SIG, Symantec) and on-device SWG (dope.SWG). Here is the side-by-side comparison across every 2026 capability.

For hybrid and remote workforces, the right Forcepoint replacement is on-device SWG. Zscaler, Netskope, and Cisco Umbrella SIG share Forcepoint ONE's cloud-proxy backhaul. On-device enforcement removes the PoP detour and the geographic dead zones.

Replacing Forcepoint ONE in 2026 is a one-question decision: another cloud-proxy SWG vendor or an architecture upgrade? This buyer's checklist scores cloud-proxy alternatives and on-device SWG against eight 2026 requirements.