First class upgrade FROM netskope
Make the switch fromNetskope “Next-Gen” SWG to dope.swg.
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Weaknesses of Netskope
Data CEnter Outages
Netskope’s NewEdge Private Cloud is a fancy name for data center stopovers. Outages last anywhere from 2 hrs to 12hrs. You’re facing downtime multiple times per month!
dope.swg does not rely on data center stopovers, and instead performs security on-device. This works consistently & reliably in any country or network. Never worry about data center outages affecting you again.
Technically complicated
Netskope requires a complex 15-step SCIM integration and SAML. The agent MSI requires custom parameters and the agent needs to be redeployed in IDP Mode. The first policy requires manual configuration. It’s not easy, and our heads hurt just thinking about it!
dope.swg User Imports & SSO are each one-click. Malicious traffic is blocked automatically. There’s no complexity, no extra management consoles — it just works.
not so advanced analytics
Netskope “Advanced Analytics” look more like Excel line and bar charts. It’s an unfortunate after thought in their product that has never and (probably) will never be improved. Don’t ask how long they’ll take to load.
dope.swg analytics are beautiful, insightful, and specific. It’s fit for an immediate executive presentation, or user admin purposes to refine policies. Each click takes ~100ms.
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HOW netskope WORKS
Netskope Architecture
Netskope runs all of its services through its own stopover data center network, aka NewEdge private cloud. All of your service availability is dependent on Netskope’s availability. Good thing data centers never have outages! Kidding. Of course, they crash all the time. On an admin level, manual configurations SAML and SCIM need to be set up before you deploy the agent, otherwise it has to be re-deployed. It’s architectural turbulence.
Netskope Performance
Netskope claims “milliseconds matter,” but what about the hours and days of data center outages? Do those matter? Data centers have outages, leaving your security services unavailable and you vulnerable to attacks. Their solution is to re-route you to a nearest data center, slowing down your requests in the process. This new data center may be in a whole other country—or one that is now bottlenecked with everyone else who’s also affected by the outage—leading to a poor performing SWG.
Netskope Dashboard
Netskope UX is full of drop down menus and submenus with an ancient '90s feel. Configuring basic policies takes 10+ clicks. Analytics are a clear afterthought. It’s excel charts and graphs with a fancy title: “Advanced Analytics.” It’s not advanced, and more importantly, it's not useful to the admin. Even their documentation is unreadable.
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are stopover data centers really that bad?
Data centers come at a high cost. If there are any outages or degradations around the world, it can have an impact on you. And if your closest data center goes down, your data could be rerouted to a completely different country — slowing you down in the process.
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DS COMPARED TO netskope
SSO Enabled Instant Trial
Mac native
Single Console
Auto-update
URL Filtering
anti-Malware
Cloud app controls
No datacenter reliance
HTTP2
Local SSL Inspection & Policy Enforcement
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Soaring Reviews
dope.security cares deeply about design and user experience in a way that is unique to the security industry. Its first goal when creating a product is simplicity — the simplicity of architecture, purchasing, deployment and management.”
dope.security completely changed the game for us. Using dope.swg to upgrade endpoint security is remarkably easy, and moving from initial trial to full deployment was quick and self-service. Now, the Internet runs as designed and our team can spend time innovating, rather than trying to make a legacy SWG work.”
dope.security’s fly-direct approach is exactly what the SWG market needs. Legacy solutions are too complex and slow down every company that uses the Internet. By eliminating the stopover with a product-led growth (PLG) motion, dope.security is a true game changer.”
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