Palo Alto Networks Inc vs Zscaler Inc — how do they compare? Palo Alto Networks Inc trades at $335.38 (market cap $278.85B), while Zscaler Inc trades at $142.2 (market cap $24.05B). The key difference: Palo Alto Networks Inc is far larger — about 11.6× Zscaler Inc's market cap, and Palo Alto Networks Inc is trading nearer its 52-week high, Zscaler Inc nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| PANW | ZS | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $278.85B | $24.05B |
Sector | Technology | Technology |
52-Week High | $358.68 | $336.27 |
52-Week Low | $141.67 | $118.05 |
Enterprise Value | $277.81B | $22.37B |
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Palo Alto Networks is a pure-play cybersecurity vendor that sells security appliances, subscriptions, and support into enterprises, government entities, and service providers. The company's product portfolio includes firewall appliances, virtual firewalls, endpoint protection, cloud security, and cybersecurity analytics. The Santa Clara, California, firm was established in 2005 and sells its products worldwide.
Read more on PANW →Zscaler is a security-as-a-service firm that offers its customers cloud-delivered solutions for protecting user devices and data. The firm leverages its position in 150 colocation data centers to deliver traditionally appliance-based security functionality, such as firewalls and sandboxes, as a completely cloud-native platform. The firm focuses on large enterprise customers and offers two primary product suites: Zscaler Internet Access, which securely connects users to externally managed application and websites (such as Salesforce and Google), and Zscaler Private Access, which securely connects users to internally managed applications. Both product suites encompass a broad gamut of capabilities situated across the traditional security stack.
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