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Zscaler, Inc. logoZscaler

Zscaler, Inc.

4.2/5
activpayroll logoactivpayroll

activpayroll

4.0/5
ROI categoryrisk compliancerisk compliance
Time-to-ValueAbout 3 months (enterprise rollout) (~90d)About 6 months for a multi-country rollout (~180d)
Typical annual TCO$0/yr$0/yr
Starting price$0/yr$0/yr
Implementation feeNoneNone
Seat tiersPriced by user count; some entitlements scale with thresholds, e.g. Privileged Remote Access Standard is included with platform purchases above 500 users.Not published; engagement scoped per country and employee count
Implementation friction3/54/5
Friction meter
Best forLarge enterprises consolidating VPN, proxy and firewall stacks into one cloud-delivered zero trust platform; Security teams that must secure employee and agent access to AI tools, models and enterprise data; Branch, campus and factory networks needing zero trust segmentation for IoT and OT; Organizations that want inline data protection plus GenAI and shadow-AI governance; SOCs seeking correlated threat insight and faster, more automated security operationsMultinational employers running payroll in many countries who want one provider and one governance model; Companies consolidating multiple in-country payroll providers into a single global model; HR and finance teams that need payroll wired into HRIS/HCM systems such as Workday, UKG, HiBob, Sage People or Cornerstone; Organisations with internationally mobile staff needing assignment payroll, expat tax and mobility coordination
Not forSmall teams looking for a low-cost, self-serve security tool; Buyers who require published list pricing before engaging a sales team; Companies unwilling to run an enterprise onboarding project or change network routing; Single-point needs such as endpoint antivirus alone, which niche vendors cover more cheaplySingle-country employers with simple domestic payroll needs; Buyers who want self-serve payroll software with no managed-service layer; Teams that require published, self-checkout pricing before evaluation; Very small headcounts where a global managed payroll model is disproportionate

Stack fit matrix

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Google WorkspaceIntegrationNot supported
Microsoft 365IntegrationNot supported
SAPNot supportedNot supported
SlackNot supportedNot supported
MCP (Model Context Protocol)Not supportedNot supported

Compliance

SOC 2
ISO 27001
GDPR
HIPAA
FedRAMP
ISO 42001
IAPP AIGPnamed staff

Company & support

Who is behind each solution, and how you reach support. “Not listed” means the vendor’s public pages don’t mention a channel, not that it is unavailable.

FoundedNot recorded2001 (25 yrs)
HeadquartersSan Jose, USNot recorded
PhonePlan not statedNot listed
EmailNot listedNot listed
Live chatNot listedNot listed
Support portal / ticketsPlan not statedNot listed
Community forumPlan not statedNot listed
Help centre / docsPlan not statedNot listed
Dedicated account managerNot listedPlan not stated
In person / on-siteNot listedNot listed
Support hours24/7Not recorded
Response timeNot statedNot stated

AI & MCP readiness

Whether each solution can join your AI stack, and what it asks of you to do so.

MCP connectionreaches AI clientsNot supportedNot supported
AI featuresCopilot / assistant; AI governance toolingNot yet recorded
Model keyNot recordedNot recorded
AI usage auditNot recordedNot recorded

Quadrant view

Where the 2 selected solutions land on the same value plane. Toggle axes to compare on cost, speed, friction, or buyer score.

Quadrant view

Typical annual cost × Time-to-value

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