Endpoint Protector vs Zscaler DLP
A side-by-side comparison on deployment model, data residency, licensing basis and security coverage. Structural facts are verifiable against vendor documentation; the scored dimensions are our assessment.
Endpoint Protector
Netwrix (CoSoSys)
7.8
Average across eight dimensions
- Deployment
- Self-hosted
- Licensing
- Per endpoint
- Time to value
- Fast
- Segment
- SMB / mid-market
- G2
- 4.5 (162)
Zscaler DLP
Zscaler
7.0
Average across eight dimensions
- Deployment
- SaaS only
- Licensing
- Per user, per tier
- Time to value
- Medium
- Segment
- Enterprise
- G2
- —
Score by dimension
| Dimension | EP | ZS |
|---|---|---|
| Data residency control | 9 | 2.5 |
| Pricing value | 7.5 | 5 |
| Detection accuracy | 7.5 | 8 |
| Response speed | 7.5 | 8.5 |
| Ease of setup | 8.5 | 7.5 |
| Management UX | 8 | 8 |
| Integration depth | 7 | 8.5 |
| Security coverage | 7.5 | 8 |
What the comparison says
Endpoint Protector is self-hosted and Zscaler DLP is SaaS only. Where your obligations dictate residency, that difference tends to settle the choice before any score is read.
Endpoint Protector licenses on per endpoint, Zscaler DLP on per user, per tier. Neither bills on data volume, so the comparison is about what each licence includes rather than how much you send it.
Endpoint Protector leads on residency, pricing value and ease of setup. Zscaler DLP leads on enforcement speed and integrations.
Endpoint Protector
- +Deploys as a virtual appliance you run yourself, so you keep genuine residency control.
- +Cross-platform agents for Windows, macOS and Linux, which is unusual in this category.
- +Among the fastest platforms here to get to a working policy.
- −Content classification is less sophisticated than the enterprise engines.
- −Cloud and SaaS channel coverage is limited compared with the SASE vendors.
Best for SMB and mid-market needing self-hosted device control and endpoint DLP.
Watch out Strong on device control, lighter on deep content inspection. Match that to your risk.
Zscaler DLP
- +Inline enforcement at internet scale with minimal latency impact.
- +Natural fit where Zscaler already handles web and private access.
- +Exact data match and indexed document matching are available at higher tiers.
- −SaaS only, with inspection performed in Zscaler's cloud.
- −Value depends heavily on already routing traffic through the Zscaler platform.
Best for Enterprises already standardised on Zscaler for secure access.
Watch out Standalone value is limited. This is a platform module rather than a product.
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Data last verified 2026-10-06. nPro publishes this comparison. Where nPro appears as one of the platforms listed, its card is marked and its scores are our own assessment. Third-party review scores are sourced from public vendor profiles. Structural facts are verifiable against each vendor's documentation: deployment model, licensing basis and residency.