SaaS Pricing Tracker

Zscaler alternatives compared by price

Zscaler starts at $72 per user per year for ZIA Essentials (USD per user per year, list price). Zscaler last raised a list price in Feb 2024: ZPA Business went from $138 to $140 (+1%), first seen on its pricing page that month. Below are 10 alternatives with their current plans and price history; 8 list a lower entry price and 6 have a free plan.

10 Zscaler alternatives at a glance

Entry price is each product's cheapest paid plan as last read from its pricing page. Check the unit: some charge per user, others per account or per use.

ProductStarts atFree planPriced byLatest price change
Zscaler(the one you are replacing)$72 per user per yearNounknownZPA Business went from $138 to $140 (+1%)
Bitwarden$1.65 per month, billed annuallyNoPer seatFamilies from $3.33 to $3.99 (+20%), Mar 2026.
LastPass€2.90 per month, billed annually, as shown to European visitorsYesPer seatBusiness from $6 to $7 (+17%), Aug 2025.
Okta$6 per user per month, billed annually, $1,500 annual contract minimumNoPer seatnone recorded
Auth0$35 per month, billed monthly, up to 500 monthly active usersYesPer seatnone recorded
Duo Security$3 per user per monthYesPer seatnone recorded
Snyk$25 per month, billed monthly, starting price, up to 10 developersYesFlat per accountnone recorded
Automox$1 per endpoint per month, billed annuallyNoFlat per accountnone recorded
Cloudflare$7 per user per monthYesPer seatnone recorded
Doppler$21 per user per monthYesPer seatnone recorded
Tenable$3700 per year, 1 year subscription, up to 250 assetsNoOne-time licensenone recorded

Exhibit 1

Zscaler and its alternatives over time

Each product's cheapest paid plan by default. Click a legend entry to add or hide a plan.

Changed between readings
$1$2$5$10$20$5020182020202220242026$72 Zscaler ZIA Essentials$3 LastPass Premium +50%$1.65 Bitwarden Premium +99%
Note: Zscaler: USD per user per year, list price. Bitwarden: USD per month, billed annually: per user for Teams and Enterprise, per account for Premium and Families (up to 6 users). LastPass: USD per month, billed annually: per user for Teams, Enterprise and Business, per account for Premium and Families (up to 6 users). Click a legend entry to add or hide a plan. Log scale.Source: live and archived pricing pages; SaaS Pricing Tracker analysis.
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ObservedZscaler ZIA EssentialsBitwarden PremiumLastPass Premium
Aug 29, 2017$2
Aug 2, 2018$2
Aug 7, 2019$3
Aug 8, 2020$0.83
Aug 7, 2022$3
Jul 27, 2023static.carahsoft.com$72
Sep 1, 2023$0.83
Feb 15, 2024assets.applytosupply.digitalmarketplace.service.gov.uk$72
Aug 9, 2025$3
Dec 2, 2025$0.83
Mar 2, 2026$1.65
Oct 9, 2026$1.65

Bitwarden

Bitwarden is the open-source password manager and the cheapest of the mainstream options by a wide margin: Premium is under $2 a month and a Teams seat is $4, roughly half what 1Password or Dashlane charge. Being open source also means it can be self-hosted for free, which none of its closed-source rivals allow.

Bitwarden starts at $1.65 per month, billed annually for Premium (USD per month, billed annually: per user for Teams and Enterprise, per account for Premium and Families (up to 6 users)), goes up to $6 per user per month, billed annually for Enterprise. Latest change: Families from $3.33 to $3.99 (+20%), Mar 2026.

Bitwarden pricing and price historyZscaler vs Bitwarden pricingVisit Bitwarden

LastPass

LastPass is one of the oldest mainstream password managers, and the one whose reputation took the biggest hit from a string of security breaches disclosed in 2022. Its pricing page shows euros rather than dollars, and runs from a free single-device plan up to Business Max at €10 a user a month for unlimited SSO apps.

LastPass starts at €2.90 per month, billed annually, as shown to European visitors for Premium (USD per month, billed annually: per user for Teams, Enterprise and Business, per account for Premium and Families (up to 6 users)), goes up to €10 per user per month, billed annually, as shown to European visitors for Business Max, has a free plan. Latest change: Business from $6 to $7 (+17%), Aug 2025.

LastPass pricing and price historyZscaler vs LastPass pricingVisit LastPass

Okta

Okta starts at $6 per user per month, billed annually, $1,500 annual contract minimum for Starter (USD per user per month, billed annually, $1,500 annual contract minimum), goes up to $3000 per month, billed annually, usage-based add-ons extra for Customer Identity Enterprise base platform.

Okta pricing and price historyVisit Okta

Auth0

Auth0 starts at $35 per month, billed monthly, up to 500 monthly active users for Essentials (B2C) (USD per month, billed monthly, up to 500 monthly active users), goes up to $240 per month, billed monthly, up to 500 monthly active users for Professional (B2C), has a free plan.

Auth0 pricing and price historyVisit Auth0

Duo Security

Duo Security starts at $3 per user per month for Duo Essentials (USD per user per month), goes up to $9 per user per month for Duo Premier, has a free plan.

Duo Security pricing and price historyVisit Duo Security

Snyk

Snyk starts at $25 per month, billed monthly, starting price, up to 10 developers for Team (USD per month, billed monthly, starting price, up to 10 developers), has a free plan.

Snyk pricing and price historyVisit Snyk

Automox

Automox starts at $1 per endpoint per month, billed annually for Patch OS (USD per endpoint per month, billed annually).

Automox pricing and price historyVisit Automox

Cloudflare

Cloudflare starts at $7 per user per month for Zero Trust Pay-as-you-go (USD per month, billed annually), goes up to $200 per month, billed annually ($250 monthly) for Business, has a free plan.

Cloudflare pricing and price historyVisit Cloudflare

Doppler

Doppler starts at $21 per user per month for Team (USD per user per month), has a free plan.

Doppler pricing and price historyVisit Doppler

Tenable

Tenable makes Nessus, one of the most widely deployed vulnerability scanners, and sells it alongside a broader exposure management platform. It is unusually transparent for security software: Nessus Professional is a published $4,790 one-year license.

Tenable starts at $3700 per year, 1 year subscription, up to 250 assets for Tenable One (USD per year, 1 year license), goes up to $6790 per year, 1 year license for Nessus Expert.

Tenable pricing and price historyVisit Tenable

Zscaler alternatives: questions

What is the cheapest alternative to Zscaler?
Of the alternatives we track, Automox has the lowest listed entry price: $1 per endpoint per month, billed annually for Patch OS (USD per endpoint per month, billed annually). Zscaler starts at $72 per user per year. Check the unit, since some products charge per user and others per account.
Is there a free alternative to Zscaler?
Yes. LastPass, Auth0, Duo Security, Snyk, Cloudflare, Doppler list a free plan next to paid plans.
Has Zscaler raised its prices?
Zscaler last raised a list price in Feb 2024: ZPA Business went from $138 to $140 (+1%), first seen on its pricing page that month.
Which Zscaler alternatives raised their prices?
Bitwarden, LastPass. Bitwarden: Families from $3.33 to $3.99 (+20%), Mar 2026. LastPass: Business from $6 to $7 (+17%), Aug 2025.

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