Web Content Filtering software

Web Content Filtering vendors to know

Established leaders, challengers, newer entrants and the tools practitioners recommend to each other. Being listed is not a ranking or an endorsement, and no vendor paid to appear.

• Cisco Umbrella

  Established leader

  DNS-layer and secure web gateway filtering now transitioning into Cisco Secure Access; long-standing market leader for cloud-delivered filtering.

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• Zscaler Internet Access

  Established leader

  Cloud-native secure web gateway at the core of Zscaler's Zero Trust Exchange; named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Security Service Edge.

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• Netskope Secure Web Gateway

  Established leader

  Web filtering with inline DLP and CASB integration; Netskope was named a Gartner SSE Magic Quadrant Leader for the fourth consecutive year.

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• Forcepoint ONE Web Security

  Established leader

  Cloud-native SSE platform unifying web filtering, CASB and ZTNA; recognized as a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Security Service Edge.

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• Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access

  Established leader

  SASE platform bundling secure-web-gateway filtering with ZTNA and CASB, positioned by reviewers for large enterprises with hybrid environments.

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• Symantec Cloud Secure Web Gateway

  Broadcom

  Challenger

  Cloud-delivered proxy-based web security service with URL filtering across 80-plus categories; historically the largest SWG vendor by market share.

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• FortiGuard Web Filtering Service

  Fortinet

  Challenger

  URL filtering service built into FortiGate firewalls and FortiClient, best suited to organizations already standardized on Fortinet infrastructure.

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• WebTitan Web Filter

  TitanHQ

  Challenger

  DNS-based web filter with strong multi-tenant management, used by over 8,500 businesses and popular with MSPs serving multiple client networks.

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• ContentKeeper Web Filter Pro

  Emerging

  Cloud and on-premise web filter with built-in network sandboxing, rated on Gartner Peer Insights and widely deployed in the education sector.

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• DNSFilter

  Community favourite

  AI-driven protective DNS filtering frequently recommended by MSPs for easy multi-tenant setup, roaming client support and per-seat pricing.

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