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Ivanti Policy Secure (IPS) vs ThreatLocker Zero Trust Platform comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on May 20, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

Ivanti Policy Secure (IPS)
Ranking in Network Access Control (NAC)
14th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
ThreatLocker Zero Trust Pla...
Ranking in Network Access Control (NAC)
3rd
Average Rating
9.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
103
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (5th), Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) (5th), Application Control (1st), ZTNA as a Service (5th), ZTNA (6th), Ransomware Protection (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Network Access Control (NAC) category, the mindshare of Ivanti Policy Secure (IPS) is 3.2%, up from 1.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ThreatLocker Zero Trust Platform is 2.5%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Network Access Control (NAC) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
ThreatLocker Zero Trust Platform2.5%
Ivanti Policy Secure (IPS)3.2%
Other94.3%
Network Access Control (NAC)
 

Featured Reviews

Le Ban - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Security Manager & Chief IT Engineer at JVPC
Affordable product with an easy initial setup process
Ivanti NAC's most valuable feature is reasonable pricing The product's performance needs improvement. We are doing the PoC of Ivanti NAC. I rate the platform's stability an eight out of ten. I rate Ivanti NAC's scalability an eight out of ten. We have 150 users for it. I contacted the…
Santo Joy - PeerSpot reviewer
Head Of Cyber Security at a outsourcing company with 201-500 employees
Security controls have been strengthened with granular application, ringfencing, and access policies
The features of ThreatLocker Zero Trust Endpoint Protection Platform that I like the most are the Ringfencing, elevation control, storage control, and application whitelisting functionality. For examples of how these features benefit my company, we were looking for a solution across various vendors to actually implement application whitelisting controls. ThreatLocker's agent, which is very lightweight and does not use much CPU or RAM, helped us achieve that solution. Ringfencing was an add-on that ticked off a lot of Australian framework security controls, which is the reason we chose it. My impression of the allowlisting feature in terms of managing which software, scripts, and libraries run on my devices is that ThreatLocker's community page has a lot of information around this, which is very helpful. Not only that, the Cyber Hero support that ThreatLocker provides gives us insights and best practices, helping us achieve that solution and guiding us to the right platform. The impact of Ringfencing on controlling the behavior of approved applications has been a big winner for us because it is something that many other platforms do not provide as a functionality. Having that allowed us to identify what applications talk to each other, which is something that many other platforms do not do. The network control feature impacts my ability to manage network traffic across my endpoints and servers. We have not used this widely across all our partners, but wherever required, we use it. It has been an easy solution for those customers to get that control implemented. The elevation feature's role in facilitating just-in-time administrative access for approved applications shows that elevation control helps in many use cases involving remote control platforms, door usage, and security system platforms that require local admins. There are many solutions that provide this functionality, but the licensing cost seems to be expensive, and it also adds another solution into the mix. Rather than doing that, we try to use ThreatLocker Zero Trust Endpoint Protection Platform to achieve that control. Regarding the storage control feature, I have used it. The primary function is USB blocking, which is very widely adopted, and also just locking down and allowing certain users to access certain file locations helps us there. When it comes to enforcing policy-driven access over various storage devices, it depends on the business risk adapted by the companies that we support, but generally the use case is USB and external storage devices where companies know that is a risk, but they do not have appropriate solutions. There are EDR platforms that claim to do this, but ThreatLocker Zero Trust Endpoint Protection Platform does it at an advanced level. My assessment of the efficiency of the real-time threat intelligence and category controls employed by Web Control in blocking malicious and non-compliant sites leads me to think that Web Control is another functionality within ThreatLocker Zero Trust Endpoint Protection Platform that is an add-on on top of the current set. That is another solution that we use based on what is required for the company, but again, that is not widely adapted yet for our partners.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Integration with other vendors is possible."
"The profiler option allows me to see every detail in a systematic manner from a switch. I can choose the switch and I can see the port NAC address and time."
"Ivanti NAC's most valuable feature is reasonable pricing."
"ThreatLocker Zero Trust Endpoint Protection Platform has helped our company save on operational costs and expenses significantly."
"Overall, I would consider it a valuable zero trust security application with useful preventive controls and strong potential for enterprise environments."
"ThreatLocker Zero Trust Platform has positively impacted my organization by saving a ton of cleanup during a malicious attack, as it has stopped it in its tracks, and I was able to basically pinpoint the vector of attack if something were to happen."
"Our assessment of Elevation Control's role in facilitating Just-In-Time administrative access for approved applications is that we are loving it so far."
"The most valuable feature is its learning capability."
"My impression of the allowlisting feature in ThreatLocker Zero Trust Endpoint Protection Platform for managing which software, scripts, and libraries run on my devices is that it is awesome."
"Being able to protect and trust nothing by default, known as zero trust, is the most important feature to me."
"The customer service is excellent, ten out of ten."
 

Cons

"At some point, the server got cached and we faced several issues that impacted our customers. We would like to have this resolved."
"The product's performance needs improvement."
"The documentation needs to be improved. There are a lot of details that are missed which makes it confusing."
"We have had a few instances where the local database gets corrupted and starts blocking random Windows DLLs, and the support team has always been very quick at helping us identify and remediate that."
"ThreatLocker Zero Trust Endpoint Protection Platform could be improved by being able to consolidate even more with an EDR for deeper scanning as needed."
"ThreatLocker University offers many good training modules, but more in-depth training for advanced platforms would be beneficial."
"Adding applications to the allowlist can sometimes feel overwhelming."
"Sometimes, there are dependencies on the applications when they upgrade their patches, where the older version is already allowed, but when the newer version comes, DLL files and other components get blocked."
"The snapshots used in the ThreatLocker University portal are outdated snippets and have not been updated in conjunction with the portal itself."
"A valuable addition to ThreatLocker would be a column in the audit page displaying a VirusTotal score for each file."
"If you have a thousand computers with ThreatLocker agents on them, when you approve or create a new policy saying that Adobe Reader that matches this hashtag and meets certain criteria is allowed to be installed, it applies at the top level or the organization level. It applies to every computer in the company. When you make that new policy and push it out and it goes out and updates all of the clients. Unfortunately, at this time, it does not look like they stagger the push-out."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product is cost-effective."
"So far, it has been great. I have no complaints. Of course, everybody wishes it was cheaper."
"ThreatLocker's pricing seems justifiable."
"I find ThreatLocker's pricing to be reasonable for the services it provides."
"The pricing is reasonable and normal. I do not have any problems with the cost."
"The pricing is fair and there is no hard sell."
"The price is very reasonable, and we have been able to integrate ThreatLocker with all of our clients."
"Considering what this product does, ThreatLocker is very well-priced, if not too nicely priced for the customer."
"Others say ThreatLocker is too expensive, and I tell them they're dreaming. It's well-priced for what it does."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
17%
Comms Service Provider
13%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Computer Software Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
9%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business70
Midsize Enterprise19
Large Enterprise21
 

Questions from the Community

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ThreatLocker Allowlisting?
Regarding my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing, I remember reaching out to them and it was about over a month. I reached out to them directly and also a couple third-party service ...
What needs improvement with ThreatLocker Allowlisting?
I would like to see ThreatLocker Zero Trust Platform improve by developing some sort of software deployment plan where we can use it for pushing out and installing software onto the computers throu...
What is your primary use case for ThreatLocker Allowlisting?
My main use case for ThreatLocker Zero Trust Platform is allow listing software, as well as Elevation Control and Storage Control. For a specific example of how I use allow listing or Elevation Con...
 

Also Known As

Pulse Policy Secure
Protect, Allowlisting, Network Control, Ringfencing
 

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