What I like best about Prisma SaaS Security is its centralized visibility and protection for SaaS applications and sensitive data. The intuitive dashboard simplifies monitoring user activities, identifying risky behavior, preventing data leakage, and enforcing security policies. Its integration with other security tools improves visibility and streamlines security operations. Threat detection and AI-driven analytics help identify suspicious activities and potential risks. Performance is effective for monitoring cloud application security, although it depends on the environment and configuration. The solution can provide good ROI by reducing security risks and manual monitoring efforts. Initial setup and policy configuration may require technical expertise, but documentation and support resources help with onboarding and troubleshooting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The initial setup and policy configuration can be complex, especially in environments with many SaaS applications. Licensing costs may be high for smaller organizations, and understanding advanced features can require additional training. Some alerts may also need manual investigation to reduce false positives. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Prisma helps with different challenges like discovery of various saas application. Malware scanning , complaince reporting and AI governance

It provides excellent visibility of saad application, users and data .it can also be integrated with palo alto with adds another layer of security to overall architecture. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Overall cost can be a challenge for a small to medium cap organisation.

The tools is excellent but it also adds a complexity and teams needs a significant amount of time to tune policies and reduce false positives.

Additional licences can be q problem for some organisation Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I like most about Prisma SaaS Security is the centralized visibility it offers over authorized SaaS applications and shadow IT. It allows me to identify risky applications, detect potential information exposures, and apply policies to prevent data loss. I also value that it combines online and API-based protection, which makes it easier to monitor both user activity and files stored in the cloud. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I like least is that the initial setup and policy adjustment can be complex, especially for those who are not familiar with the Palo Alto Networks ecosystem. Additionally, the licensing can be costly for small organizations. I believe that a more intuitive setup assistant, more practical and clear documentation, and a more flexible pricing structure would help make adoption easier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I really like Prisma SaaS Security for its ability to block unauthorized third-party SaaS applications and prevent employees from passing sensitive data. The platform is significant for cloud security, providing visibility, threat protection, and data governance across sanctioned and unsanctioned SaaS applications. As a cybersecurity IT administrator, I find it invaluable for monitoring corporate SaaS users and auditing file sharing permissions in real-time. I appreciate how it reviews automated data loss prevention flags on sensitive data and helps fix misconfigurations across cloud tenants. The platform continuously scans at-rest files and in-transit traffic, automatically revoking risky public shares. The onboarding experience was positive, with Palo Alto Networks' guided API workflow and prebuilt compliance policies streamlining the initial discovery phase. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I find the main drawback centers around the platform's policy management, which has a learning curve and can feel complex when trying to set up granular DLP rules to prevent false positives across varied business units. Additionally, the administrative workflow can occasionally fall between the legacy enterprise portal and the newer STAR-TAM Manager interface, requiring ongoing navigation familiarity. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I like most about Prisma SaaS Security is its user-friendly interface and how quickly it can detect and help address security risks across SaaS applications. It simplifies security management and still provides valuable insights, making it easier to stay on top of potential issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

One drawback of Prisma SaaS Security is that some of its more advanced features can take time to learn and configure correctly. Also, troubleshooting certain alerts may require a deeper level of investigation, which can add to the overall administrative effort. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The best part of Prisma SaaS Security is its ability to automatically uncover Shadow IT and unmanaged GenAI usage with minimal policy friction. The context-aware DLP and SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) give us continuous visibility into misconfigurations and risky file-sharing permissions across our cloud apps. Being able to manage all of this alongside our broader Palo Alto SASE stack from a single console saves our security team a ton of time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The biggest downside is the administrative complexity and pricing structure. The platform can be quite overwhelming to configure initially, and the learning curve for policy tuning is steep. Reporting and dashboard customization could also be more intuitive—generating clean, executive-ready summaries takes more effort than it should. Finally, API scan delays can occasionally happen depending on third-party SaaS rate limits. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Prisma Saas Security continuously monitor Saas application without any agents required

It helps to discover where the company data is stored and shared with.

It has deep visibility with across all the Saas application across the organization

It identifies sensitive data in one organization with the permissions to the data public links and other exposure to the data

It performs continuous monitoring checks and identifies if there is any policy modifications or changes new risk.

It has a feature of auto remediation in which issues can be addressed automatically with its pre defined workflows.

It detects compromised accounts , unusual logins mass downloads. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Creating and fine tuning policies is a tedious job and requires a lot of effort

Many false positives are detected

High volumes of alerts are generated if not fine tuned.

Pricing is very expensive

Native integrations are limited

Initials scans take lot of time and resources. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It excels at providing comprehensive visibility into a company's cloud footprint. It can automatically discover thousands of unsanctioned "Shadow IT" applications, including unmanaged employee usage of GenAI tools like ChatGPT or Microsoft Copilot Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Because the threat detection and AI-driven monitoring are so comprehensive, administrators frequently report experiencing "alert fatigue"—struggling to filter through a high volume of low-priority warnings to identify truly critical security events. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I like best about Prisma SaaS Security is that it gives better visibility into SaaS usage, risky behavior, and configuration issues across cloud applications. It helps our team identify potential security gaps earlier and respond more efficiently, which has made SaaS oversight much more manageable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I dislike most is the learning curve. Policy tuning and alert review can take some time, especially early on, and it may require ongoing adjustment to reduce noise and focus on the highest-priority risks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

what I like about Prisma SaaS Security is that it gives you one place to monitor all your SaaS applications, making it much easier to identify security issues and take action quickly using AI Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

My only concern is that there are a lot of settings, so it takes a little time to get comfortable using it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.