Cisco Umbrella Alternatives for the Hybrid Workforce

With Cisco Umbrella SIG and DNS reaching end of sale on January 31, 2027, IT teams face a choice. Follow Cisco’s path to Secure Access, or use the change to find a platform that better fits how people work today.

What to look for in a Cisco Umbrella alternative

• • Feature coverage: list what you use in Umbrella today, such as DNS-layer security, SIG or cloud firewall, and confirm each is covered.
• • User experience: check how the platform performs for remote users on home Wi-Fi and mobile networks.
• • Deployment effort: find out whether you need appliances, VPN servers or extra agents.
• • Zero trust model: look at how users are verified and how access to each application is controlled.
• • Licensing: compare minimum user counts, term lengths and what is bundled.

Staying with Cisco

Cisco Secure Access covers ZTNA, SWG, CASB and FWaaS, plus DLP, remote browser isolation, VPN-as-a-Service and DNS-layer security. It runs from a single cloud console with Cisco Secure Client. Read more on our Cisco Secure Access page.

Cloudbrink as a Cisco Umbrella alternative

Cloudbrink Personal SASE is built for hybrid workers. It pairs high-performance ZTNA with Internet Security, including secure internet access with simple acceptable-use policy enforcement. It is 100% software, so there is no hardware to buy or maintain.

In Broadband Testing’s independent tests, Cloudbrink improved application performance over unreliable connections by 30x or more, even when fully secured.

If you rely on specific Umbrella features, request a demo to see how Cloudbrink handles your current policies.