{"id":278432,"date":"2026-06-22T08:23:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T12:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/22\/crowdstrike-vs-zscaler-which-cybersecurity-stock-has-an-edge-june-22-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T08:30:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T12:30:14","slug":"crowdstrike-vs-zscaler-which-cybersecurity-stock-has-an-edge-june-22-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/22\/crowdstrike-vs-zscaler-which-cybersecurity-stock-has-an-edge-june-22-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"CrowdStrike vs. Zscaler: Which Cybersecurity Stock Has an Edge? &#8211; June 22, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zacks.com\/stock\/news\/2940654\/crowdstrike-vs-zscaler-which-cybersecurity-stock-has-an-edge\">CrowdStrike vs. Zscaler: Which Cybersecurity Stock Has an Edge? &#8211; June 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zacks.com\/stock\/news\/2940654\/crowdstrike-vs-zscaler-which-cybersecurity-stock-has-an-edge\">https:\/\/www.zacks.com\/stock\/news\/2940654\/crowdstrike-vs-zscaler-which-cybersecurity-stock-has-an-edge<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-06-22 08:23:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.zacks.com\">www.zacks.com<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"module-heading\">Key Takeaways <\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>CrowdStrike&#8217;s Falcon Flex adoption remains strong, but revenue growth has moderated from prior years.<\/li>\n<li>ZS is gaining traction with Zero Trust Everywhere, surpassing 700 enterprise customers in Q3 FY26.<\/li>\n<li>ZS trades at a much lower sales multiple than CRWD, offering a more attractive valuation.\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"key_takeaway_cta\" style=\"display: none;\"\/><\/ul>\n<p><strong>CrowdStrike<\/strong> (CRWD Quick Quote<span class=\"hoverquote-symbol\">CRWD<\/span> <span> &#8211; <\/span> Free Report)     and <strong>Zscaler<\/strong> (ZS Quick Quote<span class=\"hoverquote-symbol\">ZS<\/span> <span> &#8211; <\/span> Free Report)     are both at the forefront of the cybersecurity space, playing key roles in guarding organizations from extensive cyberattacks. While Palo Alto Networks focuses broadly on next-generation firewalls, cloud security and AI-driven threat detection, Zscaler is a leader in zero-trust security and specializes in secure access service edge and cloud security.<\/p>\n<p>Both CRWD and ZS are riding the key industry trends, driven by the mounting incidents of credential theft, remote desktop protocol breaches and social engineering-based strikes by malicious actors. However, from an investment point of view, one stock offers a more favorable outlook than the other right now. Let\u2019s break down their fundamentals, growth prospects, market challenges and valuation to determine which stock offers a more compelling investment case.<\/p>\n<h2>The Case for CrowdStrike Stock<\/h2>\n<p>CrowdStrike provides its cybersecurity services mainly through its Falcon platform. CrowdStrike\u2019s Falcon platform is renowned for being the industry\u2019s first multi-tenant, cloud native, intelligent security solution. The Falcon platform helps secure workloads across on-premise, cloud-based and virtualized environments running on several endpoints, such as desktops, laptops, servers, virtual machines and IoT devices.<\/p>\n<p>CrowdStrike\u2019s cloud-based Falcon platform currently provides 33 cloud modules via a software-as-a-service subscription model that is categorized under three categories: Endpoint Security, Security &#038; IT Operations and Threat Intelligence. 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