# Zero trust network access for enterprise buyers: what AI models recommend, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Asked as "ZTNA solution" and as "zero trust remote access tool to replace a VPN", six framings each, to fourteen models with search on, on behalf of an enterprise B2B company. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/zero-trust-network-access/enterprise

**Standing:** Zscaler Private Access leads with 63% of first choices; verdict clear leader. 52 first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts.

## First-choice share

| Rank | Product | Share | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Zscaler Private Access](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/zscaler-private-access/index.md) | 63% | 10% | 69 |
| 2 | [Cloudflare One](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/cloudflare-one/index.md) | 21% | 6% | 65 |
| 3 | [Microsoft Entra Private Access](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/microsoft-entra-private-access/index.md) | 12% | 0% | 28 |
| 4 | [Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/palo-alto-networks-prisma-access/index.md) | 2% | 9% | 53 |
| 6 | [Netskope Private Access](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/netskope-private-access/index.md) | 0% | 3% | 31 |
| 7 | [iboss ZTNA](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/iboss-ztna/index.md) | 0% | 0% | 10 |
| 8 | [Fortinet Universal ZTNA](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/fortinet-universal-ztna/index.md) | 0% | 9% | 11 |
| 9 | [Twingate](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/twingate/index.md) | 0% | 25% | 24 |
| 10 | [Cisco Secure Access](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/cisco-secure-access/index.md) | 0% | 14% | 14 |

Rank is by share of first choices among all 61 products named; products with the same share are tied, and the order among them carries no meaning. The table lists those with at least 10 labels.

## Each model's first choice on the direct prompt

- Claude Haiku 4.5: no first choice
- GPT-5.4 mini: Zscaler Private Access; alternatives Cloudflare One, Netskope Private Access
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: Zscaler Private Access; alternatives Cloudflare One, Microsoft Entra Private Access, Netskope Private Access, Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access
- Perplexity Sonar: Zscaler Private Access; alternatives Cloudflare One, Netskope Private Access, Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access
- Grok 4.20: Zscaler Private Access; alternatives Cato Networks SASE, Cloudflare One, CrowdStrike Falcon Zero Trust, Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access
- Mistral Small: Cloudflare One, Zscaler Private Access; alternatives Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access, Twingate, iboss ZTNA
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: Zscaler Private Access; alternatives Cloudflare One, Microsoft Entra Private Access, Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access
- Llama 4 Maverick: Zscaler Private Access; alternatives Cloudflare One, Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access, iboss ZTNA
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: Cloudflare One, Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access, Zscaler Private Access; alternatives Fortinet Universal ZTNA, Microsoft Entra Private Access
- Kimi K2: Cloudflare One, Zscaler Private Access; alternatives Microsoft Entra Private Access, Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: Cloudflare One, Zscaler Private Access; alternatives Appgate SDP, Microsoft Entra Private Access, Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access
- MiniMax M2.5: no first choice
- GPT-6 Luna: Zscaler Private Access; alternatives Cloudflare One, Microsoft Entra Global Secure Access, Netskope Private Access, Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access
- Muse Glimmer 30B: Zscaler Private Access; alternatives Cloudflare One, Fortinet Universal ZTNA, Okta Identity-Driven Security, Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access

## Sources the answers cite

72 of 84 answers came back with a source list, from 14 of 14 models. Sites named in the most answers:

- cloudflare.com: 28 answers, 66 citations
- zscaler.com: 27 answers, 43 citations
- expertinsights.com: 26 answers, 28 citations
- guptadeepak.com: 19 answers, 19 citations
- iboss.com: 19 answers, 19 citations
- cipherssecurity.com: 16 answers, 19 citations
- zerotrust.cio.com: 16 answers, 16 citations
- cyberpress.org: 15 answers, 15 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://expertinsights.com/network-security/the-top-zero-trust-network-access-solutions (23 answers)
- https://iboss.com/resources/best-ztna-solution-2026 (19 answers)
- https://cloudflare.com/sase/products/access (16 answers)
- https://guptadeepak.com/tools/top-5-ztna-solutions-2026 (16 answers)
- https://zerotrust.cio.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/64/2024/08/Gartner-Reprint.pdf (16 answers)
- https://netify.co.uk/insights/top-best-ztna-providers-vendors (14 answers)
- https://cipherssecurity.com/best-ztna-zero-trust-vendors-2026 (13 answers)
- https://cyberpress.org/ztna-solutions-by-business-size (13 answers)
- https://exabeam.com/explainers/zero-trust/ztna-solutions-key-capabilities-and-9-options-to-know (13 answers)
- https://gane.ai/index/it/network/zero-trust-network-access/enterprise (10 answers)

## Warned against

- Zscaler Private Access: 7 of 69 labels negative. "Zscaler Private Access (due to security vulnerabilities and cost increases)" (Mistral Small, negative prompt)
- Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access: 5 of 53 labels negative. "often has more variable elements (e.g., bandwidth tiers or inspection-based costs), leading to less predictability in high-traffic scenarios" (Grok 4.20, budget prompt)
- Twingate: 6 of 24 labels negative. "Avoid lighter tools like Tailscale or Twingate, which are better for smaller/dev-heavy teams" (Grok 4.20, paraphrase prompt)
- Check Point Harmony SASE: 3 of 9 labels negative. "rebranded VPNs like some Cisco or Check Point variants: These often lack continuous monitoring post-access" (Grok 4.20, negative prompt)

## Movement since October 2026

Floor: 11 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat.
Same leader: Zscaler Private Access at 63%.

- Zscaler Private Access: 53% to 63%, +10. Inside the floor by 1 point · rank 1 of 61, unchanged.
- Cloudflare One: 12% to 21%, +9. Inside the floor by 2 points · rank 2 of 61, unchanged.
- Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access: 11% to 2%, −9. Inside the floor by 2 points · rank 3 → 4 of 61.
- Microsoft Entra Private Access: 5% to 12%, +7. Inside the floor by 4 points · rank 4 → 3 of 61.
- Netskope Private Access: 4% to 0%, −4. Inside the floor by 7 points · rank 6 of 61, unchanged.
- Twingate: 2% to 0%, −2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 8 → 9 of 61.
- iboss ZTNA: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 28 → 7 of 61.
- Fortinet Universal ZTNA: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 12 → 8 of 61.
- Cisco Secure Access: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 13 → 10 of 61.

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.