Zero trust network access · November 2026 Edition
Zscaler Private Access vs Check Point Harmony SASE
One of fourteen models named Zscaler Private Access first on the direct prompt; two named Check Point Harmony SASE. Zscaler Private Access was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Check Point Harmony SASE by thirteen and Zscaler Private Access carries 54 labels and Check Point Harmony SASE 25, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in six categories this edition.
Named in seven categories this edition.
First-choice share4%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate35%28%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#5#6A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels5425A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Zscaler Private Access reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Cloudflare One was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. Cloudflare One vs Zscaler Private Access · Cloudflare One vs Check Point Harmony SASE · Twingate vs Zscaler Private Access
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the zero trust network access page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Zscaler Private AccessFirst choices, of fourteen modelsCheck Point Harmony SASE
Direct124 against Zscaler Private Access
Paraphrase103 against Zscaler Private Access
Comparative100
Budget-constrained002 against Zscaler Private Access
Scale-constrained002 against Zscaler Private Access
Negative008 against Zscaler Private Access · 7 against Check Point Harmony SASE
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Zscaler Private Access and Check Point Harmony SASE were named in the same answer forty-one times, of the 198 answers naming Zscaler Private Access and the 153 naming Check Point Harmony SASE. In those answers Check Point Harmony SASE took the first choice zero times and Zscaler Private Access eleven.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Zscaler Private Access and Check Point Harmony SASE stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | ||||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | | ||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | ||
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | |||
| Grok 4.20 | | | | | | |
| Mistral Small | | | | |||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | |||
| Llama 4 Maverick | | | | | ||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | ||
| Kimi K2 | | | | | | |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | ||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | | ||
| GPT-6 Luna | | |||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | |
Zscaler Private Access Check Point Harmony SASE first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Zscaler Private Access on the left and Check Point Harmony SASE on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Zscaler Private Access and Check Point Harmony SASE stood in it.
Zscaler Private Access first, Check Point Harmony SASE not the choice
1 of 14 modelsCheck Point Harmony SASE was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GPT-5.4 miniZscaler Private Access alternatives: Cato Networks Universal ZTNA, Cloudflare One, Netskope Private Access, Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access
Check Point Harmony SASE first, Zscaler Private Access not the choice
2 of 14 modelsZscaler Private Access was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Kimi K2Check Point Harmony SASE, Cloudflare One alternatives: Cato Networks, Fortinet FortiZTNA, Twingate
MiniMax M2.5Cato Networks, Check Point Harmony SASE alternatives: Cloudflare One, FortiZTNA, Okta Identity-Driven Security
Neither was the first choice, one was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Perplexity SonarCato Networks alternatives: Check Point Harmony SASE, Cloudflare One Access, Twingate
Mistral SmallCato Networks alternatives: Zscaler Private Access
Llama 4 MaverickCato Networks alternatives: Check Point Harmony SASE, Cloudflare One, Twingate
Neither was named
8 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5Cato Networks, Twingate alternatives: Cloudflare One, Fortinet Universal ZTNA, Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange
Gemini 3.5 FlashTwingate alternatives: Cloudflare One, Harmony SASE / Perimeter 81, Microsoft Entra Private Access
Grok 4.20Cloudflare One, Twingate alternatives: Cato Networks SASE
DeepSeek V4 FlashCloudflare One, Twingate alternatives: Cato Networks, Microsoft Entra Private Access
Qwen 3.7 FlashCato Networks alternatives: Cloudflare One, Fortinet Universal ZTNA, Twingate
GLM 4.7 FlashXTwingate alternatives: Cato Networks, Cloudflare One, NordLayer
GPT-6 LunaMicrosoft Entra Private Access alternatives: Cloudflare One, Twingate
Muse Glimmer 30BCato Networks alternatives: Cloudflare One, Microsoft Entra Private Access, Okta Identity-Driven Security, Twingate
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Level: the same share of first choices.
Zscaler Private Access0%#8 of 8Check Point Harmony SASE0%#5 of 8Mid-marketThe figures above
Level: the same share of first choices.
Zscaler Private Access4%#5 of 11Check Point Harmony SASE4%#6 of 11Enterprise
Zscaler Private Access leads by sixty-three points.
Zscaler Private Access63%#1 of 9Check Point Harmony SASE0%#– of 9What the models said about Zscaler Private Access
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“suggest avoiding Zscaler for mid-market organizations, citing complexity, high cost, and being designed primarily for Fortune 500 scale” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative
“What to Avoid - Zscaler Private Access — Overkill and overpriced for mid-market” Kimi K2 · paraphrase prompt · hard negative
“"The most severe flaw is CVE-2025-54982, which affects Zscaler's SAML authentication mechanism." ... verify the exact build and patch level for SAML/SSO integration” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“One of the pioneers of cloud-delivered ZTNA and "widely adopted in enterprise"... Enterprise scale VPN replacement: Zscaler Private Access for large enterprises replacing VPN at scale.” Muse Glimmer 30B · comparative prompt · first choice
“| 1 | Zscaler (ZPA + Zscaler One) | SSE / SASE | Mature, large global PoP footprint, strong app segmentation, excellent threat protection” Grok 4.20 · comparative prompt · first choice
“For most mid-sized B2B companies, Zscaler Private Access and Cisco Duo are the most mature and widely adopted solutions.” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about Check Point Harmony SASE
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of six in this category shown.
“warnings to avoid or delay adoption of Check Point Harmony SASE until you verify that their remediation for any security issues is architectural” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative
“Avoid vendors still pushing VPN-like ZTNA (e.g., some older Check Point or Fortinet setups without full SASE evolution).” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Also placed in the "lagging" category by QKS Reviews” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“Start with Cloudflare One or Check Point Harmony if you want simplicity, transparent pricing, and fast time-to-value” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · first choice
“Cato Networks or Check Point Harmony SASE offer the best balance of features, ease of use, and value” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“A consolidated ZTNA and web security solution that provides secure access to applications and resources.” Llama 4 Maverick · paraphrase prompt · alternative
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Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.