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Enterprise browsers · November 2026 Edition

Microsoft Edge for Business vs Prisma Access Browser

Five of fourteen models named Microsoft Edge for Business first on the direct prompt; zero named Prisma Access Browser. Microsoft Edge for Business was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Prisma Access Browser by eleven and Microsoft Edge for Business carries 55 labels and Prisma Access Browser 13, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Microsoft Edge for Business

endorsed leader

Named in one category this edition.

Prisma Access Browser

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share39%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate7%15%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#7A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels5513A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Microsoft Edge for Business reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Chrome Enterprise was named alongside these two in eleven of the fourteen direct answers. Microsoft Edge for Business vs Chrome Enterprise · Microsoft Edge for Business vs Island Enterprise Browser · Microsoft Edge for Business vs Chrome Enterprise Core

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 enterprise browsers page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Microsoft Edge for BusinessFirst choices, of fourteen modelsPrisma Access Browser
Direct501 against Prisma Access Browser
Paraphrase70
Comparative60
Budget-constrained100
Scale-constrained21
Negative304 against Microsoft Edge for Business · 1 against Prisma Access Browser
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, Microsoft Edge for Business and Prisma Access Browser were named in the same answer thirty-nine times, of the 160 answers naming Microsoft Edge for Business and the 62 naming Prisma Access Browser. In those answers Prisma Access Browser took the first choice one time and Microsoft Edge for Business nineteen.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Microsoft Edge for Business and Prisma Access Browser stood in it.
ModelDirectMEPAParaphraseMEPAComparativeMEPABudget-constrainedMEPAScale-constrainedMEPANegativeMEPA
Claude Haiku 4.5MEMEME
GPT-5.4 miniPAMEME
Gemini 3.5 FlashMEPAMEMEMEME
Perplexity SonarMEMEPAMEPA
Grok 4.20PAMEMEMEME
Mistral SmallMEPAMEME
DeepSeek V4 FlashMEMEMEMEPA
Llama 4 MaverickMEPA
Qwen 3.7 FlashMEMEMEME
Kimi K2MEMEMEMEME
GLM 4.7 FlashXMEMEME
MiniMax M2.5MEMEME
GPT-6 LunaMEPAMEMEMEMEPA
Muse Glimmer 30BMEMEMEMEME
ME Microsoft Edge for BusinessPA Prisma Access BrowserME first choiceME named as an alternativeME argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Microsoft Edge for Business on the left and Prisma Access Browser on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Microsoft Edge for Business and Prisma Access Browser stood in it.

Microsoft Edge for Business first, Prisma Access Browser an alternative

5 of 14 modelsPrisma Access Browser was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Claude Haiku 4.5Chrome Enterprise, Microsoft Edge for Business
Gemini 3.5 FlashMicrosoft Edge for Business alternatives: Chrome Enterprise, Island Enterprise Browser, LayerX, Prisma Access Browser, Push Security
GLM 4.7 FlashXChrome Enterprise, Microsoft Edge for Business alternatives: Firefox for Enterprise, Island Enterprise Browser, Silo
GPT-6 LunaIsland Enterprise Browser, Microsoft Edge for Business alternatives: Chrome Enterprise, Prisma Access Browser
Muse Glimmer 30BMicrosoft Edge for Business alternatives: Chrome Enterprise, Island Enterprise Browser, NordLayer Browser, Surf 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.
GPT-5.4 miniGoogle Chrome Enterprise with Chrome Enterprise Premium alternatives: Island Enterprise Browser, Prisma Access Browser
Perplexity SonarChrome Enterprise alternatives: Island Enterprise Browser, Menlo Security, Microsoft Edge for Business, Push Security
DeepSeek V4 FlashIsland Enterprise Browser, Surf Security alternatives: Chrome Enterprise, Microsoft Edge for Business

Neither was named

6 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Grok 4.20Island Enterprise Browser alternatives: NordLayer Browser
Mistral SmallChrome Enterprise alternatives: Island Enterprise Browser, NordLayer Browser, Push Security
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
Qwen 3.7 FlashChrome Enterprise, NordLayer Browser alternatives: Authentic8, Menlo Security
Kimi K2Chrome Enterprise Core alternatives: Chrome Enterprise, Edge for Business, Surf Security
MiniMax M2.5Chrome Enterprise, NordLayer Browser

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
Microsoft Edge for Business leads by thirty-one points.
Microsoft Edge for Business31%#1 of 12
Prisma Access Browser0%#10 of 12
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Microsoft Edge for Business leads by thirty-eight points.
Microsoft Edge for Business39%#1 of 11
Prisma Access Browser2%#7 of 11
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Microsoft Edge for Business leads by twenty-two points.
Microsoft Edge for Business26%#2 of 11
Prisma Access Browser3%#4 of 11
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Microsoft Edge for Business

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.

“Microsoft says older Edge releases are unlikely to receive the latest security and quality updates.” GPT-6 Luna · negative prompt · soft negative
“Some users report compatibility issues and slow performance, particularly on non-Apple devices.” Mistral Small · negative prompt · soft negative
“Edge if you need minimal telemetry | Required data collection is non-negotiable” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · soft negative
“If you are Microsoft 365 / Windows-aligned: Edge for Business gives comparable management and security features with no extra license cost.” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice
“Start with Microsoft Edge for Business if you have Microsoft 365 (it's the most integrated and "secure by default" without extra spend).” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · first choice
“If you already use Microsoft 365 Business Premium / E3, start by enabling Edge for Business + Entra Application Protection policies” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice

What the models said about Prisma Access Browser

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.

“they can introduce latency/friction and are better as a complement rather than primary browser for daily B2B work” Grok 4.20 · direct prompt · soft negative
“Be cautious with - Smaller or newer "secure enterprise browser" products—including Island or Prisma Browser” GPT-6 Luna · negative prompt · soft negative
“look at dedicated browsers like Island or Prisma Access Browser — but test with a 25–50 user pilot first” DeepSeek V4 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“Another dedicated enterprise browser, built on Chromium, with built-in security features like DLP, identity management, and session controls.” Mistral Small · comparative prompt · alternative
“Prisma Browser is strongest in organizations already invested in Palo Alto Networks’ security stack” Perplexity Sonar · paraphrase prompt · alternative
Also compared
Microsoft Edge for Business vs Chrome EnterpriseMicrosoft Edge for Business vs Island Enterprise BrowserMicrosoft Edge for Business vs Chrome Enterprise CoreMicrosoft Edge for Business vs Firefox for EnterpriseMicrosoft Edge for Business vs LayerXChrome Enterprise vs Prisma Access BrowserIsland Enterprise Browser vs Prisma Access BrowserChrome Enterprise Core vs Prisma Access BrowserFirefox for Enterprise vs Prisma Access BrowserLayerX vs Prisma Access BrowserAll twenty-one head-to-head pages and the full enterprise browsers standing

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.