# Cato Networks Universal ZTNA: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 2 judge labels across 1 category by 2 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/cato-networks-universal-ztna

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Zero trust network access](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/zero-trust-network-access/index.md) | 0% | 23 | 0% | 2 |

## What the models said for it

- "If you want ZTNA plus broader SSE/SASE in one platform... Cato, Netskope, or Palo Alto" (GPT-5.4 mini, ZTNA)
- "Networking and security should be consolidated into one managed SASE platform" (Perplexity Sonar, ZTNA)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Cato Networks Universal ZTNA, from 4 of the 4 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- cloudflare.com: 3
- cyberpress.org: 2
- cybersecuritynews.com: 2
- absolute.com: 1
- blog.openvpn.net: 1
- comparitech.com: 1
- costbench.com: 1
- cybersectools.com: 1
- defendmybusiness.com: 1
- gartner.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://cloudflare.com/sase/products/access: 2
- https://cyberpress.org/ztna-solutions-by-business-size: 2
- https://absolute.com/pt/blog/best-zero-trust-networking-platforms-in-2026: 1
- https://blog.openvpn.net/secure-remote-access-solutions: 1
- https://cloudflare.com/sase/use-cases/vpn-replacement: 1
- https://comparitech.com/net-admin/zero-trust-networking-software: 1
- https://costbench.com/software/ztna/compare-all: 1
- https://cybersectools.com/resources/shortlists/best-ztna-tools: 1

## What it publishes

Every page catonetworks.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 4490 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 986 pages, 26 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-24
- case study: 94 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2016-09-12
- webinar or virtual event: 7 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 19 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-07-22
- report or ebook: 9 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 41 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 4 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-23
- glossary or explainer: 158 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- podcast or video: 16 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 399 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-24 blog: Securing what your bedrock agentcore agents actually do https://www.catonetworks.com/blog/securing-what-your-bedrock-agentcore-agents-actually-do/
- Recent: 2026-09-17 blog: When the enterprise edge is everywhere security must be too https://www.catonetworks.com/blog/when-the-enterprise-edge-is-everywhere-security-must-be-too/
- Recent: 2026-09-10 blog: Ransomwares ai adoption curve https://www.catonetworks.com/blog/ransomwares-ai-adoption-curve/
- Recent: 2026-09-03 blog: Your local agent can act can you control it https://www.catonetworks.com/blog/your-local-agent-can-act-can-you-control-it/
- Recent: 2026-09-01 blog: Cato managed sase for smb https://www.catonetworks.com/blog/cato-managed-sase-for-smb/
- Recent: 2026-08-31 blog: Has security taken a back seat to productivity https://www.catonetworks.com/blog/has-security-taken-a-back-seat-to-productivity/

## 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.