# Cato Networks alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 398 of the 504 answers in the 2 categories where Cato Networks holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/cato-networks/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Cloudflare One: 117
- Zscaler Private Access: 55
- Twingate: 50
- Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange: 14
- Cato SASE Cloud: 11
- Microsoft Entra Private Access: 8

## SASE platforms

**Small business**: 58 of 84 answers did not name Cato Networks (Cato Networks is #2 of 12 at 11%).

- Cloudflare One: first choice in 28 of those 58
- Cato SASE Cloud: first choice in 3 of those 58
- Twingate: first choice in 3 of those 58
- Fortinet FortiSASE: first choice in 2 of those 58
- Cisco Secure Connect: first choice in 1 of those 58
- Cisco Umbrella: first choice in 1 of those 58
- Datto Secure Edge: first choice in 1 of those 58
- Netskope One: first choice in 1 of those 58

**Mid-market**: 54 of 84 answers did not name Cato Networks (Cato Networks is #1 of 10 at 30%).

- Cloudflare One: first choice in 10 of those 54
- Cato SASE Cloud: first choice in 6 of those 54
- Netskope One: first choice in 3 of those 54
- Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange: first choice in 3 of those 54
- Cato Networks Cato SASE Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 54
- Cato Networks – Cato SASE Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 54
- Cato Networks — Cato SASE Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 54
- Cato Networks' Cato SASE Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 54

**Enterprise**: 54 of 84 answers did not name Cato Networks (Cato Networks is #3 of 9 at 13%).

- Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange: first choice in 10 of those 54
- Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE: first choice in 5 of those 54
- Cloudflare One: first choice in 4 of those 54
- Fortinet FortiSASE: first choice in 4 of those 54
- Netskope One: first choice in 4 of those 54
- Cato SASE Cloud: first choice in 2 of those 54
- Cisco Secure Access: first choice in 2 of those 54
- Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access: first choice in 2 of those 54

## Zero trust network access

**Small business**: 81 of 84 answers did not name Cato Networks.

- Cloudflare One: first choice in 46 of those 81
- Twingate: first choice in 33 of those 81
- Tailscale: first choice in 5 of those 81
- Cloudflare Zero Trust – Cloudflare Access: first choice in 1 of those 81
- Microsoft Entra ID: first choice in 1 of those 81
- NetBird: first choice in 1 of those 81
- Netskope Private Access: first choice in 1 of those 81
- NordLayer: first choice in 1 of those 81

**Mid-market**: 71 of 84 answers did not name Cato Networks (Cato Networks is #3 of 11 at 13%).

- Cloudflare One: first choice in 17 of those 71
- Twingate: first choice in 14 of those 71
- Zscaler Private Access: first choice in 11 of those 71
- Microsoft Entra Private Access: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Cisco Duo: first choice in 1 of those 71
- Mamori.io's Free ZTNA Solution: first choice in 1 of those 71
- Netskope Private Access: first choice in 1 of those 71
- Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange: first choice in 1 of those 71

**Enterprise**: 80 of 84 answers did not name Cato Networks.

- Zscaler Private Access: first choice in 44 of those 80
- Cloudflare One: first choice in 12 of those 80
- Microsoft Entra Private Access: first choice in 6 of those 80
- Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Netskope Private Access: first choice in 2 of those 80
- Okta Identity-Driven Security: first choice in 1 of those 80
- Zscaler B2B: first choice in 1 of those 80

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