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

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 425 of the 504 answers in the 2 categories where Cato SASE Cloud 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-sase-cloud/alternatives

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

- Fortinet Secure SD-WAN: 60
- Cloudflare One: 55
- Cato Networks: 40
- Cisco Meraki SD-WAN: 29
- Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN: 28
- Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE: 20

## SASE platforms

**Small business**: 75 of 84 answers did not name Cato SASE Cloud (Cato SASE Cloud is #4 of 12 at 5%).

- Cloudflare One: first choice in 38 of those 75
- Cato Networks: first choice in 9 of those 75
- Fortinet FortiSASE: first choice in 3 of those 75
- Twingate: first choice in 3 of those 75
- Check Point Harmony SASE: first choice in 1 of those 75
- Cisco Secure Connect: first choice in 1 of those 75
- Cisco Umbrella: first choice in 1 of those 75
- Datto Secure Edge: first choice in 1 of those 75

**Mid-market**: 77 of 84 answers did not name Cato SASE Cloud (Cato SASE Cloud is #3 of 10 at 11%).

- Cato Networks: first choice in 20 of those 77
- Cloudflare One: first choice in 12 of those 77
- Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange: first choice in 5 of those 77
- Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE: first choice in 3 of those 77
- Netskope One: first choice in 2 of those 77
- Cato Networks Cato SASE Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 77
- Cato Networks – Cato SASE Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 77
- Cato Networks — Cato SASE Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 77

**Enterprise**: 78 of 84 answers did not name Cato SASE Cloud.

- Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE: first choice in 17 of those 78
- Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange: first choice in 12 of those 78
- Cato Networks: first choice in 11 of those 78
- Cloudflare One: first choice in 5 of those 78
- Fortinet FortiSASE: first choice in 4 of those 78
- Netskope One: first choice in 4 of those 78
- Cisco Secure Access: first choice in 3 of those 78
- iboss: first choice in 3 of those 78

## SD-WAN

**Small business**: 61 of 84 answers did not name Cato SASE Cloud (Cato SASE Cloud is #5 of 7 at 0%).

- Cisco Meraki SD-WAN: first choice in 26 of those 61
- Fortinet Secure SD-WAN: first choice in 17 of those 61
- Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN: first choice in 3 of those 61
- FlexPrem SD-WAN: first choice in 1 of those 61
- Fortinet's FortiGate Secure SD-WAN: first choice in 1 of those 61
- NetMotion: first choice in 1 of those 61
- Riverbed SteelConnect: first choice in 1 of those 61
- SonicWall: first choice in 1 of those 61

**Mid-market**: 66 of 84 answers did not name Cato SASE Cloud (Cato SASE Cloud is #4 of 8 at 2%).

- Fortinet Secure SD-WAN: first choice in 22 of those 66
- Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN: first choice in 8 of those 66
- Cisco Meraki SD-WAN: first choice in 3 of those 66
- Broadcom (VMware) VeloCloud SD-WAN: first choice in 1 of those 66
- FlexPrem SD-WAN: first choice in 1 of those 66
- Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WAN: first choice in 1 of those 66
- Turnium SD-WAN: first choice in 1 of those 66
- Versa Titan: first choice in 1 of those 66

**Enterprise**: 68 of 84 answers did not name Cato SASE Cloud (Cato SASE Cloud is #4 of 11 at 4%).

- Fortinet Secure SD-WAN: first choice in 21 of those 68
- Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN: first choice in 17 of those 68
- Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WAN: first choice in 3 of those 68
- Cisco: first choice in 2 of those 68
- Cato SASE Platform: first choice in 1 of those 68
- HPE Aruba EdgeConnect: first choice in 1 of those 68
- VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN: first choice in 1 of those 68

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