# Cloudflare One alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 222 of the 504 answers in the 2 categories where Cloudflare One 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/cloudflare-one/alternatives

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

- Cato Networks: 21
- Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE: 19
- Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange: 9
- Zscaler Private Access: 7
- Fortinet FortiSASE: 6
- Cato SASE Cloud: 5

## Zero trust network access

**Small business**: 19 of 84 answers did not name Cloudflare One (Cloudflare One is #1 of 8 at 53%).

- Twingate: first choice in 4 of those 19
- Tailscale: first choice in 2 of those 19
- Cloudflare Zero Trust – Cloudflare Access: first choice in 1 of those 19
- Netskope Private Access: first choice in 1 of those 19
- NordLayer: first choice in 1 of those 19
- Zscaler Private Access: first choice in 1 of those 19

**Mid-market**: 29 of 84 answers did not name Cloudflare One (Cloudflare One is #1 of 11 at 36%).

- Cato Networks: first choice in 2 of those 29
- Cisco Duo: first choice in 1 of those 29
- Mamori.io's Free ZTNA Solution: first choice in 1 of those 29
- Zscaler Private Access: first choice in 1 of those 29

**Enterprise**: 30 of 84 answers did not name Cloudflare One (Cloudflare One is #2 of 9 at 21%).

- Zscaler Private Access: first choice in 5 of those 30
- Microsoft Entra Private Access: first choice in 2 of those 30
- Okta Identity-Driven Security: first choice in 1 of those 30

## SASE platforms

**Small business**: 29 of 84 answers did not name Cloudflare One (Cloudflare One is #1 of 12 at 68%).

- Cato Networks: first choice in 1 of those 29
- Cato SASE Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 29
- Cisco Secure Connect: first choice in 1 of those 29
- Cisco Umbrella: first choice in 1 of those 29
- Datto Secure Edge: first choice in 1 of those 29
- Fortinet FortiSASE: first choice in 1 of those 29
- Todyl Security Platform: first choice in 1 of those 29
- Twingate: first choice in 1 of those 29

**Mid-market**: 51 of 84 answers did not name Cloudflare One (Cloudflare One is #2 of 10 at 28%).

- Cato Networks: first choice in 10 of those 51
- Cato SASE Cloud: first choice in 3 of those 51
- Netskope One: first choice in 2 of those 51
- Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE: first choice in 2 of those 51
- Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange: first choice in 2 of those 51
- Cato Networks – Cato SASE Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 51
- Cato Networks — Cato SASE Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 51
- Cato Networks' Cato SASE Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 51

**Enterprise**: 64 of 84 answers did not name Cloudflare One (Cloudflare One is #4 of 9 at 11%).

- Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE: first choice in 17 of those 64
- Cato Networks: first choice in 8 of those 64
- Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange: first choice in 7 of those 64
- Fortinet FortiSASE: first choice in 5 of those 64
- Cisco Secure Access: first choice in 3 of those 64
- Netskope One: first choice in 3 of those 64
- iboss: first choice in 3 of those 64
- Cato SASE Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 64

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