# Fortinet FortiSASE alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 137 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Fortinet FortiSASE 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/fortinet-fortisase/alternatives

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

- Cloudflare One: 24
- Cato Networks: 10
- Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE: 6
- Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange: 5
- Cato SASE Cloud: 3
- Twingate: 3

## SASE platforms

**Small business**: 49 of 84 answers did not name Fortinet FortiSASE (Fortinet FortiSASE is #3 of 12 at 5%).

- Cloudflare One: first choice in 19 of those 49
- Cato Networks: first choice in 3 of those 49
- Twingate: first choice in 3 of those 49
- Cato SASE Cloud: first choice in 2 of those 49
- Cisco Secure Connect: first choice in 1 of those 49
- Cisco Umbrella: first choice in 1 of those 49
- Datto Secure Edge: first choice in 1 of those 49
- OpenVPN CloudConnexa: first choice in 1 of those 49

**Mid-market**: 40 of 84 answers did not name Fortinet FortiSASE (Fortinet FortiSASE is #5 of 10 at 2%).

- Cato Networks: first choice in 4 of those 40
- Cloudflare One: first choice in 2 of those 40
- Cato Networks – Cato SASE Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 40
- Cato Networks' Cato SASE Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 40
- Cato SASE Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 40
- Cisco Meraki: first choice in 1 of those 40
- Cisco Secure Connect: first choice in 1 of those 40
- Cisco Umbrella: first choice in 1 of those 40

**Enterprise**: 48 of 84 answers did not name Fortinet FortiSASE (Fortinet FortiSASE is #5 of 9 at 7%).

- Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE: first choice in 6 of those 48
- Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange: first choice in 5 of those 48
- Cato Networks: first choice in 3 of those 48
- Cloudflare One: first choice in 3 of those 48
- Netskope One: first choice in 2 of those 48
- iboss: first choice in 2 of those 48
- Cisco Secure Access: first choice in 1 of those 48
- Palo Alto Networks - Prisma SASE: first choice in 1 of those 48

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