# NordLayer alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 222 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where NordLayer 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/nordlayer/alternatives

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

- Cloudflare One: 61
- Zscaler Private Access: 60
- Twingate: 35
- Microsoft Entra Private Access: 8
- Cato Networks: 7
- Tailscale: 5

## Zero trust network access

**Small business**: 60 of 84 answers did not name NordLayer (NordLayer is #4 of 8 at 2%).

- Cloudflare One: first choice in 30 of those 60
- Twingate: first choice in 20 of those 60
- Tailscale: first choice in 5 of those 60
- Cloudflare Zero Trust – Cloudflare Access: first choice in 1 of those 60
- Microsoft Entra ID: first choice in 1 of those 60
- NetBird: first choice in 1 of those 60
- Netskope Private Access: first choice in 1 of those 60
- Zscaler Private Access: first choice in 1 of those 60

**Mid-market**: 78 of 84 answers did not name NordLayer (NordLayer is #10 of 11 at 0%).

- Cloudflare One: first choice in 18 of those 78
- Twingate: first choice in 15 of those 78
- Zscaler Private Access: first choice in 12 of those 78
- Cato Networks: first choice in 7 of those 78
- Check Point Harmony SASE: first choice in 2 of those 78
- Microsoft Entra Private Access: first choice in 2 of those 78
- Cisco Duo: first choice in 1 of those 78
- Mamori.io's Free ZTNA Solution: first choice in 1 of those 78

**Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name NordLayer.

- Zscaler Private Access: first choice in 47 of those 84
- Cloudflare One: first choice in 13 of those 84
- Microsoft Entra Private Access: first choice in 6 of those 84
- Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Netskope Private Access: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Okta Identity-Driven Security: first choice in 1 of those 84
- Zscaler B2B: first choice in 1 of those 84

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