7 categories · RankedPalo Alto Networks Prisma Access
Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access is a secure access service edge (SASE) platform from Palo Alto Networks · paloaltonetworks.com ↗
Read the same way at every company size.
The standing depends on who is buying. Every model is asked the same questions for each company size.
Cloudflare One is first at 53%.
Cloudflare One is first at 36%. 0 of 14 models made it the first choice when asked directly.
Zscaler Private Access is first at 63%.
Why models recommend it
“For most modern organizations, FortiNAC, Aruba ClearPass, or Palo Alto Prisma Access offer the best balance of features and flexibility.”GLM 4.7 FlashX · Comparative question · first choice
“Industry standard for security capabilities, App-ID precision, and centralized management (Panorama). Excellent cloud/SASE integration.”Gemini 3.5 Flash · Scale-constrained question · alternative
“GigaOm Radar v5 rates Palo Alto Networks 4.6 overall, the highest among enduring innovators in Zero Trust Network Access.”Muse Glimmer 30B · Comparative question · alternative
“Look at Zscaler, Palo Alto Prisma Access, Cloudflare, Cisco, or Twingate as more mature alternatives”DeepSeek V4 Flash · Negative question · alternative
What gives them pause
“Better for large enterprises already standardized on Palo Alto”Kimi K2 · Paraphrase question · warning
“Reviews show ~88–95% negative sentiment in some buyer indices, citing it's overly tailored to big enterprises, with high costs, steep learning curves”Grok 4.20 · Negative question · warning
“it's more complex/expensive (~$10\u201325+/user/month) and better suited if you already use Palo Alto tools. Overkill for pure mid-sized B2B”Grok 4.20 · Paraphrase question · warning
“don't have the dedicated SecOps teams required to manage complex enterprise legacy frameworks (like Zscaler or Palo Alto)”Gemini 3.5 Flash · Paraphrase question · warning
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access, over the 138 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
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| 116 | 36 | View → | |
| 104 | 45 | View → | |
| 57 | 15 | View → | |
| 50 | 2 | View → | |
| 40 | 6 | View → | |
| 35 | 1 | View → | |
| 34 | 0 | View → | |
| 24 | 0 | View → | |
| 23 | 1 | View → | |
| 19 | 2 | View → |
What the models named instead of Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access →
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
At a glance
Stated on Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access's own site, not checked by Gane.
- Hosting
- China
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How this is measured
Fourteen AI models from 12 labs are asked the same buying questions six ways, for three company sizes. Standings refresh every edition.
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Read the method →Sources returned with these answers
Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted. These counts come from 111 of the 138 answers that named Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
230 of the 253 domain citations in answers naming Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access came from a third party's page. Twenty-three were to the publisher's own pages (the Gane Index), which the models cite like any other source; they are not counted as a third party.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
By model
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |