2 categories · RankedPalo Alto Networks Prisma SASE
Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE is a secure access service edge platform that combines SD-WAN with zero trust network access · paloaltonetworks.com ↗
Strongest at enterprise, contested with Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange. Ranked 56 of 57 for small business buyers.
The standing depends on who is buying. Every model is asked the same questions for each company size.
Cloudflare One is first at 68%.
Cato Networks is first at 30%. 0 of 14 models made it the first choice when asked directly.
Ranked first, contested: Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange has 15%.
Why models recommend it
“A dominant enterprise leader, Palo Alto Networks provides one of the most mature, feature-complete SASE platforms.”Gemini 3.5 Flash · Comparative question · first choice
“Ranked #1 in Gartner's 2024 Single-Vendor SASE Magic Quadrant (top for both vision and execution)”DeepSeek V4 Flash · Comparative question · first choice
“start with Cato, Netskope, Palo Alto Networks, and Zscaler”GPT-6 Luna · Comparative question · first choice
“Zscaler, Palo Alto, and Cato are the clear leaders”Mistral Small · Comparative question · first choice
What gives them pause
“What I'd Avoid for Mid-Market - Palo Alto Prisma SASE — Excellent but overkill for mid-sized companies”Kimi K2 · Paraphrase question · warning
“has a high negative share on the IT AI Recommendation Index, with 88% of labels being negative”Llama 4 Maverick · Negative question · warning
“Enterprise heavyweights like Palo Alto Networks (Prisma Access) or Zscaler often carry steep licensing minimums, complex add-ons, and high implementation costs.”Gemini 3.5 Flash · Budget-constrained question · warning
“Scrutinize total cost, licensing, and branch requirements... cited high pricing and more cloud-reliant, constrained on-premises security”GPT-6 Luna · Negative question · warning
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE, over the 125 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 112 | 15 | View → | |
| 100 | 4 | View → | |
| 85 | 4 | View → | |
| 75 | 27 | View → | |
| 75 | 20 | View → | |
| 71 | 2 | View → | |
| 41 | 0 | View → | |
| 24 | 0 | View → | |
| 20 | 4 | View → | |
| 10 | 0 | View → |
What the models named instead of Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE →
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 SASE's own site, not checked by Gane.
- For
- organizations; branch offices; IT teams
- Free plan or trial
- Test out Prisma SD-WAN with our virtual Ultimate Test Drive!
- Certifications
- SOC 2
- Customers named
- Westfield, Village Roadshow, Salesforce, Atlantic Health System, Relias, SA Recycling, Dürümle, Beam Suntory
- Also from Palo Alto Networks
- Palo Alto Networks Cortex Cloud, Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR, Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSIAM, Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR, Palo Alto Networks DLP, Palo Alto Networks DNS Security and 23 more
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.
Gane sells AI visibility software. No company can pay to change a result.
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 113 of the 125 answers that named Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
330 of the 354 domain citations in answers naming Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE came from a third party's page.
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mistral Small | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |