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

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 198 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Tailscale 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/tailscale/alternatives

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

- Zscaler Private Access: 57
- Cloudflare One: 46
- Twingate: 37
- Microsoft Entra Private Access: 8
- Cato Networks: 7
- Netskope Private Access: 3

## Zero trust network access

**Small business**: 49 of 84 answers did not name Tailscale (Tailscale is #3 of 8 at 6%).

- Twingate: first choice in 24 of those 49
- Cloudflare One: first choice in 21 of those 49
- Microsoft Entra ID: first choice in 1 of those 49
- NetBird: first choice in 1 of those 49
- Netskope Private Access: first choice in 1 of those 49
- NordLayer: first choice in 1 of those 49
- Zscaler Private Access: first choice in 1 of those 49

**Mid-market**: 66 of 84 answers did not name Tailscale (Tailscale is #7 of 11 at 0%).

- Twingate: first choice in 13 of those 66
- Cloudflare One: first choice in 12 of those 66
- Zscaler Private Access: first choice in 9 of those 66
- Cato Networks: first choice in 7 of those 66
- Check Point Harmony SASE: first choice in 2 of those 66
- Microsoft Entra Private Access: first choice in 2 of those 66
- Cisco Duo: first choice in 1 of those 66
- Mamori.io's Free ZTNA Solution: first choice in 1 of those 66

**Enterprise**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Tailscale.

- Zscaler Private Access: first choice in 47 of those 83
- Cloudflare One: first choice in 13 of those 83
- Microsoft Entra Private Access: first choice in 6 of those 83
- Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access: first choice in 3 of those 83
- Netskope Private Access: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Okta Identity-Driven Security: first choice in 1 of those 83
- Zscaler B2B: first choice in 1 of those 83

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