# Zscaler — Zero Trust Exchange: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 1 judge label across 1 category by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/zscaler-zero-trust-exchange-2

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [SASE platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/sase-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 39 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Deepest SSE security (scored 10/10) ... No native SD-WAN (scored 4/10)" (Kimi K2, SASE)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Zscaler — Zero Trust Exchange, from 1 of the 1 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- cf-assets.www.cloudflare.com: 1
- cisco.com: 1
- cloudflare.com: 1
- crn.com: 1
- cybervendorguide.com: 1
- decryptiondigest.com: 1
- dope.security: 1
- fortinet.com: 1
- guptadeepak.com: 1
- linkedin.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://cf-assets.www.cloudflare.com/slt3lc6tev37/1apMTNAQ5UJUAR2stqM8Cj/ae5694154deded4aecfd03ce352a78be/SASE_SSE__Cloudflare_One___Platform_Brief__Q1_2024_.pdf: 1
- https://cisco.com/site/us/en/solutions/security-service-edge-sse/sse-competitive-comparison.html: 1
- https://cloudflare.com/perspectives/4-sase-platforms-to-consider-when-moving-beyond-zscaler: 1
- https://crn.com/news/security/2025/fortinet-joins-sase-leaders-palo-alto-networks-netskope-cato-gartner-magic-quadrant: 1
- https://cybervendorguide.com/tools/fortinet-fortisase/alternatives: 1
- https://decryptiondigest.com/blog/ztna-platform-comparison-2026-zscaler-cloudflare-netskope-palo-alto: 1
- https://dope.security/post/sase-vendors-2026: 1
- https://fortinet.com/corporate/about-us/newsroom/press-releases/2025/fortinet-recognized-as-a-leader-in-the-2025-gartner-mq-for-sase-platforms: 1

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.