Zero trust network access · October 2026 Edition
Cato Networks vs OpenVPN CloudConnexa
Four of fourteen models named Cato Networks first on the direct prompt; zero named OpenVPN CloudConnexa. Cato Networks was named by ten of the fourteen models and OpenVPN CloudConnexa by eight and Cato Networks carries 14 labels and OpenVPN CloudConnexa 11, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three categories this edition.
Named in two categories this edition.
First-choice share6%3%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#5A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels1411A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Cato Networks reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Cloudflare One was named alongside these two in thirteen of the fourteen direct answers. Twingate vs Cato Networks · Twingate vs OpenVPN CloudConnexa · Cloudflare One vs Cato Networks
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the zero trust network access page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Cato NetworksFirst choices, of fourteen modelsOpenVPN CloudConnexa
Direct40
Paraphrase00
Comparative00
Budget-constrained02
Scale-constrained00
Negative00
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Cato Networks and OpenVPN CloudConnexa stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | |||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | ||||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | |||
| Perplexity Sonar | | | ||||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | ||||
| Mistral Small | ||||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | |||
| Llama 4 Maverick | | | ||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | |||||
| Kimi K2 | | | ||||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | |||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-6 Luna | ||||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | |
Cato Networks OpenVPN CloudConnexa first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Cato Networks on the left and OpenVPN CloudConnexa on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Cato Networks and OpenVPN CloudConnexa stood in it.
Cato Networks first, OpenVPN CloudConnexa an alternative
4 of 14 modelsOpenVPN CloudConnexa was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Claude Haiku 4.5Cato Networks, Twingate alternatives: Cloudflare One, NordLayer
Llama 4 MaverickCato Networks alternatives: Check Point Harmony SASE, OpenVPN CloudConnexa
GLM 4.7 FlashXCato Networks alternatives: Check Point Harmony SASE, Cloudflare One, Fortinet FortiZTNA
MiniMax M2.5Cato Networks, Cloudflare One alternatives: Axis Security, Banyan Security, OpenVPN CloudConnexa
Neither was the first choice, one was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Gemini 3.5 FlashTwingate alternatives: Cato Networks, Check Point Harmony SASE, Cloudflare One, Microsoft Entra Private Access
Perplexity SonarCloudflare One, NordLayer alternatives: Cato Networks, Cisco Secure Access, Portnox
Grok 4.1 FastCloudflare One, Twingate alternatives: Cato Networks, Microsoft Entra Private Access, OpenVPN CloudConnexa
DeepSeek V4 FlashCloudflare One, Twingate alternatives: Cato Networks, Check Point Harmony SASE, NordLayer
Kimi K2Cloudflare One, Twingate alternatives: Cato Networks, Netskope Private Access, NordLayer, Zscaler Private Access
Muse Glimmer 30BCloudflare One, Twingate alternatives: Cato Networks, Check Point Harmony SASE, Fortinet Universal ZTNA
Neither was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.GPT-5.4 miniZscaler Private Access alternatives: Cloudflare One, Netskope One SSE, Prisma Access
Mistral SmallCheck Point Harmony SASE, Netskope Private Access alternatives: Cloudflare One, Twingate, Zscaler Private Access
Qwen 3.7 FlashTwingate alternatives: Cloudflare One, Fortinet Universal ZTNA
GPT-6 LunaCloudflare One alternatives: Microsoft Entra Private Access, Twingate
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Cato Networks is not named for this buyer.
OpenVPN CloudConnexa2%#5 of 10Cato Networks—not namedMid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Cato Networks leads at mid-market.
Cato Networks6%#3 of 11OpenVPN CloudConnexa3%#5 of 11Enterprise
OpenVPN CloudConnexa is not named for this buyer.
Cato Networks0%#– of 8OpenVPN CloudConnexa—not namedWhat the models said about Cato Networks
No label in this category carried a quote.
What the models said about OpenVPN CloudConnexa
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“Best Overall for Small Budgets ... Recommendation: Start with CloudConnexa.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“The best ZTNA solution for a company with a limited budget is OpenVPN CloudConnexa” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
“Specifically designed for small and mid-sized businesses without enterprise budgets” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · alternative
Also compared
Twingate vs Cato NetworksTwingate vs OpenVPN CloudConnexaCloudflare One vs Cato NetworksCloudflare One vs OpenVPN CloudConnexaCato Networks vs NordLayerCato Networks vs Zscaler Private AccessCato Networks vs TailscaleCato Networks vs Check Point Harmony SASENordLayer vs OpenVPN CloudConnexaOpenVPN CloudConnexa vs Zscaler Private AccessOpenVPN CloudConnexa vs TailscaleOpenVPN CloudConnexa vs Check Point Harmony SASEAll twenty-eight head-to-head pages and the full ZTNA standing
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.