Zero trust network access · October 2026 Edition
OpenVPN CloudConnexa vs Check Point Harmony SASE
Zero of fourteen models named OpenVPN CloudConnexa first on the direct prompt; one named Check Point Harmony SASE. OpenVPN CloudConnexa was named by eight of the fourteen models and Check Point Harmony SASE by twelve and OpenVPN CloudConnexa carries 11 labels and Check Point Harmony SASE 30, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
Named in five categories this edition.
First-choice share3%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%33%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#5#8A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels1130A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, OpenVPN CloudConnexa 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 OpenVPN CloudConnexa · Twingate vs Check Point Harmony SASE · Cloudflare One vs OpenVPN CloudConnexa
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.
OpenVPN CloudConnexaFirst choices, of fourteen modelsCheck Point Harmony SASE
Direct01
Paraphrase00
Comparative001 against Check Point Harmony SASE
Budget-constrained201 against Check Point Harmony SASE
Scale-constrained00
Negative008 against Check Point Harmony SASE
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 OpenVPN CloudConnexa and Check Point Harmony SASE 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 | | | |
OpenVPN CloudConnexa Check Point Harmony SASE first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, OpenVPN CloudConnexa on the left and Check Point Harmony SASE on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where OpenVPN CloudConnexa and Check Point Harmony SASE stood in it.
Check Point Harmony SASE first, OpenVPN CloudConnexa not the choice
1 of 14 modelsOpenVPN CloudConnexa was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Mistral SmallCheck Point Harmony SASE, Netskope Private Access alternatives: Cloudflare One, Twingate, Zscaler Private Access
Neither was the first choice, one was named
7 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
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
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
Muse Glimmer 30BCloudflare One, Twingate alternatives: Cato Networks, Check Point Harmony SASE, Fortinet Universal ZTNA
Neither was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5Cato Networks, Twingate alternatives: Cloudflare One, NordLayer
GPT-5.4 miniZscaler Private Access alternatives: Cloudflare One, Netskope One SSE, Prisma Access
Perplexity SonarCloudflare One, NordLayer alternatives: Cato Networks, Cisco Secure Access, Portnox
Qwen 3.7 FlashTwingate alternatives: Cloudflare One, Fortinet Universal ZTNA
Kimi K2Cloudflare One, Twingate alternatives: Cato Networks, Netskope Private Access, NordLayer, Zscaler Private Access
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
Level: the same share of first choices.
OpenVPN CloudConnexa2%#5 of 10Check Point Harmony SASE2%#4 of 10Mid-marketThe figures above
OpenVPN CloudConnexa leads by two points.
OpenVPN CloudConnexa3%#5 of 11Check Point Harmony SASE2%#8 of 11Enterprise
OpenVPN CloudConnexa is not named for this buyer.
OpenVPN CloudConnexa—not namedCheck Point Harmony SASE0%#– of 8What 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
What the models said about Check Point Harmony SASE
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of five in this category shown.
“Avoid or delay: Any vendor from the DEF CON research until you verify their remediation is architectural, not just patched” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Hard-coded encryption keys (CVE-2025-3831) that exposed customer data through diagnostic logs” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“When to avoid: If log security or crypto hygiene is critical.” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · hard negative
“Check Point Harmony SASE (formerly Perimeter 81) and Netskope ZTNA are the top recommendations” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
“"Check Point Harmony SASE (formerly Perimeter 81) is a cloud-based zero-trust platform combining ZTNA with a Secure Web Gateway."” Muse Glimmer 30B · comparative prompt · alternative
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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.