Zero trust network access · October 2026 Edition
OpenVPN CloudConnexa vs Zscaler Private Access
Zero of fourteen models named OpenVPN CloudConnexa first on the direct prompt; one named Zscaler Private Access. OpenVPN CloudConnexa was named by eight of the fourteen models and Zscaler Private Access by fourteen and OpenVPN CloudConnexa carries 11 labels and Zscaler Private Access 51, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
Named in three categories this edition.
First-choice share3%3%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%45%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#5#6A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels1151A 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 Zscaler Private Access · 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 modelsZscaler Private Access
Direct015 against Zscaler Private Access
Paraphrase015 against Zscaler Private Access
Comparative08
Budget-constrained201 against Zscaler Private Access
Scale-constrained004 against Zscaler Private Access
Negative008 against Zscaler Private Access
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 Zscaler Private Access 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 Zscaler Private Access first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, OpenVPN CloudConnexa on the left and Zscaler Private Access on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where OpenVPN CloudConnexa and Zscaler Private Access stood in it.
Zscaler Private Access 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.GPT-5.4 miniZscaler Private Access alternatives: Cloudflare One, Netskope One SSE, Prisma Access
Neither was the first choice, one was named
5 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Grok 4.1 FastCloudflare One, Twingate alternatives: Cato Networks, Microsoft Entra Private Access, OpenVPN CloudConnexa
Mistral SmallCheck Point Harmony SASE, Netskope Private Access alternatives: Cloudflare One, Twingate, Zscaler Private Access
Llama 4 MaverickCato Networks alternatives: Check Point Harmony SASE, OpenVPN CloudConnexa
Kimi K2Cloudflare One, Twingate alternatives: Cato Networks, Netskope Private Access, NordLayer, Zscaler Private Access
MiniMax M2.5Cato Networks, Cloudflare One alternatives: Axis Security, Banyan Security, OpenVPN CloudConnexa
Neither was named
8 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5Cato Networks, Twingate alternatives: Cloudflare One, NordLayer
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
DeepSeek V4 FlashCloudflare One, Twingate alternatives: Cato Networks, Check Point Harmony SASE, NordLayer
Qwen 3.7 FlashTwingate alternatives: Cloudflare One, Fortinet Universal ZTNA
GLM 4.7 FlashXCato Networks alternatives: Check Point Harmony SASE, Cloudflare One, Fortinet FortiZTNA
GPT-6 LunaCloudflare One alternatives: Microsoft Entra Private Access, Twingate
Muse Glimmer 30BCloudflare One, Twingate alternatives: Cato Networks, Check Point Harmony SASE, Fortinet Universal ZTNA
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
OpenVPN CloudConnexa leads by two points.
OpenVPN CloudConnexa2%#5 of 10Zscaler Private Access0%#10 of 10Mid-marketThe figures above
Level: the same share of first choices.
OpenVPN CloudConnexa3%#5 of 11Zscaler Private Access3%#6 of 11Enterprise
OpenVPN CloudConnexa is not named for this buyer.
Zscaler Private Access53%#1 of 8OpenVPN CloudConnexa—not namedWhat 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 Zscaler Private Access
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Avoid Zscaler for mid-market: It's powerful but designed for Fortune 500 scale—complex, expensive, and often overkill” Kimi K2 · paraphrase prompt · hard negative
“ZTNA Vendors to Approach with Caution ... Zscaler ... CVE-2025-54982: A SAML authentication bypass” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“CVE-2025-54982: SAML authentication bypass due to failure to validate signed assertions” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Zscaler Private Access is the market-leading ZTNA solution, delivering inside-out connectivity that never exposes applications to the internet” Claude Haiku 4.5 · comparative prompt · first choice
“Complex, global enterprise needing high compliance | Zscaler Private Access | Robust, highly certified, and built for massive scale.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“Zscaler is often treated as the canonical pure-play ZTNA vendor... Choose Zscaler if you want a widely recognized ZTNA leader” GPT-5.4 mini · comparative prompt · first choice
Also compared
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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.