Enterprise browsers · October 2026 Edition
Prisma Access Browser vs Surf Security
Zero of fourteen models named Prisma Access Browser first on the direct prompt; zero named Surf Security. Prisma Access Browser was named by ten of the fourteen models and Surf Security by five and Prisma Access Browser carries 13 labels and Surf Security 11, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Prisma Access Browser
accepted challengerNamed in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share2%2%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#4#5A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels1311A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Prisma Access Browser reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Google Password Manager was named alongside these two in eleven of the fourteen direct answers. Google Password Manager vs Prisma Access Browser · Google Password Manager vs Surf Security · Island Enterprise Browser vs Prisma Access Browser
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 enterprise browsers page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Prisma Access BrowserFirst choices, of fourteen modelsSurf Security
Direct00
Paraphrase01
Comparative10
Budget-constrained00
Scale-constrained10
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 Prisma Access Browser and Surf Security stood in it.
| Model | DirectPA | ParaphrasePA | ComparativePA | Budget-constrainedPA | Scale-constrainedPA | NegativePA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | PA | |||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | ||||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | PA | | ||||
| Perplexity Sonar | PA | PA | ||||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | PA | PA | ||||
| Mistral Small | PA | |||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | PA | PA | | |||
| Llama 4 Maverick | ||||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | ||||||
| Kimi K2 | | | | PA | | |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | ||||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | ||||||
| GPT-6 Luna | ||||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B |
PA Prisma Access Browser Surf SecurityPA first choicePA named as an alternativePA argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Prisma Access Browser on the left and Surf Security on the right.
Surf SecurityPA first choicePA named as an alternativePA argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Prisma Access Browser on the left and Surf Security on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Prisma Access Browser and Surf Security stood in it.
Neither was the first choice, one was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Gemini 3.5 FlashIsland Enterprise Browser alternatives: Akamai Workforce Protector, CrowdStrike Falcon Seraphic, Google Password Manager, Microsoft Edge for Business, Prisma Access Browser
DeepSeek V4 FlashGoogle Password Manager alternatives: Microsoft Edge for Business, Palo Alto Networks, Prisma Access Browser
Kimi K2Google Password Manager alternatives: Edge for Business, Surf Security
Neither was named
11 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5Island Enterprise Browser, SURF Security Enterprise Browser alternatives: Google Password Manager, Microsoft Edge for Business, Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access Browser
GPT-5.4 miniIsland Enterprise Browser
Perplexity SonarGoogle Password Manager alternatives: Island Enterprise Browser, Seraphic, Talon
Grok 4.1 FastGoogle Password Manager alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Seraphic, Microsoft Edge for Business, NordLayer Browser
Mistral SmallGoogle Password Manager alternatives: Island Enterprise Browser, Microsoft Edge for Business
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
Qwen 3.7 FlashIsland Enterprise Browser alternatives: Check Point Harmony SASE, Microsoft Edge
GLM 4.7 FlashXGoogle Password Manager alternatives: Chrome Enterprise Core, Island Enterprise Browser, Seraphic
MiniMax M2.5Island Enterprise Browser alternatives: Google Password Manager, Talon
GPT-6 LunaPrisma Browser for Business alternatives: Edge for Business, Google Password Manager, Island Enterprise Browser
Muse Glimmer 30BIsland Enterprise Browser alternatives: Google Password Manager, NordLayer Browser, Seraphic, Talon
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.
Prisma Access Browser0%#6 of 9
Surf Security0%#– of 9Mid-marketThe figures above
Level: the same share of first choices.
Prisma Access Browser2%#4 of 11
Surf Security2%#5 of 11Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
Prisma Access Browser0%#5 of 11
Surf Security0%#– of 11What the models said about Prisma Access Browser
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“Shortlist: Island, Prisma (Palo Alto), Chrome Enterprise Premium, Microsoft Edge/Defender, LayerX” Grok 4.1 Fast · scale prompt · first choice
“look at Island or Talon” Perplexity Sonar · comparative prompt · first choice
“Talon (Palo Alto Prisma Access Browser) offers native browser + SASE integration with integrated zero trust browser + network capabilities” Claude Haiku 4.5 · comparative prompt · alternative
What the models said about Surf Security
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“Top Recommendation: Surf Security” Kimi K2 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Best For: Security-first organizations wanting a locked-down, out-of-the-box browser alternative to Island.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · alternative
“Surf Security | ~$5/user/month (annual billing, up to 500 users) | Zero trust enterprise browser” Kimi K2 · budget 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.