# Cato Networks alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 414 of the 504 answers in the 2 categories where Cato Networks holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/cato-networks/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Cloudflare One: 134
- Zscaler Private Access: 51
- Twingate: 46
- Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange: 14
- Cato SASE Cloud: 11
- Tailscale: 9

## SASE platforms

**Small business**: 66 of 84 answers did not name Cato Networks (Cato Networks is #4 of 10 at 4%).

- Cloudflare One: first choice in 39 of those 66
- Cato SASE Cloud: first choice in 3 of those 66
- Fortinet FortiSASE: first choice in 3 of those 66
- Check Point Harmony SASE: first choice in 2 of those 66
- Cisco Secure Access: first choice in 2 of those 66
- Cisco Umbrella: first choice in 2 of those 66
- AT&T Managed SASE: first choice in 1 of those 66
- Cisco: first choice in 1 of those 66

**Mid-market**: 54 of 84 answers did not name Cato Networks (Cato Networks is #1 of 11 at 35%).

- Cloudflare One: first choice in 10 of those 54
- Cato SASE Cloud: first choice in 5 of those 54
- Netskope One: first choice in 3 of those 54
- Fortinet FortiSASE: first choice in 2 of those 54
- Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE: first choice in 2 of those 54
- Cato Networks' Cato SASE Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 54
- Cisco Secure Connect: first choice in 1 of those 54
- Zscaler Private Access: first choice in 1 of those 54

**Enterprise**: 57 of 84 answers did not name Cato Networks (Cato Networks is #4 of 10 at 12%).

- Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange: first choice in 10 of those 57
- Cloudflare One: first choice in 8 of those 57
- Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE: first choice in 4 of those 57
- Cato SASE Cloud: first choice in 3 of those 57
- Netskope One: first choice in 2 of those 57
- Prisma Access: first choice in 1 of those 57
- Zscaler Private Access: first choice in 1 of those 57
- Zscaler Private Access (ZPA) + Zscaler Internet Access: first choice in 1 of those 57

## Zero trust network access

**Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Cato Networks.

- Cloudflare One: first choice in 50 of those 84
- Twingate: first choice in 29 of those 84
- Tailscale: first choice in 7 of those 84
- Check Point Harmony SASE: first choice in 2 of those 84
- NordLayer: first choice in 1 of those 84
- OpenVPN CloudConnexa: first choice in 1 of those 84

**Mid-market**: 71 of 84 answers did not name Cato Networks (Cato Networks is #3 of 11 at 6%).

- Cloudflare One: first choice in 18 of those 71
- Twingate: first choice in 17 of those 71
- Zscaler Private Access: first choice in 9 of those 71
- OpenVPN CloudConnexa: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Tailscale: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Check Point Harmony SASE: first choice in 1 of those 71
- Microsoft Entra ID with Intune: first choice in 1 of those 71
- Netskope Private Access: first choice in 1 of those 71

**Enterprise**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Cato Networks.

- Zscaler Private Access: first choice in 40 of those 82
- Cloudflare One: first choice in 9 of those 82
- Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access: first choice in 5 of those 82
- Microsoft Entra Private Access: first choice in 4 of those 82
- Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange: first choice in 4 of those 82
- Akamai Enterprise Application Access: first choice in 2 of those 82
- Netskope Private Access: first choice in 2 of those 82
- Cloudflare Zero Trust Access: first choice in 1 of those 82

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