# Cloudflare One alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 213 of the 504 answers in the 2 categories where Cloudflare One 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/cloudflare-one/alternatives/

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

- Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE: 15
- Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange: 14
- Twingate: 10
- Cato Networks: 9
- Zscaler Private Access: 8
- Netskope One: 7

## Zero trust network access

**Small business**: 20 of 84 answers did not name Cloudflare One (Cloudflare One is #1 of 10 at 58%).

- Twingate: first choice in 5 of those 20
- Check Point Harmony SASE: first choice in 2 of those 20
- OpenVPN CloudConnexa: first choice in 1 of those 20
- Tailscale: first choice in 1 of those 20

**Mid-market**: 35 of 84 answers did not name Cloudflare One (Cloudflare One is #2 of 11 at 38%).

- Twingate: first choice in 4 of those 35
- Zscaler Private Access: first choice in 2 of those 35
- Cato Networks: first choice in 1 of those 35
- OpenVPN CloudConnexa: first choice in 1 of those 35
- Tailscale: first choice in 1 of those 35
- UTunnel: first choice in 1 of those 35

**Enterprise**: 34 of 84 answers did not name Cloudflare One (Cloudflare One is #2 of 8 at 12%).

- Zscaler Private Access: first choice in 6 of those 34
- Cloudflare Zero Trust Access: first choice in 1 of those 34
- Netskope Private Access: first choice in 1 of those 34
- Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access: first choice in 1 of those 34
- Twingate: first choice in 1 of those 34

## SASE platforms

**Small business**: 18 of 84 answers did not name Cloudflare One (Cloudflare One is #1 of 10 at 69%).

- AT&T Managed SASE: first choice in 1 of those 18
- Cisco: first choice in 1 of those 18
- Cisco Secure Access: first choice in 1 of those 18
- Fortinet FortiSASE: first choice in 1 of those 18
- Sophos Intercept X: first choice in 1 of those 18
- Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange: first choice in 1 of those 18

**Mid-market**: 43 of 84 answers did not name Cloudflare One (Cloudflare One is #2 of 11 at 33%).

- Netskope One: first choice in 4 of those 43
- Cato Networks: first choice in 3 of those 43
- Cato SASE Cloud: first choice in 3 of those 43
- Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE: first choice in 2 of those 43
- Fortinet FortiSASE: first choice in 1 of those 43

**Enterprise**: 63 of 84 answers did not name Cloudflare One (Cloudflare One is #3 of 10 at 18%).

- Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE: first choice in 13 of those 63
- Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange: first choice in 13 of those 63
- Cato Networks: first choice in 5 of those 63
- Netskope One: first choice in 3 of those 63
- Cato SASE Cloud: first choice in 2 of those 63
- Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access: first choice in 2 of those 63
- Fortinet FortiSASE: first choice in 1 of those 63
- Palo Alto Networks - Prisma SASE: first choice in 1 of those 63

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