# NordLayer alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 219 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where NordLayer 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/nordlayer/alternatives/

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

- Cloudflare One: 65
- Zscaler Private Access: 51
- Twingate: 32
- Tailscale: 7
- Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access: 6
- Microsoft Entra Private Access: 4

## Zero trust network access

**Small business**: 64 of 84 answers did not name NordLayer (NordLayer is #6 of 10 at 0%).

- Cloudflare One: first choice in 36 of those 64
- Twingate: first choice in 16 of those 64
- Tailscale: first choice in 5 of those 64
- Check Point Harmony SASE: first choice in 2 of those 64
- OpenVPN CloudConnexa: first choice in 1 of those 64

**Mid-market**: 71 of 84 answers did not name NordLayer (NordLayer is #4 of 11 at 3%).

- Cloudflare One: first choice in 19 of those 71
- Twingate: first choice in 16 of those 71
- Zscaler Private Access: first choice in 10 of those 71
- Cato Networks: first choice in 3 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

**Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name NordLayer.

- Zscaler Private Access: first choice in 41 of those 84
- Cloudflare One: first choice in 10 of those 84
- Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access: first choice in 6 of those 84
- Microsoft Entra Private Access: first choice in 4 of those 84
- Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange: first choice in 4 of those 84
- Akamai Enterprise Application Access: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Netskope Private Access: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Cloudflare Zero Trust Access: first choice in 1 of those 84

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