# Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 205 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access 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/palo-alto-networks-prisma-access/alternatives/

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

- Cloudflare One: 79
- Twingate: 55
- Zscaler Private Access: 13
- Tailscale: 9
- Cato Networks: 4
- Check Point Harmony SASE: 3

## Zero trust network access

**Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access (Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access is #9 of 10 at 0%).

- 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**: 73 of 84 answers did not name Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access (Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access is #11 of 11 at 0%).

- Twingate: first choice in 25 of those 73
- Cloudflare One: first choice in 23 of those 73
- Cato Networks: first choice in 4 of those 73
- NordLayer: first choice in 2 of those 73
- OpenVPN CloudConnexa: first choice in 2 of those 73
- Tailscale: first choice in 2 of those 73
- Zscaler Private Access: first choice in 2 of those 73
- Check Point Harmony SASE: first choice in 1 of those 73

**Enterprise**: 48 of 84 answers did not name Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access (Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access is #3 of 8 at 11%).

- Zscaler Private Access: first choice in 11 of those 48
- Cloudflare One: first choice in 6 of those 48
- Microsoft Entra Private Access: first choice in 3 of those 48
- Akamai Enterprise Application Access: first choice in 1 of those 48
- Cloudflare Zero Trust Access: first choice in 1 of those 48
- Fortinet FortiGate: first choice in 1 of those 48
- Twingate: first choice in 1 of those 48
- Zscaler Internet Access: first choice in 1 of those 48

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