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

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 198 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE 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-sase/alternatives/

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

- Cloudflare One: 70
- Cato Networks: 20
- Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange: 11
- Cato SASE Cloud: 9
- Fortinet FortiSASE: 6
- Check Point Harmony SASE: 4

## SASE platforms

**Small business**: 81 of 84 answers did not name Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE (Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE is #9 of 10 at 0%).

- Cloudflare One: first choice in 49 of those 81
- Cato Networks: first choice in 4 of those 81
- Fortinet FortiSASE: first choice in 4 of those 81
- Cato SASE Cloud: first choice in 3 of those 81
- Check Point Harmony SASE: first choice in 3 of those 81
- Cisco Secure Access: first choice in 2 of those 81
- Cisco Umbrella: first choice in 2 of those 81
- Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange: first choice in 2 of those 81

**Mid-market**: 68 of 84 answers did not name Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE (Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE is #8 of 11 at 0%).

- Cloudflare One: first choice in 14 of those 68
- Cato Networks: first choice in 13 of those 68
- Cato SASE Cloud: first choice in 4 of those 68
- Fortinet FortiSASE: first choice in 2 of those 68
- Netskope One: first choice in 2 of those 68
- Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange: first choice in 2 of those 68
- Cato Networks' Cato SASE Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 68
- Check Point Harmony SASE: first choice in 1 of those 68

**Enterprise**: 49 of 84 answers did not name Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE (Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE is #1 of 10 at 26%).

- Cloudflare One: first choice in 7 of those 49
- Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange: first choice in 7 of those 49
- Cato Networks: first choice in 3 of those 49
- Cato SASE Cloud: first choice in 2 of those 49
- Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access: first choice in 2 of those 49
- Netskope One: first choice in 1 of those 49
- Palo Alto Networks - Prisma SASE: first choice in 1 of those 49
- Prisma Access: first choice in 1 of those 49

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