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

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 146 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Twingate 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/twingate/alternatives/

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

- Zscaler Private Access: 42
- Cloudflare One: 26
- Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access: 7
- Microsoft Entra Private Access: 4
- Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange: 4
- Cato Networks: 3

## Zero trust network access

**Small business**: 26 of 84 answers did not name Twingate (Twingate is #2 of 10 at 30%).

- Cloudflare One: first choice in 12 of those 26
- Tailscale: first choice in 2 of those 26
- Check Point Harmony SASE: first choice in 1 of those 26
- OpenVPN CloudConnexa: first choice in 1 of those 26

**Mid-market**: 44 of 84 answers did not name Twingate (Twingate is #1 of 11 at 39%).

- Cloudflare One: first choice in 6 of those 44
- Zscaler Private Access: first choice in 5 of those 44
- Cato Networks: first choice in 3 of those 44
- NordLayer: first choice in 1 of those 44
- OpenVPN CloudConnexa: first choice in 1 of those 44
- Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access: first choice in 1 of those 44
- Tailscale: first choice in 1 of those 44

**Enterprise**: 76 of 84 answers did not name Twingate (Twingate is #6 of 8 at 2%).

- Zscaler Private Access: first choice in 37 of those 76
- Cloudflare One: first choice in 8 of those 76
- Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access: first choice in 6 of those 76
- Microsoft Entra Private Access: first choice in 4 of those 76
- Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange: first choice in 4 of those 76
- Akamai Enterprise Application Access: first choice in 2 of those 76
- Netskope Private Access: first choice in 2 of those 76
- Cloudflare Zero Trust Access: first choice in 1 of those 76

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