# Versa SASE alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 243 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Versa 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/versa-sase/alternatives/

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

- Cloudflare One: 76
- Cato Networks: 30
- Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE: 19
- Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange: 18
- Cato SASE Cloud: 11
- Netskope One: 10

## SASE platforms

**Small business**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Versa SASE.

- Cloudflare One: first choice in 52 of those 83
- Cato Networks: first choice in 4 of those 83
- Fortinet FortiSASE: first choice in 4 of those 83
- Cato SASE Cloud: first choice in 3 of those 83
- Check Point Harmony SASE: first choice in 3 of those 83
- Cisco Secure Access: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Cisco Umbrella: first choice in 2 of those 83
- AT&T Managed SASE: first choice in 1 of those 83

**Mid-market**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Versa SASE (Versa SASE is #9 of 11 at 0%).

- Cato Networks: first choice in 17 of those 82
- Cloudflare One: first choice in 15 of those 82
- Cato SASE Cloud: first choice in 5 of those 82
- Netskope One: first choice in 5 of those 82
- Fortinet FortiSASE: first choice in 3 of those 82
- Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE: first choice in 3 of those 82
- Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange: first choice in 3 of those 82
- Cato Networks' Cato SASE Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 82

**Enterprise**: 78 of 84 answers did not name Versa SASE (Versa SASE is #10 of 10 at 0%).

- Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE: first choice in 16 of those 78
- Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange: first choice in 15 of those 78
- Cato Networks: first choice in 9 of those 78
- Cloudflare One: first choice in 9 of those 78
- Netskope One: first choice in 5 of those 78
- Cato SASE Cloud: first choice in 3 of those 78
- Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access: first choice in 2 of those 78
- Fortinet FortiSASE: first choice in 1 of those 78

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