# Zscaler Private Access alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 411 of the 504 answers in the 2 categories where Zscaler Private 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/zscaler-private-access/alternatives/

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

- Illumio Segmentation: 73
- Cloudflare One: 72
- Twingate: 47
- Akamai Guardicore Segmentation: 29
- ColorTokens Xshield: 20
- Zero Networks Segment: 18

## Zero trust network access

**Small business**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Zscaler Private Access (Zscaler Private Access is #10 of 10 at 0%).

- Cloudflare One: first choice in 48 of those 82
- Twingate: first choice in 29 of those 82
- Tailscale: first choice in 6 of those 82
- Check Point Harmony SASE: first choice in 2 of those 82
- NordLayer: first choice in 1 of those 82
- OpenVPN CloudConnexa: first choice in 1 of those 82

**Mid-market**: 62 of 84 answers did not name Zscaler Private Access (Zscaler Private Access is #6 of 11 at 3%).

- Cloudflare One: first choice in 20 of those 62
- Twingate: first choice in 17 of those 62
- Cato Networks: first choice in 4 of those 62
- NordLayer: first choice in 2 of those 62
- OpenVPN CloudConnexa: first choice in 2 of those 62
- Tailscale: first choice in 2 of those 62

**Enterprise**: 38 of 84 answers did not name Zscaler Private Access (Zscaler Private Access is #1 of 8 at 53%).

- Cloudflare One: first choice in 4 of those 38
- Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange: first choice in 3 of those 38
- Akamai Enterprise Application Access: first choice in 2 of those 38
- Microsoft Entra Private Access: first choice in 2 of those 38
- Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access: first choice in 2 of those 38
- Fortinet FortiGate: first choice in 1 of those 38
- Twingate: first choice in 1 of those 38
- Zscaler Private Access, ZPA: first choice in 1 of those 38

## Microsegmentation

**Small business**: 75 of 84 answers did not name Zscaler Private Access (Zscaler Private Access is #9 of 10 at 1%).

- Zero Networks Segment: first choice in 15 of those 75
- Faddom: first choice in 8 of those 75
- Illumio Segmentation: first choice in 8 of those 75
- ColorTokens Xshield: first choice in 7 of those 75
- Akamai Guardicore Segmentation: first choice in 5 of those 75
- AWS Security Groups: first choice in 4 of those 75
- 12Port Horizon: first choice in 3 of those 75
- Azure Network Security Groups: first choice in 3 of those 75

**Mid-market**: 76 of 84 answers did not name Zscaler Private Access (Zscaler Private Access is #6 of 9 at 2%).

- Illumio Segmentation: first choice in 22 of those 76
- Akamai Guardicore Segmentation: first choice in 10 of those 76
- ColorTokens Xshield: first choice in 10 of those 76
- Faddom: first choice in 3 of those 76
- Calico: first choice in 2 of those 76
- Calico Open Source: first choice in 2 of those 76
- Cilium: first choice in 2 of those 76
- Enclave: first choice in 2 of those 76

**Enterprise**: 78 of 84 answers did not name Zscaler Private Access (Zscaler Private Access is #8 of 9 at 2%).

- Illumio Segmentation: first choice in 43 of those 78
- Akamai Guardicore Segmentation: first choice in 14 of those 78
- Elisity: first choice in 4 of those 78
- Illumio Core: first choice in 4 of those 78
- ColorTokens Xshield: first choice in 3 of those 78
- Zero Networks Segment: first choice in 3 of those 78
- Cisco Secure Workload: first choice in 2 of those 78
- CloudGuard Network Security: first choice in 1 of those 78

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