# Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 185 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange 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-zero-trust-exchange/alternatives/

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

- Cloudflare One: 63
- Cato Networks: 23
- Cato SASE Cloud: 7
- Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE: 7
- Fortinet FortiSASE: 6
- Check Point Harmony SASE: 4

## SASE platforms

**Small business**: 74 of 84 answers did not name Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange (Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange is #10 of 10 at 0%).

- Cloudflare One: first choice in 44 of those 74
- Cato Networks: first choice in 4 of those 74
- Check Point Harmony SASE: first choice in 3 of those 74
- Fortinet FortiSASE: first choice in 3 of those 74
- Cato SASE Cloud: first choice in 2 of those 74
- Cisco Secure Access: first choice in 2 of those 74
- Cisco Umbrella: first choice in 2 of those 74
- AT&T Managed SASE: first choice in 1 of those 74

**Mid-market**: 66 of 84 answers did not name Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange (Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange is #7 of 11 at 2%).

- Cato Networks: first choice in 14 of those 66
- Cloudflare One: first choice in 14 of those 66
- Cato SASE Cloud: first choice in 3 of those 66
- Fortinet FortiSASE: first choice in 2 of those 66
- Check Point Harmony SASE: first choice in 1 of those 66
- Cisco Secure Connect: first choice in 1 of those 66
- Netskope One: first choice in 1 of those 66
- Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE: first choice in 1 of those 66

**Enterprise**: 45 of 84 answers did not name Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange (Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange is #2 of 10 at 22%).

- Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE: first choice in 6 of those 45
- Cato Networks: first choice in 5 of those 45
- Cloudflare One: first choice in 5 of those 45
- Cato SASE Cloud: first choice in 2 of those 45
- Fortinet FortiSASE: first choice in 1 of those 45
- Netskope One: first choice in 1 of those 45
- Palo Alto Networks - Prisma SASE: first choice in 1 of those 45
- Prisma Access: first choice in 1 of those 45

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