CATO Networks

Cato SASE Cloud Platform

Composite Score

8.1 /10

CX Score

8.6 /10

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What is Cato SASE Cloud Platform?

Cato is architected to deliver on the promise of SASE: secure and optimized access for everyone, everywhere, at any scale, and to any application. Cato is focused on offloading day-to-day work from the customers’ IT and minimizing the dependency on scarce skills and resources.

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Awards & Recognition

Cato SASE Cloud Platform won the following awards in the Secure Access Service Edge category

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3 Top Rated Capabilities

4 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2026

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

2025

2 Top Rated Capabilities

3 Top Rated Features

2025

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

2024

1 Top Rated Capabilities

0 Top Rated Features

2024

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

2023

4 Top Rated Capabilities

2 Top Rated Features

2023

Cato SASE Cloud Platform Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

90 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

100 Plan to Renew

81 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1
Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+100 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Cato SASE Cloud Platform?

0% Negative

3% Neutral

97% Positive

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Enables Productivity

Feature Ratings

Average 78

Remote Browser Isolation (RBI)

Viable Alternative VS Traditional MPLS

Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB)

Enablement for Security Teams

Zero Trust

Web Application and API Protection (WAAP)

SD-WAN

Network Sandboxes

Secure Web Gateway (SWG)

Firewall as a Service (FWaaS)

Data Analytics / BI / AI

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 79

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Breadth of Features

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Availability and Quality of Training

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Vendor Support

Ease of Data Integration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Customization

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Cato SASE Cloud Platform Reviews

Jared R.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Media
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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Submitted Nov 2022

Superb Product and easy to use

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Cato SASE Cloud Platform from other similar products?

User Friendly

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Zero Trust Network Access

What do you dislike most about this product?

Data Loss Prevention

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Cloud Access Security Broker

Pros

Reliable
Trustworthy
Unique Features
Acts with Integrity

Role: Consultant
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2022

Robust product

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Paul Henry T.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2022

SASE is the future of Network Security

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Cato SASE Cloud Platform from other similar products?

CATO SASE Cloud was built with a Global Private Backbone architecture which makes global communication efficient and faster compared to traditional solution. The ease of deployment and administration of the solution makes it perfect for organization who wants to switch from a traditional architecture to a SASE Cloud Architecture.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect of this product is its simplicity and the ease of connecting everything (HQ, branches, SaaS, IaaS, and Remote Users) to the CATO Cloud.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing, just need to add more PoPs to reach more customers

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I would recommend them to reach with CATO networks to help them plan and make their switch to the CATO SASE platform.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

Cato SASE Cloud Platform

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Cato SASE Cloud Platform Ratings

90 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

100 Plan to Renew

81 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+100 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Cato SASE Cloud Platform?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Remote Browser Isolation (RBI) Separate your users' web browsing activity from the local network and its infrastructure, preventing browser-based attacks on the network.

Viable Alternative VS Traditional MPLS Organizations may want to migrate away from traditional MPLS and leverage a platform to provision convergence and flexibility regarding deployment of security.

Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) Intermediary between an organization's users and one or more cloud services, allowing the enforcement of certain types of security policies in the cloud.

Enablement for Security Teams Enablement for Security to know the layers of protection deployed and not just rely on the carrier to only provide the connection.

Zero Trust Provides features that enable a zero trust architecture, including device authentication and user contextual risk based authentication.

Web Application and API Protection (WAAP) Provides protective capabilities that leverage effective web request inspection prior to reaching the API such as Next-Gen WAF, RASP, DDoS etc.

SD-WAN Separates the data and control plane from its hardware, virtualizing the network.

Network Sandboxes Sandboxes are used to safely execute suspicious code without risking harm to the host device or network.

Secure Web Gateway (SWG) Protects corporate users and networks from web-based malware, controls employee behavior on the Internet, and helps prevent data loss.

Firewall as a Service (FWaaS) Next-generation firewall capabilities that include web filtering, advanced threat protection, intrusion prevention system, and Domain Name System security.

Data Analytics / BI / AI Integration of capability to mine data from incoming sources (SIEM, logs, vulnerability tools, threat databases, etc) in real-time and apply rules.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

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Cato SASE Cloud Platform Reviews

Jared R.

Superb Product and easy to use

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Robust product

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Paul Henry T.

SASE is the future of Network Security

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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