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Product	Cato Cloud Firewall by Cato Networks View product	Versa NGFW by Versa Networks View product
Overview
What it is	Cato Cloud Firewall from Cato Networks focuses on cloud-delivered firewall. Key capabilities: application control. Compare it with the leading Firewall alternatives.	Versa NGFW by Versa Networks is a next-generation firewall. Key features include anti-malware. Compare deployment, integrations and top Firewall alternatives.
Product type	Cloud Next-Generation Firewall	Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW)
Best for	Cross-industry, Distributed Enterprises, Retail, Finance	Cross-industry, Retail, Financial Services, Healthcare, Service Providers
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: yes	Free trial: no
Deployment
Deployment options	Cloud	CloudOn-Premise
Deployment details	Cloud; Cloud-native service on Cato global backbone	Hardware appliance; Virtual; Cloud; Firewall as a Service; Physical appliance; Virtual appliance; Cloud; Firewall as a Service
Data residency	Global; 85+ PoP data centers	Customer-controlled or selected Versa cloud gateways
Key features
What it offers	Elastic cloud-delivered firewall Deep packet inspection Application control Identity-aware rules Cloud-delivered firewall Branch perimeter defense WAN segmentation	Single-pass inspection Application identification User and device-aware policies Intrusion prevention Anti-malware URL and DNS filtering SSL/TLS decryption AI-based threat detection
Platform & access
API access	API access: yes	API access: yes
Single sign-on (SSO)	SSO: yes	SSO: yes
Role-based access (RBAC)	RBAC: yes	RBAC: yes
Multi-tenant	Multi-tenant: yes	Multi-tenant: yes
Mobile app	Mobile app: no	Mobile app: no
Supported platforms	Branch OfficesCloud Data CentersRemote Users	Versa appliancesVMware ESXiKVMAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud
Compliance	SOC 2ISO 27001PCI DSSHIPAA	FIPS 140-2 (select platforms)
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	Cato SASE CloudMicrosoft Entra IDActive Directory	Versa ConcertoVersa DirectorMicrosoft Entra IDOktaAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudSIEM tools
Industries	Cross-industryDistributed EnterprisesRetailFinance	Cross-industryRetailFinancial ServicesHealthcareService Providers
Regions	Global	Global
Vendor
Company	Cato Networks	Versa Networks
Headquarters	Tel Aviv, Israel	Santa Clara, California, USA
Company size	1,001-5,000	1,000+
Founded	2015	2012

Cato Cloud Firewall

by Cato Networks

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Versa NGFW

by Versa Networks

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Overview

What it is

Cato Cloud Firewall

Cato Cloud Firewall from Cato Networks focuses on cloud-delivered firewall. Key capabilities: application control. Compare it with the leading Firewall alternatives.

Versa NGFW

Versa NGFW by Versa Networks is a next-generation firewall. Key features include anti-malware. Compare deployment, integrations and top Firewall alternatives.

Product type

Cato Cloud Firewall

Cloud Next-Generation Firewall

Versa NGFW

Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW)

Best for

Cato Cloud Firewall

Cross-industry, Distributed Enterprises, Retail, Finance

Versa NGFW

Cross-industry, Retail, Financial Services, Healthcare, Service Providers

Pricing

Pricing model

Cato Cloud Firewall

Contact Vendor

Versa NGFW

Contact Vendor

Free trial

Cato Cloud Firewall

Versa NGFW

Deployment

Deployment options

Cato Cloud Firewall

Cloud

Versa NGFW

CloudOn-Premise

Deployment details

Cato Cloud Firewall

Cloud; Cloud-native service on Cato global backbone

Versa NGFW

Hardware appliance; Virtual; Cloud; Firewall as a Service; Physical appliance; Virtual appliance; Cloud; Firewall as a Service

Data residency

Cato Cloud Firewall

Global; 85+ PoP data centers

Versa NGFW

Customer-controlled or selected Versa cloud gateways

Key features

What it offers

Cato Cloud Firewall

Elastic cloud-delivered firewall
Deep packet inspection
Application control
Identity-aware rules
Cloud-delivered firewall
Branch perimeter defense
WAN segmentation

Versa NGFW

Single-pass inspection
Application identification
User and device-aware policies
Intrusion prevention
Anti-malware
URL and DNS filtering
SSL/TLS decryption
AI-based threat detection

Platform & access

API access

Cato Cloud Firewall

Versa NGFW

Single sign-on (SSO)

Cato Cloud Firewall

Versa NGFW

Role-based access (RBAC)

Cato Cloud Firewall

Versa NGFW

Multi-tenant

Cato Cloud Firewall

Versa NGFW

Mobile app

Cato Cloud Firewall

Versa NGFW

Supported platforms

Cato Cloud Firewall

Branch OfficesCloud Data CentersRemote Users

Versa NGFW

Versa appliancesVMware ESXiKVMAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud

Compliance

Cato Cloud Firewall

SOC 2ISO 27001PCI DSSHIPAA

Versa NGFW

FIPS 140-2 (select platforms)

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Cato Cloud Firewall

Cato SASE CloudMicrosoft Entra IDActive Directory

Versa NGFW

Versa ConcertoVersa DirectorMicrosoft Entra IDOktaAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudSIEM tools

Industries

Cato Cloud Firewall

Cross-industryDistributed EnterprisesRetailFinance

Versa NGFW

Cross-industryRetailFinancial ServicesHealthcareService Providers

Regions

Cato Cloud Firewall

Global

Versa NGFW

Global

Vendor

Company

Cato Cloud Firewall

Cato Networks

Versa NGFW

Versa Networks

Headquarters

Cato Cloud Firewall

Tel Aviv, Israel

Versa NGFW

Santa Clara, California, USA

Company size

Cato Cloud Firewall

1,001-5,000

Versa NGFW

1,000+

Founded

Cato Cloud Firewall

2015

Versa NGFW

2012