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Product	Cato Cloud Firewall by Cato Networks View product	VMware NSX by VMware 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.	Evaluating VMware NSX? See how this Network Security tool handles microsegmentation and distributed IDS/IPS, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.
Product type	Cloud Next-Generation Firewall	Software-Defined Networking & Microsegmentation
Best for	Cross-industry, Distributed Enterprises, Retail, Finance	Global Enterprise, Banking, Telecom, Healthcare, Defense
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: yes	Free trial: yes
Deployment
Deployment options	Cloud	Cloud
Deployment details	Cloud; Cloud-native service on Cato global backbone	Software; Hypervisor-Native; Multi-Cloud; Software; Hypervisor-native; Virtual appliances
Data residency	Global; 85+ PoP data centers	On-premises Data Center; Multi-Cloud
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	Distributed hypervisor firewall Microsegmentation Virtual routing & switching Distributed IDS/IPS Container networking Network Security Firewall / NGFW Network Segmentation
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	VMware vSphereKVMBare-metal ServersKubernetesAWSAzure
Compliance	SOC 2ISO 27001PCI DSSHIPAA	Common CriteriaFIPS 140-2SOC 2ISO 27001PCI-DSS
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	Cato SASE CloudMicrosoft Entra IDActive Directory	VMware vSphereVMware Cloud FoundationKubernetesSplunkQRadar
Industries	Cross-industryDistributed EnterprisesRetailFinance	Global EnterpriseBankingTelecomHealthcareDefense
Regions	Global	GlobalUSEUAPAC
Vendor
Company	Cato Networks	VMware
Headquarters	Tel Aviv, Israel	Palo Alto, California, USA
Company size	1,001-5,000	10,001+
Founded	2015	1998

Cato Cloud Firewall

by Cato Networks

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VMware NSX

by VMware

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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.

VMware NSX

Evaluating VMware NSX? See how this Network Security tool handles microsegmentation and distributed IDS/IPS, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.

Product type

Cato Cloud Firewall

Cloud Next-Generation Firewall

VMware NSX

Software-Defined Networking & Microsegmentation

Best for

Cato Cloud Firewall

Cross-industry, Distributed Enterprises, Retail, Finance

VMware NSX

Global Enterprise, Banking, Telecom, Healthcare, Defense

Pricing

Pricing model

Cato Cloud Firewall

Contact Vendor

VMware NSX

Contact Vendor

Free trial

Cato Cloud Firewall

VMware NSX

Deployment

Deployment options

Cato Cloud Firewall

Cloud

VMware NSX

Cloud

Deployment details

Cato Cloud Firewall

Cloud; Cloud-native service on Cato global backbone

VMware NSX

Software; Hypervisor-Native; Multi-Cloud; Software; Hypervisor-native; Virtual appliances

Data residency

Cato Cloud Firewall

Global; 85+ PoP data centers

VMware NSX

On-premises Data Center; Multi-Cloud

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

VMware NSX

Distributed hypervisor firewall
Microsegmentation
Virtual routing & switching
Distributed IDS/IPS
Container networking
Network Security
Firewall / NGFW
Network Segmentation

Platform & access

API access

Cato Cloud Firewall

VMware NSX

Single sign-on (SSO)

Cato Cloud Firewall

VMware NSX

Role-based access (RBAC)

Cato Cloud Firewall

VMware NSX

Multi-tenant

Cato Cloud Firewall

VMware NSX

Mobile app

Cato Cloud Firewall

VMware NSX

Supported platforms

Cato Cloud Firewall

Branch OfficesCloud Data CentersRemote Users

VMware NSX

VMware vSphereKVMBare-metal ServersKubernetesAWSAzure

Compliance

Cato Cloud Firewall

SOC 2ISO 27001PCI DSSHIPAA

VMware NSX

Common CriteriaFIPS 140-2SOC 2ISO 27001PCI-DSS

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Cato Cloud Firewall

Cato SASE CloudMicrosoft Entra IDActive Directory

VMware NSX

VMware vSphereVMware Cloud FoundationKubernetesSplunkQRadar

Industries

Cato Cloud Firewall

Cross-industryDistributed EnterprisesRetailFinance

VMware NSX

Global EnterpriseBankingTelecomHealthcareDefense

Regions

Cato Cloud Firewall

Global

VMware NSX

GlobalUSEUAPAC

Vendor

Company

Cato Cloud Firewall

Cato Networks

VMware NSX

VMware

Headquarters

Cato Cloud Firewall

Tel Aviv, Israel

VMware NSX

Palo Alto, California, USA

Company size

Cato Cloud Firewall

1,001-5,000

VMware NSX

10,001+

Founded

Cato Cloud Firewall

2015

VMware NSX

1998