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Product	Cato SASE Cloud by Cato Networks View product	Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN by Palo Alto Networks View product
Overview
What it is	Cato SASE Cloud offers converged SD-WAN & SASE, 85+ private PoPs and FWaaS. Use it for converged SASE architecture and SD-WAN modernizing. See SASE alternatives.	Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN helps teams with MPLS replacement. Explore features like bandwidth aggregation, appliance or cloud deployment and the closest SD-WAN competitors.
Product type	Unified SASE Cloud Platform	Application-Defined SD-WAN Platform
Best for	Cross-industry, Multinational Enterprises, Manufacturing	Cross-industry, Retail Chains, Financial Services, Healthcare, Distributed Enterprises
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: yes	Free trial: yes
Deployment
Deployment options	Cloud	CloudOn-Premise
Deployment details	Cloud; Converged global cloud SASE platform	Hardware appliance; Virtual appliance; Cloud; Physical Instant-On Network (ION) appliances; Virtual ION appliances in cloud VPCs
Data residency	Global; 85+ PoP data centers	On-premises branch routing / Cloud orchestration regional options
Key features
What it offers	Converged SD-WAN & SASE 85+ private PoPs FWaaS SWG CASB ZTNA Single-pass traffic inspection Converged SASE architecture	Layer 7 application-defined routing Autonomous AIOps troubleshooting Bandwidth aggregation Dynamic path failover CloudBlades third-party API integration Granular flow visibility Zero-touch provisioning Branch WAN transformation
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: yes	Mobile app: no
Supported platforms	Enterprise BranchesData CentersMulti-Cloud	Enterprise branch officesdata centersAWSAzureGoogle Cloud
Compliance	SOC 2ISO 27001PCI DSSHIPAA	SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, PCI DSS
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	AWSAzureGoogle CloudCato SocketsREST APIs	Prisma AccessServiceNowMicrosoft TeamsZoomEquinixAWSAzureGCP
Industries	Cross-industryMultinational EnterprisesManufacturing	Cross-industryRetail ChainsFinancial ServicesHealthcareDistributed Enterprises
Regions	Global	Global
Vendor
Company	Cato Networks	Palo Alto Networks
Headquarters	Tel Aviv, Israel	Santa Clara, California, USA
Company size	1,001-5,000	15,000+
Founded	2015	2005

Cato SASE Cloud

by Cato Networks

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Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN

by Palo Alto Networks

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Overview

What it is

Cato SASE Cloud

Cato SASE Cloud offers converged SD-WAN & SASE, 85+ private PoPs and FWaaS. Use it for converged SASE architecture and SD-WAN modernizing. See SASE alternatives.

Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN

Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN helps teams with MPLS replacement. Explore features like bandwidth aggregation, appliance or cloud deployment and the closest SD-WAN competitors.

Product type

Cato SASE Cloud

Unified SASE Cloud Platform

Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN

Application-Defined SD-WAN Platform

Best for

Cato SASE Cloud

Cross-industry, Multinational Enterprises, Manufacturing

Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN

Cross-industry, Retail Chains, Financial Services, Healthcare, Distributed Enterprises

Pricing

Pricing model

Cato SASE Cloud

Contact Vendor

Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN

Contact Vendor

Free trial

Cato SASE Cloud

Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN

Deployment

Deployment options

Cato SASE Cloud

Cloud

Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN

CloudOn-Premise

Deployment details

Cato SASE Cloud

Cloud; Converged global cloud SASE platform

Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN

Hardware appliance; Virtual appliance; Cloud; Physical Instant-On Network (ION) appliances; Virtual ION appliances in cloud VPCs

Data residency

Cato SASE Cloud

Global; 85+ PoP data centers

Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN

On-premises branch routing / Cloud orchestration regional options

Key features

What it offers

Cato SASE Cloud

Converged SD-WAN & SASE
85+ private PoPs
FWaaS
SWG
CASB
ZTNA
Single-pass traffic inspection
Converged SASE architecture

Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN

Layer 7 application-defined routing
Autonomous AIOps troubleshooting
Bandwidth aggregation
Dynamic path failover
CloudBlades third-party API integration
Granular flow visibility
Zero-touch provisioning
Branch WAN transformation

Platform & access

API access

Cato SASE Cloud

Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN

Single sign-on (SSO)

Cato SASE Cloud

Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN

Role-based access (RBAC)

Cato SASE Cloud

Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN

Multi-tenant

Cato SASE Cloud

Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN

Mobile app

Cato SASE Cloud

Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN

Supported platforms

Cato SASE Cloud

Enterprise BranchesData CentersMulti-Cloud

Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN

Enterprise branch officesdata centersAWSAzureGoogle Cloud

Compliance

Cato SASE Cloud

SOC 2ISO 27001PCI DSSHIPAA

Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN

SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, PCI DSS

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Cato SASE Cloud

AWSAzureGoogle CloudCato SocketsREST APIs

Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN

Prisma AccessServiceNowMicrosoft TeamsZoomEquinixAWSAzureGCP

Industries

Cato SASE Cloud

Cross-industryMultinational EnterprisesManufacturing

Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN

Cross-industryRetail ChainsFinancial ServicesHealthcareDistributed Enterprises

Regions

Cato SASE Cloud

Global

Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN

Global

Vendor

Company

Cato SASE Cloud

Cato Networks

Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN

Palo Alto Networks

Headquarters

Cato SASE Cloud

Tel Aviv, Israel

Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN

Santa Clara, California, USA

Company size

Cato SASE Cloud

1,001-5,000

Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN

15,000+

Founded

Cato SASE Cloud

2015

Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN

2005