Cato Networks vs Palo Alto Prisma Access

Cato Networks and Palo Alto Prisma Access are both sase & zero trust solutions. Cato Networks single-vendor cloud-native SASE platform with private global backbone and converged architecture, while Palo Alto Prisma Access enterprise SASE platform extending Palo Alto's next-gen firewall to cloud-delivered security. The best choice depends on your organization's size, technical requirements, and budget.

Choose Cato Networks if true single-vendor SASE built from scratch — not assembled from acquisitions is your priority and mid-market and large enterprises wanting a true single-vendor SASE platform with a private global backbone and simplified management. Choose Palo Alto Prisma Access if seamless policy extension for existing Palo Alto NGFW customers matters most and enterprises already invested in Palo Alto Networks firewalls that want to extend their security policies to a cloud-delivered SASE architecture.

Palo Alto Prisma Access pricing: Custom enterprise pricing / Per-user or per-Mbps models. Cato Networks pricing: Custom pricing based on sites, users, and bandwidth. Palo Alto Prisma Access's pricing model is per-user or bandwidth-based annual subscription, while Cato Networks uses per-site and per-user annual subscription pricing.

Yes, you can migrate from Cato Networks to Palo Alto Prisma Access. The migration process depends on your specific setup and the features you use. Both platforms offer APIs that can facilitate automated migration. Consider running both tools in parallel during the transition to ensure zero downtime.