Cato Networks
AI Security, SASE, SSE, ZTNA, SD-WAN? Your Journey, Your Way.
Cato provides the world’s most robust single-vendor SASE platform, converging Cato SD-WAN and a cloud-native security service edge, Cato SSE 360, into a global cloud service. Cato SASE Cloud optimizes and secures application access for all users and locations everywhere.
Using Cato, customers easily replace costly and rigid legacy MPLS with modern network architecture based on SD-WAN, secure and optimize a hybrid workforce working from anywhere, and enable seamless cloud migration. Cato enforces granular access policies, protects users against threats, and prevents sensitive data loss, all easily managed from a single pane of glass. With Cato your business is ready for whatever’s next.
The world's first SASE platform. SASE is composed of a network access layer and a Cloud-based Security layer. SASE is an architectural differentiator. Global, cloud-native, and PoP-based architecture that is centrally managed from the cloud that supports all edges (physical, cloud, mobile).
- Easily migrate from MPLS to SD-WAN
- Improve performance between global locations
- Provide direct, secure internet access everywhere
- Secure and optimize access to cloud data centers and cloud applications
- Secure and optimize mobile access to on-premises and cloud-based applications
Cato offers a very comprehensive, global, single-vendor SASE solution and Cato should be part of almost every SASE opportunity. They are almost always a great fit if clients are looking for both SD-WAN and network security, even if they want to start with one part of SASE and grow into the rest. Cato is incredibly valuable for clients with remote users that need to connect into the network, clients with locations in China that need to get data in/out of China, and anyone focused on improving network security or increasing WAN efficiency.
- Sarah Arnstein, SASE Sales Engineer
Multi-location, Global or Regional Enterprise looking to
- Improve performance between global and regional locations
- Reduce the cost of connectivity
- Optimize cloud and mobile access
- Protect users and locations against cybersecurity threats everywhere down to individual users and applications
Cato provides the only converged SD-WAN and secure cloud service. Cato is the first implementation of the Gartner SASE framework that identified a global and cloud-native architecture as the way to deliver secure and optimized access to all users and applications. They enable enterprises to move away from a legacy MPLS network built with a bundle of point solutions and expensive managed services, to a modern network that is global, secure, agile, and affordable. Customers can easily connect, secure, and run their networks by themselves, with Cato offering expert managed services to help them, as needed.
Strongest industry fit
- Manufacturing
- Financial Services
- Healthcare
- Retail & Consumer Products / eCommerce
What we’ll ask before recommending them
- Where are your branch locations and how many do you have?
- How do you connect your locations?
- Do you experience capacity constraints or availability issues? Are you looking at SD-WAN to increase capacity and reduce cost?
- Do you experience global performance issues? Are you looking for an affordable global MPLS alternative?
- How do you secure your locations?
- How do you secure your remote users?
Compare Cato Networks against competitors
Cato Networks is one of 131 providers we compare in SD-WAN / SASE and Security. We’ll run Cato Networks side-by-side against the alternatives on the requirements that actually matter to you — integrations, contract terms, support model, and real market pricing — and tell you honestly if a different provider fits better.
As your vendor-neutral Trusted Advisor, we can tell you honestly whether Cato Networks is the right fit — and compare it against every alternative in the market, typically at no cost to you.



