Secure Access Service Edge
Top VMware SASE Alternatives and Competitors

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VMware SASE Platform provides secure, reliable, and optimized access to traditional and new applications for mobile clients, branches, and campuses with a single, holistic solution. The secure access service edge (SASE) platform that converges cloud networking and cloud security service to deliver flexibility, agility, and scale for enterprises of all sizes.

8.1

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Best Alternatives and Competitors to VMware SASE

Compare how VMware SASE stacks up to the competition in the areas that matter most to real users to short list options that will best fit your business needs.

Cisco Systems

Cisco Umbrella

9.0

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+95

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30

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Compared to VMware SASE, Cisco Umbrella is:

More Caring

Less Inspiring

Less Innovative

Worse at Training

Less Efficient

Worse at Support

CloudFlare Inc

Cloudflare

8.5

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+96

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27

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Compared to VMware SASE, Cloudflare is:

Harder to Customize

Worse at Support

Harder to Implement

Worse at Training

Less Transparent

Less Inspiring

Adam Networks

adam:ONE

8.3

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+93

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17

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Compared to VMware SASE, adam:ONE is:

More Caring

Easier to Use

Less Transparent

Less Efficient

Worse at Integrating

Harder to Customize

Palo Alto Networks

Prisma Access

8.0

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+97

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15

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Compared to VMware SASE, Prisma Access is:

More Caring

Harder to Customize

Harder to Implement

Worse at Integrating

Worse at Training

Less Transparent

Aruba Networks

Aruba EdgeConnect

8.0

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+97

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19

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Compared to VMware SASE, Aruba EdgeConnect is:

Harder to Customize

Worse at Support

Less Transparent

Less Efficient

Worse at Integrating

Less Innovative

Fortinet

Fortinet FortiSASE

8.0

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+96

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21

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Compared to VMware SASE, Fortinet FortiSASE is:

Harder to Customize

Worse at Integrating

Worse at Training

Harder to Implement

Less Transparent

Worse at Support

CATO Networks

Cato SASE Cloud

7.9

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+99

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12

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Compared to VMware SASE, Cato SASE Cloud is:

Easier to Use

More Caring

Harder to Customize

Worse at Integrating

Harder to Implement

Worse at Support

Proofpoint

Proofpoint Information and Cloud Security Platform

7.9

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+95

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10

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Compared to VMware SASE, Proofpoint Information and Cloud Security Platform is:

Easier to Use

Harder to Customize

Less Inspiring

Less Innovative

Worse at Integrating

Harder to Implement

Zscaler

Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange

7.9

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+82

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12

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Compared to VMware SASE, Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange is:

Less Caring

Less Efficient

Less Respectful

Less Innovative

Harder to Customize

Worse at Support

Lookout Inc

Lookout Secure Access Service Edge

7.6

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+87

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13

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Compared to VMware SASE, Lookout Secure Access Service Edge is:

Less Innovative

Worse at Support

Less Efficient

Less Transparent

Less Respectful

Less Reliable

Netskope

Netskope Cloud Security Platform

7.2

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+87

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13

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Compared to VMware SASE, Netskope Cloud Security Platform is:

Less Transparent

Harder to Customize

Worse at Training

Less Efficient

Less Reliable

Harder to Implement

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