Best SASE Tools

Bitglass provides a multi-mode CASB that secures SaaS applications, IaaS instances, data lakes, and private apps via forward proxy, reverse proxy, and API integrations. It delivers real-time data protection and threat prevention using machine-learning to adapt to new cloud apps, malware, and user behaviors. The agentless architecture offers end-to-end visibility, prevents data leakage, and limits external sharing. As part of its integrated SASE platform with SmartEdge SWG and ZTNA, Bitglass suits enterprises adopting cloud and BYOD while addressing compliance gaps in dynamic environments.

Cato Networks offers NDR capabilities inside its SASE Cloud platform through Cato XDR and Network Stories. For NDR use cases, it analyzes north-south and east-west network telemetry, flow records, and packet-level signals to detect anomalies such as BGP session drops, blackouts, downed links, SLA degradation, and packet loss. Its differentiator is incident triage plus root-cause analysis from the same cloud data lake used for security analytics. It is best suited for organizations that want network operations and security teams working from one incident view, including providers building NOC-as-a-service offerings.

NordLayer is a cloud-native SASE platform consolidating SD-WAN, firewall-as-a-service (FWaaS), secure web gateway (SWG), cloud access security broker (CASB), and zero trust network access (ZTNA) into a unified service. The vendor targets enterprises transitioning from point-solution security architectures to integrated cloud-delivered frameworks. NordLayer serves organizations requiring secure remote access, hybrid IT environments, and zero trust implementation without hardware-dependent infrastructure.

Palo Alto Networks is a major vendor in the Firewall / NGFW market, best known for PAN-OS-based next-generation firewalls and Cloud NGFW. Its firewalls combine application-aware policy, user-based controls, and threat prevention to inspect traffic, including encrypted sessions, and block known and unknown threats. It fits enterprises that need granular segmentation, internet edge protection, and consistent policy across physical and cloud deployments. Adjacent offerings exist, but the core firewall line remains centered on network traffic control, inspection, and prevention.

Perimeter 81, acquired by Check Point in 2023 and rebranded as Harmony SASE, delivers a cloud-native Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) platform consolidating networking, Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), secure web gateway (SWG), and cloud access security broker (CASB) for remote and hybrid workforces. It replaces legacy VPNs with software-defined perimeters, IPSEC tunnels, and WireGuard connectors to private applications, enforcing granular policies based on identity, device posture, geo-location, and time. Best suited for mid-sized enterprises migrating to cloud environments seeking unified SSE without hardware deployments.

Skyhigh Security CASB is a cloud-based, multi-tenant Cloud Access Security Broker that deploys via forward and reverse proxy modes for real-time control over sanctioned and unsanctioned cloud services. It leverages the Cloud Registry for 50+ attribute risk assessments across 20,000+ services, enabling discovery, classification, and remediation. Key capabilities include DLP policy enforcement synced with endpoint DLP, machine learning-based UEBA for insider threat detection, malware analysis, configuration auditing against benchmarks with automated remediation, and contextual access controls. Best suited for enterprises needing comprehensive visibility and governance across hybrid cloud environments with SharePoint integration.

Versa Networks, the leader in SASE, combines extensive security, advanced networking, full-featured SD-WAN, genuine multitenancy, and sophisticated analytics via the cloud, on-premises.