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Compare Cato SASE Cloud and NordLayer 
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Market Segments
Mid-Market (53.2% of reviews)
Small-Business (56.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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Starting at $8.00 1 Users
Cato SASE Cloud
Star Rating
(82)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (53.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
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Learn more about Cato SASE CloudNordLayer
Star Rating
(125)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (56.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $8.00 1 Users
Browse all 4 pricing plansCato SASE Cloud vs NordLayer
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found NordLayer easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers preferred doing business with Cato SASE Cloud overall.
- Reviewers felt that NordLayer meets the needs of their business better than Cato SASE Cloud.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Cato SASE Cloud is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Cato SASE Cloud over NordLayer.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Cato SASE Cloud
Cato SASE Platform
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Cato converges security, networking, and access technologies into a single, cloud-native SASE platform—reducing cost, complexity, and risk across the enterprise.
With one platform, one management console, and one unified policy framework, Cato strengthens security, improves performance, simplifies operations, and helps enterprises advance Zero Trust at scale.
By replacing fragmented stacks with an elegant SASE architecture—often funded through existing IT budgets—Cato eliminates upfront costs, refresh cycles, management overhead, and vendor sprawl. The result: lower total cost of ownership, greater agility, and a future-ready infrastructure
- Comprehensive Security with Cato SSE 360
- Global Private Backbone with 80+ Points of Presence
- Unified Management via Cato Management Application (CMA)
NordLayer
Lite
Starting at $8.00
1 Users
Essential internet access security with basic internet threat prevention features.
- Up to 100mbs server performance
- ThreatBlock
- VPN protocol variety
Free Trial
Cato SASE Cloud
No trial information availableNordLayer
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.6
75
8.9
109
Ease of Use
9.1
75
9.2
111
Ease of Setup
8.8
69
9.2
64
Ease of Admin
8.9
70
9.0
58
Quality of Support
8.9
72
8.5
99
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
70
8.5
54
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
74
8.4
102
Features by Category
Network
8.2
13
Not enough data
8.3
14
Not enough data
8.6
12
Not enough data
Application
9.0
13
Not enough data
8.7
14
Not enough data
8.3
14
Not enough data
8.0
14
Not enough data
8.9
14
Not enough data
7.6
14
Not enough data
Data
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.7
6
Network
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Logistics
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Network Management
9.3
12
8.6
7
9.3
12
Feature Not Available
9.3
12
7.7
5
8.9
12
8.7
5
Security
Feature Not Available
9.4
6
9.3
12
9.8
7
9.0
12
Feature Not Available
8.9
12
9.8
7
Identity Management
9.2
12
9.3
7
9.0
12
Feature Not Available
9.4
12
8.3
6
Generative AI
8.8
12
6.7
5
8.6
12
7.3
5
Analysis
8.9
11
Not enough data
9.0
10
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
Functionality
9.3
10
Not enough data
9.0
10
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
Security
8.8
10
Not enough data
9.7
10
Not enough data
9.5
10
Not enough data
9.0
10
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
9.7
5
Agentic AI - Firewall Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
10.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Monitoring
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Artificial Intelligence - Firewall
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Type
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reporting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Authentication & Authorization - Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration & Governance - Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI - Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.4
11
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
9.2
11
Not enough data
Monitoring
8.8
11
Not enough data
8.6
11
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
Protection
9.1
11
Not enough data
8.5
11
Not enough data
9.1
11
Not enough data
8.9
11
Not enough data
Web Content and Traffic Filtering - Secure Web Gateways
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Protection and Loss Prevention - Secure Web Gateways
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Access Control and Authentication - Secure Web Gateways
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance and Management - Secure Web Gateways
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Scalability & Deployment - Network as a Service (NaaS)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security & Compliance - Network as a Service (NaaS)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Network Performance & Optimization - Network as a Service (NaaS)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Remote Connectivity & Access - Network as a Service (NaaS)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI-Driven & Adaptive Features - Network as a Service (NaaS)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Components - Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)
8.8
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
Artificial Intelligence - Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)
8.3
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Components - Secure Service Edge (SSE)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Artificial Intelligence -Secure Service Edge (SSE)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Secure Service Edge (SSE)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cloud Visibility
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Identity
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Usage
Not enough data
8.9
82
Not enough data
8.6
77
Not enough data
8.4
44
Not enough data
8.4
81
Not enough data
8.6
74
Not enough data
8.8
81
Not enough data
8.7
77
Miscellaneous
Not enough data
8.3
70
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Cato SASE Cloud and NordLayer are categorized as Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platforms, Zero Trust Networking, and Secure Service Edge (SSE) Solutions
Unique Categories
Cato SASE Cloud is categorized as Network as a Service (NaaS) Platforms, Cloud Edge Security, Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB), WAN Edge Infrastructure, and SD-WAN
NordLayer is categorized as Secure Web Gateways, Network Access Control (NAC), Business VPN, Identity and Access Management (IAM), and Firewall Software
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Cato SASE Cloud
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
NordLayer
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
16.5%
Financial Services
10.1%
Logistics and Supply Chain
6.3%
Construction
6.3%
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
5.1%
Other
55.7%
Computer Software
17.6%
Information Technology and Services
12.0%
Marketing and Advertising
5.6%
Internet
5.6%
Financial Services
5.6%
Other
53.6%
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Discussions
Cato SASE Cloud has no discussions with answers
What is NordLayer used for?
1 Comment
LM
NordLayer helps organizations of all sizes enhance their internet security and modernize network and resource access with technical improvements aligning...Read more
How has NordLayer improved your network security, and what features do you rely on?
1 Comment
MR
- Encrypted data with AES-256 for secure transmission
- Implemented Zero Trust Network Access to reduce internal threats
- Provided safe remote access...Read more
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