# Which zero trust networking tools cover unmanaged devices and contractors rather than only corporate laptops?

<p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">Most zero trust rollouts get corporate laptops covered first, then quietly stall on everyone else. Which zero trust networking tools cover unmanaged devices and contractors rather than only corporate laptops, from the start rather than as an afterthought.</p><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">A few on G2's<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/categories/zero-trust-networking"> </a><a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/categories/zero-trust-networking">zero trust networking</a> list build that in directly:</p><ul>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/menlo-security/reviews"><strong>Menlo Security</strong></a> (4.6/5, 50+ reviews): built specifically to secure unmanaged BYOD endpoints and replace VDI and VPN setups for contractors, without an agent to install.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/fortisase/reviews"><strong>FortiSASE</strong></a> (4.3/5, 15+ reviews): supports both agent-based and fully agentless access, which matters for contractor devices IT will never touch.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/cato-networks-cato-sase-cloud/reviews"><strong>Cato SASE Cloud</strong></a> (4.5/5, 80+ reviews): unifies SD-WAN and security in one architecture, giving contractors and unmanaged devices the same policy enforcement as employees.</li>
</ul><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">For anyone managing a contractor-heavy workforce: was device coverage the hard part, or getting the contractors themselves to actually use it?</p><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true"></p><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true"></p>

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&lt;p&gt;Oh this is the real gap in a lot of zero trust rollouts, since many tools assume a company-managed device with an agent installed. Zscaler is worth checking here, it has browser-based and clientless access options specifically for covering contractors and unmanaged devices without requiring a full agent install. Absolute Secure Access is another strong, well-reviewed option built around resilient, persistent connectivity, though its core strength leans toward managed endpoints, so confirm its unmanaged-device story directly. CyberArk Workforce Identity and Okta both offer browser-based, agentless access paths that work well for contractors who shouldn&#39;t get a full corporate device profile. To be real, &quot;unmanaged device&quot; coverage almost always means trading off some endpoint-level security controls for browser-isolation or clientless access instead, so I&#39;d ask each vendor exactly what security posture checks still apply without an agent. How many contractors are we talking, and do they need full app access or just specific web apps?&lt;/p&gt;

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