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However, the reviews do not specifically establish prevention of lateral threat spread or frictionless access for contractors and BYOD employees. - “The platform makes zero-trust access, secure web gateways, DNS filtering, and threat detection much easier to manage from a single dashboard.” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/11999796) - “policies can be deployed within minutes.” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/11798536) Last updated Sep 30, 2026 Source: [https://www.cloudflare.com/sase/](https://www.cloudflare.com/sase/) ## Claim: “Roll out high-value security and networking capabilities in hours, not months.” ##### Mixed support from reviews. Reviewers report rapid setup, including policies deployed within minutes, but others describe additional configuration steps and steep learning curves. The reviews therefore support quick deployment in some cases while not establishing that all high-value capabilities can consistently be rolled out in hours rather than months. - “policies can be deployed within minutes.” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/11798536) - “Easy to setup” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/11780185) - “Policy setup sometimes takes more steps than expected” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/11999796) - “The learning curve can be steep” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/11364897) Last updated Sep 30, 2026 Source: [https://www.cloudflare.com/sase/](https://www.cloudflare.com/sase/) ## Claim: “ZTNA + CASB protect every SaaS and internal app — block lateral movement, isolate risky links.” ##### Supported by reviews. Relevant reviewers describe complete ZTNA and CASB functionality alongside zero-trust access, security gateways, and threat detection. However, the reviews do not specifically report blocking lateral movement or isolating risky links in practice. - “The generous free tier supporting up to 50 users with full SASE capabilities is remarkable - complete ZTNA, SWG, and CASB functionality without artificial limitations.” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/11364897) - “The platform makes zero-trust access, secure web gateways, DNS filtering, and threat detection much easier to manage from a single dashboard.” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/11999796) Last updated Sep 30, 2026 Source: [https://www.cloudflare.com/sase/](https://www.cloudflare.com/sase/) ## Claim: “Cloudflare One is unified by design on a global connectivity cloud, offering a composable and programmable architecture that allows organizations to roll out security and networking capabilities in hours instead of months.” ##### Mixed support from reviews. Reviewers report unified management on Cloudflare’s global network, API-driven configuration, and deployment within minutes, supporting the claim’s general direction. However, other reviewers describe extra policy-setup steps and complexity, and the reviews do not establish the specific hours-instead-of-months timeframe. - “The dashboard is intuitive, and policies can be deployed within minutes.” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/11798536) - “Policy setup sometimes takes more steps than expected” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/11999796) Last updated Sep 30, 2026 Source: [https://www.cloudflare.com/sase/](https://www.cloudflare.com/sase/) ## Claim: “Cloudflare One enforces zero trust + DLP on every request and forwards approved traffic to AI Gateway, where security teams keep full visibility without slowing innovation.” ##### Supported by reviews. Relevant reviewers report consistent security-policy enforcement, zero-trust capabilities, traffic visibility, and no noticeable speed reduction. However, these reviews do not directly establish DLP on every request or forwarding approved traffic to AI Gateway. - “performance stays fast while security policies are enforced consistently.” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/11999796) - “The analytics and visibility it provides into user traffic are extremely helpful for proactive monitoring.” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/11798536) - “there’s no noticeable decrease in speed.” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/11802478) Last updated Sep 30, 2026 Source: [https://www.cloudflare.com/sase/](https://www.cloudflare.com/sase/) ## Claim: “Identity-first zero trust access for every employee, contractor, and AI agent — no VPN required.” ##### Supported by reviews. Relevant reviewers consistently describe Cloudflare One as providing zero-trust access or complete ZTNA capabilities through a unified platform. However, these reviews do not specifically verify coverage for every employee, contractor, or AI agent, nor do they explicitly address whether VPN use is unnecessary. - “The platform makes zero-trust access, secure web gateways, DNS filtering, and threat detection much easier to manage from a single dashboard.” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/11999796) - “The generous free tier supporting up to 50 users with full SASE capabilities is remarkable - complete ZTNA, SWG, and CASB functionality without artificial limitations.” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/11364897) - “Cloudflare offers a unified dashboard that makes it incredibly easy to manage multiple services — from DNS and Zero Trust access policies to DDoS protection and web traffic filtering.” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/11319062) Last updated Sep 30, 2026 Source: [https://www.cloudflare.com/sase/](https://www.cloudflare.com/sase/)