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Cato Networks

AI-powered SASE platform for network and security convergence

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★4.4ratingPricing · PaidHot
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Data updated 2 November 2026
Opportunity
High
Band
Saturation
Open
Band
Wrapper risk
Low
Band
Momentum
Hot
Market trend
Rating
4.4
of 5 · FalcoScan rating

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The Brief

What Cato Networks does

Cato Networks provides a cloud-native SASE platform that converges SD-WAN, zero trust access, cloud security, and threat prevention into one global network. AI continuously tunes security policies based on observed threat patterns.

How Cato Networks compares with its closest alternatives

None of the 5 closest alternatives has a free plan, and neither does Cato Networks. Only Pentera lists a starting price, $10000 a month. All 5 offer an API, as Cato Networks does. Cato Networks offers a web app. Of the alternatives, all 5 offer a web app. Cato Networks was founded in 2015; the alternatives were founded between 2013 and 2020, 1 of them earlier. Cato Networks is based in Tel Aviv, Israel; 4 of its 5 alternatives are in Israel too, and the others in the United Kingdom.

Market position · Security

How Cato Networks compares in Security

Cato Networks has high opportunity and sits in the top third of 361 live Security tools on FalcoScan. Across Security, the average opportunity score is 70.4 and the average saturation score 33. FalcoScan rates Cato Networks's own market position as open. 121 of the 361 operating Security tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 1 shutdown in the category.

Cato Networks compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
Cato NetworksFounded 2015 · Tel Aviv, IsraelHighOpenPaid—NoYesWeb, APIHot
CyoloFounded 2020 · Tel Aviv, IsraelHighOpenPaid—NoYesWeb, APIRising
DarktraceFounded 2013 · Cambridge, United KingdomHighOpenPaid—NoYesWeb, APIHot
HuntersFounded 2018 · Tel Aviv, IsraelHighOpenPaid—NoYesWeb, APIHot
PenteraFounded 2015 · Petah Tikva, IsraelHighOpenPaid$10000/moNoYesWeb, APIHot
Pentera Pentesting AIFounded 2015 · Petah Tikva, IsraelHighOpenPaid—NoYesWeb, APIHot

Exact opportunity and saturation scores for all 6 of these, and where each ranks in Security.

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What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities Cato Networks exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

AI Capabilities
Anomaly DetectionClassificationAgents
Industry Verticals
EnterpriseManufacturingRetail
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Questions

Cato Networks: common questions

Is Cato Networks free?

No. Cato Networks is a paid product.

What are the best alternatives to Cato Networks?

The closest alternatives to Cato Networks that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Cyolo, Darktrace, Hunters, Pentera, and Pentera Pentesting AI.

Is Cato Networks still running?

Yes. As of 2 November 2026, FalcoScan lists Cato Networks as operating at catonetworks.com.

Where is Cato Networks based?

Cato Networks is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Does Cato Networks have an API?

Yes. Cato Networks offers an API.

Who is Cato Networks for?

Cato Networks is built for network security teams, cisos, and it managers.

How do I sign in to Cato Networks?

Sign in on Cato Networks's own website, catonetworks.com. FalcoScan reviews Cato Networks but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Cato Networks directly.

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