We compared Versa Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platform and Cato Networks across several parameters based on our user reviews. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below:
Initial Setup: The user reviews for Versa Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platform mention varying durations for deployment and setup, ranging from three months for deployment and an additional week for setup to a week for both. Cato Networks users emphasized the importance of considering the context in which terms like deployment, setup, and implementation are used.
Valuable Features: Versa Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platform is known for its robust security measures, seamless integration with existing systems, advanced analytics, simplicity of use, and reliable customer support. Cato Networks is praised for its excellent network performance and reliability, ease of implementation and management, and comprehensive security features.
Room For Improvement: Versa Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platform could benefit from improvements in performance, reliability, and user interface. Cato Networks needs enhancements in network speed and stability, GUI for easier navigation, occasional connectivity issues, faster support response times, and more advanced customization options.
Setup Cost: Versa Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platform is affordable and offers good value for money, with transparent and flexible licensing terms. Users have also found the cost of Cato Networks to be reasonable, with appreciated flexibility in licensing options.
ROI: Versa Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platform offers increased network security, simplified management, improved performance, and cost savings. Cato Networks provides increased efficiency, cost savings, improved network performance, ease of implementation, and secure connectivity across multiple locations. Both platforms offer valuable investment opportunities for businesses.
Customer Service: Versa Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platform is praised for its commendable customer service, with top-notch assistance and guidance. Cato Networks also provides highly satisfactory customer service, with customers appreciating the responsiveness and helpfulness of the support team.
Versa Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platform is preferred over Cato Networks. This choice is based on user feedback that highlights Versa's robust security measures, advanced analytics capabilities, and seamless integration with existing systems. Versa excels in customer service and support, offering top-notch assistance and guidance to ensure a seamless experience for customers. Users have mentioned that Cato Networks could benefit from enhancements in terms of performance, reliability, user interface, and customization options.
"The solution is stable."
"On the outside, the main differentiation is because Lookout ingest. They have ingested basically all of the apps for the last ten years and all the versions of all the apps, and we have that in a corporate database that allows us to do very large-scale machine learning and analysis on that data set. That's not something that any of the competitors really have the capability to do because they don't have access to the data set. A lot of the apps you can no longer get them because that version of the app is five or six years old, and it just doesn't exist anywhere anymore, except within our infrastructure. So, the ability to have that very rich dataset and learn from that dataset is a real differentiator."
"The protection offered by the product is the most valuable feature. It detects vulnerabilities or traps on our users' phones and then prompts them to clean up their devices. Tools we used previously would only discover, which required us to gather information on the backend, so Lookout is a welcome upgrade."
"The most valuable features are the antivirus as a whole, the anti-malware, and all of the protection features that scan our enterprise devices."
"The solution is stable."
"The most valuable feature of Cato Networks is the CASB and the documentation is useful."
"When I first encountered Cato, I didn't know how to use it, but after a week of training, I could onboard our systems to it, so the solution was easy to learn and navigate."
"What I found most helpful in Cato Networks is that it works out of the box. One of its main advantages is that it's a simple product to deploy. You subscribe, and you're ready to run."
"Cato offers all the functionality found in other solution. The life cycle management is always very stable."
"The WAN aggregation feature is the most valuable."
"The scalability is quite good."
"I haven't had any trouble, and practically forget that I'm using it."
"Versa is a good centralized solution, where you're setting up your infrastructure in a data center type thing."
"I like all the features. We utilize different LAN, bandwidth transferring, bandwidth balancing, and mappings. We use it as a centralized solution, and use the same product at all our locations."
"Our customers are very satisfied with this solution. They have not mentioned any areas for improvement."
"It's very powerful, especially for engineering teams."
"The division of Control Plane and Data Plane is most valuable. It can be deployed anywhere, and you can control it and configure it from anywhere. This is one of the good features of this solution."
"Our organization finds the application routing features extremely useful."
"The solution is stable and suitable."
"There are great security and ops features without the need for having a different box for security."
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"From the analysis that we've done, they do seem to be maybe a step behind in trying to enter the market with a new solution. But when they do pick up, they do come out with some good products."
"We just submitted an enhancement request reflecting the main area we want to see improvement in; the APIs. Currently, we're able to build dashboards, but it's somewhat backward because we use our MDM API to create them. Lookout should provide API to customers so we can query our data and use it in our cloud, and this is the only outstanding area for improvement with the product right now."
"The stability depends on the service from where you access it. Because sometimes, the place you are in, you have Gateway. You don't have Gateway. The gateway is overutilized. At the end, you need to go through their gateways. And this is the key point here. You have a tracking point. If it's not well orchestrated, and it scales up as you add more to the existing team, you will suffer"
"Lookout was moving into the SSE space. And so their work on SecureWeb Gateway and SD-WAN is still sort of evolving."
"They should include a web application firewall feature in the solution."
"There's no principal in Malaysia, only a distributor."
"Web application firewalling (WAF) is a feature we would like to have in this solution and does not exist yet."
"The product may be complex for users with few years of experience."
"The tool needs to be more granular. Its reports are not very in-depth."
"For a packaged solution, needing external intervention or a system integrator to get other features not offered by Cato Networks could be an area for improvement. Cato Networks does what it's meant to do and is even overstretching capabilities when introducing new features. The product can only have very few features added on top of what its currently doing. Managed service providers can deliver the extra features you'd need. It's a set of managed services, and what Cato Networks does is very comprehensive. So, for the time being, when the actual incarnation of the SASE solution is deployed, Cato Networks is a very effective product. Naturally, technology will evolve, so everybody knows that in three, four, or five years, there will be a new kid on the block, a new game. Still, at the moment, Cato Networks only needs to improve a little regarding SASE delivery. The product is doing very well, but one feature the Cato Networks team is doing right is preparing for the future through deploying the SSE 360, so the security service is at that edge. It's an excellent strategy to prepare for the future. SSE 360 is what Cato Networks should invest in the most to keep prospering."
"We would like the product to continue to improve its security."
"The solution is not cheap."
"The support needs to be improved."
"We've had the odd occasional stability issue with software upgrades."
"The solution lacks a mobile version where small, manageable platforms can be developed."
"I heard about them for the first time just before I started working on Versa. They do have blogs for information, but they could publicize more about the documentation and architecture. It doesn't seem to have that much exposure, and they should work on their customer base more."
"The smaller units lack a lot of functionality."
"The stability of FlexVNF's controller and devices could be improved."
"The interface could be simpler."
"With the pandemic and changing work models, it would be ideal if the product more accessibility options or more diversity within the solution itself."
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Cato SASE Cloud Platform is ranked 5th in Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions with 21 reviews while Versa Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platform is ranked 8th in Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions with 20 reviews. Cato SASE Cloud Platform is rated 8.8, while Versa Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platform is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Cato SASE Cloud Platform writes "Useful remote worker VPN, centralized management, and simple on-boarding process". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Versa Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platform writes "A flexible, stable and scalable solution ". Cato SASE Cloud Platform is most compared with Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange, Cisco SD-WAN, Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet FortiGate and Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Platform, whereas Versa Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platform is most compared with Cisco SD-WAN, Fortinet FortiGate, VMware SD-WAN, Meraki SD-WAN and Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange. See our Cato SASE Cloud Platform vs. Versa Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platform report.
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