Cato SASE Cloud Platform vs Exinda comparison

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Cato Networks and GFI are both solutions in the WAN Optimization category. Cato Networks is ranked #3 with an average rating of 9.3, while GFI is ranked #4. Cato Networks holds a 10.9% mindshare in WO, compared to GFI’s 7.3% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Cato Networks users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 87% of GFI users who would recommend it.

Cato SASE Cloud Platform

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87% willing to recommend

Cato SASE Cloud Platform

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 10, 2024

Exinda and Cato SASE Cloud Platform provide network optimization solutions. Users lean towards Cato SASE Cloud Platform for its advanced capabilities, despite its higher cost.

Features:Exinda offers bandwidth management, application acceleration, and traffic prioritization. Cato SASE Cloud Platform includes comprehensive security, network integration, and cloud performance optimization.

Room for Improvement:Exinda needs better reporting, enhanced analytics, and improved user interface. Cato SASE Cloud Platform should improve third-party tool integration, scaling capabilities, and documentation.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service:Exinda is easy to deploy with quick response times for customer service. Cato SASE Cloud Platform also has a smooth deployment process, with remote support being more effective and comprehensive.

Pricing and ROI:Exinda is cost-effective with a quick ROI. Cato SASE Cloud Platform, though more expensive, offers high ROI due to its extensive features, making it suitable for users seeking robust network and security solutions.

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Categories and Ranking

Cato SASE Cloud Platform

Ranking in WAN Optimization

3rd

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) (16th), Cloud Access Security Brokers (CASB) (11th), Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Solutions (8th), WAN Edge (10th), ZTNA as a Service (9th), Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) (6th), Remote Browser Isolation (RBI) (3rd)

Exinda

Ranking in WAN Optimization

4th

Average Rating

8.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the WAN Optimization category, the mindshare of Cato SASE Cloud Platform is 10.9%, down from 18.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Exinda is 7.3%, up from 6.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

WAN Optimization Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Cato SASE Cloud Platform	10.9%
Exinda	7.3%
Other	81.8%

WAN Optimization

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reviewer2697738

Product & Services Integrator at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

Cloud security has unified global network design and has simplified threat visibility

I think all of the functionalities, such as the secure web gateway feature, are quite good. I also believe Cato SASE Cloud Platform is one of the only solutions that has not only a software firewall solution but also a physical software solution where you can change the company's firewalls and put in sockets from Cato SASE Cloud Platform, which I see as an advantage for them. The single-pass architecture has improved user experience with Cato SASE Cloud Platform as it provides security teams in companies a platform where they can easily obtain information if there are breaches or security issues. I assess the benefit of integrating WAN optimization as good. There is ease in making rules between WAN optimization, especially when it comes to global connections because of all their points of presence that are spread over the world. I think the real-time threat protection of Cato SASE Cloud Platform is also good. Their points of presence are quite efficient, and I do not see any delays in that area.

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Eugene Hacker

Director of Network Services at a university with 201-500 employees

Gives us the ability to prioritize network traffic into a hierarchy

Creating the custom application is a bit awkward. I kind of have to guess my way through it sometimes. A lot of working with this solution is really intuitive. I have picked it up mostly on my own. I'm sure that there are some things that maybe I hadn't thought of or really hadn't considered, and I think it would be good just to promote some day courses. I don't really see a whole lot that comes out for Exinda as far as training or informational sessions through our normal resellers. It would be cool to know more about the solution by utilizing educational resources or even have Exinda promoted a bit better.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The Cato SASE Cloud Platform supports my customers' needs for connectivity and security by removing the throttling from the headquarters and putting a firewall in the cloud, instead of having to use a costly MPLS network to perform security inspection on all traffic from various branches."

"I rate Cato SASE Cloud Platform at 9.5 out of 10."

"It is a stable solution...it is a scalable solution."

"The Cato SASE Cloud Platform is a remarkable solution for managing and controlling all aspects of Zero Trust network access functions through its SASE capabilities. It's designed with an exquisite and practical architecture, making it a worthwhile investment for organizations looking to optimize IT spending and streamline management processes."

"The main features we use are the firewall and secure web gateway."

"It is difficult to find types of companies I would not recommend Cato SASE Cloud Platform to, and I believe you can use Cato SASE Cloud Platform in most environments, although there could be some cases where organizations are really cost-sensitive."

"Technical support was always helpful and responsive."

"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."

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"A customer can either buy 50 Mb with us or 50 Mb with somebody else, but they'll get a 70 Mb feel with us because we can shape it a little bit better."

"The most valuable feature is the ability to provide very granular classes of service. That's important because it allows us to prioritize certain traffic types over others, to a very granular level."

"It has the ability to prioritize, providing an automatic optimization. I can put it in a hierarchy and know that certain devices will be prioritized over others. It is able to identify the traffic. It can pick out whether if its a Zoom meeting (or something like that), then it's able to put that somewhere in the hierarchy based on the traffic type."

"Customer Service: Top notchTechnical Support: Top notch"

"The most valuable feature is the ability to create policies where we can tailor them to the customer. It enables us to prioritize apps and users for bandwidth."

"You can use Exinda as a network orchestrator so you can be sure that the throughput is managed well and everything gets what it needs."

"Getting Exinda was a life saver for our voice traffic"

"Exinda can show you which product uses how much throughput and can help you manage it."

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Cons

"Web application firewalling (WAF) is a feature we would like to have in this solution and does not exist yet."

"Modifying or incorporating Cato Network to work with a third-party platform, such as Microsoft, or other Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offerings would be beneficial. Having more integration partners would help the users implement the solution."

"The price could be better."

"The price could be better. Because of the price, we are considering moving to Cisco Meraki."

"Cato Networks could improve their intrusion detection. There is not a lot in place."

"We would like the product to continue to improve its security."

"I am located in South Korea, and I can say that most people here have no idea about Cato Networks. I think Cato Networks should promote its network services in various countries."

"The tool should improve its interface."

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"One of the concerns that we've had with Exinda is the fact that ever since GFI took over Exinda, they haven't really put in much time into actually developing the product."

"What I don't like is the fact that I haven't purchased the overall management interface. That is the interface that allows you to manage multiple Exindas. Personally, I think Exinda should provide that for free. I think that if you buy more and more Exinda boxes, you shouldn't then have to incur a charge for the overall management software. While I can manage each Exinda separately, if they provided me with the overall management platform for free that would probably encourage me to buy more appliances."

"In terms of improvement, one thing that has always frustrated me about it is that when you look at real-time monitoring, you can only filter it by IP address. You can't filter it by anything else. It would be good if we could filter by VLAN."

"Fundamentally sound with WAN acceleration, but needs to expand the range of accelerated applications."

"A lot of working with this solution is really intuitive. I have picked it up mostly on my own. I'm sure that there are some things that maybe I hadn't thought of or really hadn't considered, and I think it would be good just to promote some day courses. I don't really see a whole lot that comes out for Exinda as far as training or informational sessions through our normal resellers. It would be cool to know more about the solution by utilizing educational resources or even have Exinda promoted a bit better."

"There might be room for improvement in the speed and throughput of some of their devices. They're getting a bit slow on some of the bigger devices. It would be helpful if there were some sort of an ISP model."

"The stability was terrible in version 7.0 but it's been good since version 7.2."

"Creating the custom application is a bit awkward. I kind of have to guess my way through it sometimes."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing of the solution depends upon the bandwidth required for different branches"

"The platform is expensive."

"The solution is reasonably priced since Cato Networks provides features like SASE and monitoring, which I am very happy with currently."

"The price of Cato Networks is in the middle range compared to other solutions. NetFoundry is a less expensive solution than Cato Networks."

"The product is very competitively priced, and that's compelling. They don't charge the customer based on the operational cost like other brands such as Palo Alto. Cato has its own fully-fledged cloud, with their own data centers, equipment, and so on, which is an advantage. I rate the solution five out of five for affordability."

"Cato Networks seems more expensive than Cisco Meraki."

"The pricing of this solution depends on what you need. It is based on bandwidth."

"I rate the price of Cato Networks a four out of five."

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"It is priced well for the market, for what it needs to do."

"The pricing and licensing are pretty fair and really competitive. There are other SD-WAN solutions that are pretty costly because they build in a service where they'll manage it for you, which is really great. I don't know if Exinda has that option as well. However, we are a small shop and cost-conscious. For things like this, we are accustomed to self-managing and this solution suits us just fine. For a tool that gives you, like the graphs and reporting, it has a fair price point."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

13%

Comms Service Provider

10%

Financial Services Firm

Computer Software Company

16%

Outsourcing Company

15%

Construction Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	16
Midsize Enterprise	7
Large Enterprise	11

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	1
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	4

Questions from the Community

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cato Networks?

I do not find it particularly expensive, but for some companies, they may not have the budget to be at that level of security for their networks.

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Overview

Cato SASE Cloud Platform delivers a comprehensive approach to network security and connectivity, integrating SASE, CASB, and zero-trust network access for improved performance and scalability in diverse locations.

Cato SASE Cloud Platform offers robust security solutions, including a next-gen firewall and VPN support. It provides a unified management system that is easy to use and integrates seamlessly with existing infrastructures. The platform's self-healing model ensures real-time threat mitigation, enhancing connectivity and performance even in challenging locations. Users appreciate the platform's scalability, integration capabilities, and significant cost savings. However, there is room for improvement in security, network integration, feature enhancement, and affordability to better support larger enterprises and improve user experience.

What are the essential features of Cato SASE Cloud Platform?

SASE: Integrates security and networking functions for seamless performance.
CASB: Provides secure access to cloud applications.
Zero-trust Network Access: Offers secure and direct access without the need for traditional VPNs.
Unified Management: Centralizes control for ease of use and improved efficiency.
Next-Gen Firewall: Robust protection against diverse threats with advanced firewall capabilities.

What benefits or ROI can users expect?

Scalability: Easily adapts to growing organizational needs.
Cost Savings: Reduces expenses through efficient integration and operations.
Operational Efficiency: Streamlined processes save time and resources.
Responsive Support: Quick access to help when needed enhances user satisfaction.

Organizations in sectors like finance, telecommunications, and construction use Cato SASE Cloud Platform for enhanced network security and global connectivity. It effectively replaces MPLS with a cloud-native SD-WAN, integrates security measures for public clouds, and provides centralized management. Its implementation supports a zero-trust model, redundancy, and ISP integration, ensuring scalable remote access and improved security measures.

Cato Networks

Exinda provides granular traffic management and application performance monitoring with policy-based traffic shaping for prioritizing critical applications.

Exinda offers a user-friendly interface for managing bandwidth, ensuring business-critical applications receive priority while controlling non-essential traffic. Real-time monitoring offers network visibility, identifies bottlenecks, and suggests policy adjustments. It supports WAN optimization, satellite link management, and bandwidth control, aiding entities from corporate offices to remote locations.

What are Exinda's key features?

Granular Traffic Management: Provides precise control over network traffic.
Application Performance Monitoring: Monitors and analyzes application performance.
Policy-Based Traffic Shaping: Prioritizes critical applications efficiently.
Real-Time Monitoring Dashboard: Offers network visibility and identifies issues.
User-Friendly Interface: Simplifies bandwidth and traffic control.

What benefits or ROI should users look for?

Efficient Resource Utilization: Ensures critical applications receive necessary bandwidth.
Improved Network Performance: Identifies and resolves network bottlenecks.
Enhanced Traffic Control: Balances and limits non-critical traffic efficiently.
Actionable Insights: Provides recommendations for policy optimization.

Exinda is implemented in industries for WAN optimization, helping manage satellite links and control bandwidth on campuses and remote locations. It aids troubleshooting by monitoring satellite services and prioritizes network traffic for customers.

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Paysafe, AdRoll, Pet Lovers Centre, Arlington Orthopedics, Humphreys & Partners Architects

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