Best Secure Access Service Edge Software in 2026
Updated
In short: Pangolin is ranked #1 of 23 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of Cloudflare One and Check Point Harmony SASE. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Cloudflare One. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Pangolin at $4/mo.
For organizations connecting users and branches while applying security controls, SASE offerings can be compared across both access and protection capabilities. Look at branch connectivity, CASB, data loss prevention, and secure web gateway support, along with delivery model and endpoint platforms. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing provide cost details to consider. Pangolin, Cloudflare One, and Check Point Harmony SASE are among the named options. Match the listed capabilities and supported endpoint platforms to your organization’s network and security requirements.
23 secure access service edge software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
Secure Access Service Edge Software, ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going. 5 of the 23 on this page can be tried for free.
- 1 PangolinPaid from $4/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 2 Cloudflare OnePaid from $7/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 3 Check Point Harmony SASE
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 4 Arista NG FirewallPaid from $22.50/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 5 WatchGuard FireCloudPaid from $8.15/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 6 Fortinet Unified SASE
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 7 Sangfor EasyConnect
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 8 Cato SASE Platform
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 9 Skyhigh Private Access
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 10 Zscaler Private Access
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 11 VersaONE Universal SASE Platform
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 12 Aryaka Unified SASE as a Service
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 13 iboss Cloud
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 14 Broadcom Symantec SASE
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 15 COSGrid Z3 SASE
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 16 Forcepoint ZTNA
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 17 Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 18 Samsung Cloud Platform Container Registry
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 19 Cloudbrink Personal SASE
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 20 Juniper Security Director
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 21 Prisma BrowserPaid from $10/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 22 Forcepoint ONE CASB
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 23 Open Systems CASB
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
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Questions about this list
Which secure access service edge software is ranked first on The Geeks Club?
Pangolin is ranked #1 of 23 with a score of 7.9. Cloudflare One is second and Check Point Harmony SASE third.
How many of these have a free plan?
3 of the 23 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Pangolin has the lowest first paid tier we found: $4/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on. Paid placements never change a rank.