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Cato SASE Cloud Platform
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A highly scalable and stable network security solution that is efficient and easy to use
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
The VPN works really well. The product is efficient and easy to use. The ease of use is extremely good.
What needs improvement?
The solution is not cheap. The security could be improved further.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution for two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The tool is very stable. We haven’t had any issues. I rate the stability a nine out of ten. It’s difficult to understand whether the occasional stability issues are due to Cato or our local service provider.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Our whole company is using the tool in the USA and internationally. It can scale up to thousands of endpoints. The product is more suitable for enterprise environments.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We used Cisco AnyConnect before. We switched to Cato Networks because it is more secure. It also integrates with SSO.
How was the initial setup?
The solution is cloud-based.
What about the implementation team?
A third-party company deployed the tool for us.
What was our ROI?
The solution provides good value. We can limit the incidents and potential issues.
What other advice do I have?
People buying the solution must remember that it must be a part of their security rollout for secure networks and VPNs. Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.
Improved connectivity and Security
What do you like best about the product?
Cato SASE is good in managment. It has boosted our network performance and security. The support team is also responsive and quick to resolve any issues that come up.
What do you dislike about the product?
Cato SASE provides benefits there are a concerns worth mentioning. It not provide functionality, for larger firewall deployments with centralized management. Managing latency between sites is difficult.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Cato SASE . Its simplicity and user friendly nature have saved us time. Now we connect all our branches and mobile users while ensuring connectivity and enhanced security.
Senior Sales Manager
What do you like best about the product?
ease of deployment, versitility, portal management, support from Cato
What do you dislike about the product?
nothing. Truthfully this platform is all that we were sold!
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
VPN tunneling for remote users, SD-WAN
A stable and scalable network service that provides useful features, like monitoring and SASE
What is our primary use case?
In my company, we use the solution for multiple purposes, including for our employees involved in remote work. Cato Networks is helpful for my company since we need it to connect our headquarters in Germany with our branch office and plant in Korea.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature of the solution is SASE or Secure Access Service Edge since the team of Cato Networks does the monitoring, and it helps us if any incidents appear in our network service.
What needs improvement?
I don't find any weaknesses in the solution. I am very satisfied with the service from Cato Networks.
I think Cato Networks needs to promote its product globally. 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.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Cato Networks for two years. I use the solution in my company. I don't remember the solution's version since it is a network service. I am a customer of Cato Networks.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is a stable solution. I have never had any experience with Cato's setup box or network service being down for the last two years.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I think it is a scalable solution.
For Korea alone, 1,800 employees in our office use Cato Networks. I think one administrator for Cato Networks is enough.
How are customer service and support?
The solution's technical support keeps an eye on our company's network service. If there is anything wrong with our company's network service, the technical support contacts us immediately and gives us good support. The technical support team's speed of response is really good.
I rate the technical support a nine out of ten.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
My company previously used MPLS for network service. The decision to switch from MPLS to Cato Networks was made by those at our organization's headquarters in Germany. MPLS was a really good service.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup of Cato Networks is very easy and straightforward.
The solution is deployed on a hybrid cloud.
For deployment, you just plug the cable into Cato's setup box and Cato's suite. The deployment can be done in 30 minutes.
Only one person is needed for the solution's installation.
What about the implementation team?
I did the installation of the solution in our company.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The solution is reasonably priced since Cato Networks provides features like SASE and monitoring, which I am very happy with currently. The licensing costs of the solution are reasonable since, in our company, we just use the solution's service and don't need Cato Networks for many hours to operate.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I think our headquarters had considered various services like Palo Alto Networks and Cisco, but finally, they decided to use Cato Networks. From what I heard from my colleagues working in our company's finance department, the cost of Cato Networks is slightly lower than its competitors. The setup and deployment phases of Cato Networks are easy.
What other advice do I have?
Cato Networks is a product for those who want their enterprise network service to provide them with SASE and some features similar to SD-WAN.
The interface of Cato Networks is good. I am not sure of the solution's integration capabilities with the third-party tools. Cato Networks helps with the integration part of the ticketing system in our company. It is very helpful to identify issues and manage the process of troubleshooting. The documentation that Cato Networks provides is good.
I rate the overall product a nine out of ten.
A cloud security solution with query and SD-WAN features
What is our primary use case?
We use the solution for the SASE model.
What is most valuable?
The query and the SD-WAN are useful features of the solution.
What needs improvement?
The solution could be made more user friendly for the administrator to use the portal. It is difficult to use it for people who are not experienced with Cato Networks.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Cato Networks for more than five years. There is a web portal with a cloud SASE model. There's no specific version.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The product is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The product is scalable.
We’ve more than ten thousand users using the solution, including two administrators.
How are customer service and support?
Cato Networks supported the technical support team in-house. The product and support team helped us resolve the ticket and prepare. I'm satisfied with their support team.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was easy. The deployment of the whole solution to take onboard took about six months with two engineers.
What was our ROI?
There is ROI. The solution helps us to gather a lot of information, including the MPLS cost for the replacement. It also provides network protection.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The solution has reasonable pricing. It has a yearly subscription.
The pricing depends on the permit to code. Sometimes, we need to increase the permit, and the cost will automatically change. There's no fixed cost.
Unless we request additional modules such as DNS security, ELP, and decent features, there will be no additional cost.
What other advice do I have?
Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
A stable and easy-to-deploy solution that provides excellent visibility control and security
What is our primary use case?
We are a reseller and partner. We are not the user of the system.
What is most valuable?
The product provides a single platform and a convergence of the various technologies from a WAN perspective. The visibility control and security aspects are amazing. It is a very robust platform. It's evolving slowly enough that what it brings out is always quick to market, but it takes the right time to get the right solution. There’s been a big move forward in DLP and CASB.
What needs improvement?
The product must evolve into the endpoint domain.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with the solution for nine years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate the tool’s stability a ten out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I rate the tool’s scalability a ten out of ten.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is brilliant. I rate the ease of setup a ten out of ten. The time taken for deployment depends on the type of customer. The mean time to value is very short. It is quick.
What about the implementation team?
The number of people required for the deployment depends on whether the deployment is done within the country or globally.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I rate the pricing a seven out of ten on a scale where one is expensive, and ten is cheap.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We looked through Zscaler back in the day. We also considered firewall vendors like Palo Alto and Fortinet. We chose Cato because it had a single vendor.
What other advice do I have?
We don't have any clients. We're a new partner. People wanting to use the solution must forget about their current architecture and take a step back. Cato Networks is one of the best platforms that I work with. Overall, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.
An easy-to-setup solution with good network visibility
What is our primary use case?
We use the solution to access network and security platforms. It also offers in-built WAN and zero-trust security models. It is possible to detect and mitigate the incident using Cato.
How has it helped my organization?
The solution helps customers with well-integrated features, including security and network visibility.
What is most valuable?
The solution provides all the essential technical features combined in a single platform.
What needs improvement?
Adapting the solution for tier-one businesses with complicated environments and pre-existing technologies like VPN is challenging. They should improve this particular area. Also, they should include a web application firewall feature.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is stable. However, sometimes, the console operates at variable speeds on the servers.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is easily scalable in terms of firewall protection.
How are customer service and support?
The solution's technical support is available 24/7. Once, we raised a ticket for our customer, and the executive immediately reached us in 10 minutes via Zoom meeting. Further, he solved the problem in the next 20 minutes. I am impressed with their service.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
The solution's initial setup process is easy. Also, it is inexpensive to deploy domestic internet lines using the socket. It has automated functionality as well. The provisioning in the administration screen takes an hour to complete remotely. Also, replacing MPS lines with the solution takes a month. Here, we use second cellular lines as a backup. We are able to switch one to three lines per day.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The solution's pricing is flexible. The customers can pay as per their requirements. Although, it is more expensive than Palo Alto and Fortinet products.
What other advice do I have?
I rate the solution a seven out of ten. Its pricing is flexible but could be even better.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Cato SASE Cloud Review
What do you like best about the product?
Cato SASE Cloud provides comprehensive security capabilities such as IPS, DLP, and malware detection. The web interface is quite user-friendly, and it is centralized management.
What do you dislike about the product?
Cato Socket is required for connecting to the cloud services. License tiering will be challenging if implemented for multiple branches and remote sites. Require extended time to perform fine-tuning for different locations.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Cato SASE Cloud can migrate legacy or traditional security devices using cloud-integrated services. Overall, Cato SASE Cloud can significantly reduce operational risk and overhead costs.
Cato SD WAN
What do you like best about the product?
I love the Cato SD-WAN. It is easy to manage.
What do you dislike about the product?
Nothing to dislike about Cato, it is perfect.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We are able to control and manage our remote network in the situation of pandemics.
User Friendly and excellent capabilities
What do you like best about the product?
The management services were top-notch for the users. I love how easy it is to connect, and the interface is very intuitive. I love the pricing, positive feedback online and from references. The scalability is also very versatile.
It integrates very well with our current items. And has great capabilities that scale over time.
It integrates very well with our current items. And has great capabilities that scale over time.
What do you dislike about the product?
I would like Cato to provide more information about the kind of services required and needed before a decision is required. There are limited technical resources to help troubleshoot and it's not easy connecting to customer service.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The implementation of VPN was very easy and intuitive for users. Most of our team now works securely on the VPN so it's great to know our information is secure now.
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