Cato Networks SASE review: score, privacy and prices

1.31

out of 10not in the main ranking (too little published data)
Business VPN / ZTNA median 2.5

  • Business VPN / ZTNA
  • Jurisdiction:Israel, outside 5/9/14 Eyes
  • Owner:none
  • Data completeness40%
  • Checked2026-10-15

Red flag: Stores connection IP addresses. A red flag caps the score at 6.0.

In 10 seconds

Strongest against its segment

  • Security and protocols3.6 vs 1.8
  • Platforms and support5.2 vs 3.9
  • Censorship bypass0.0 vs 0.5

Weakest against its segment

  • Price and fair terms0.0 vs 3.4
  • Privacy and jurisdiction0.0 vs 2.3
  • Network and streaming0.7 vs 2.8
  • Stores connection IP addresses

Compare Cato Networks SASE side by side with other VPNs

How the score adds up

Six sub-scores, each against the median of Business VPN / ZTNA services in the main ranking (None services). Open a line to see which published facts earned points and which were missing or not disclosed.

Cato Networks SASEsegment median

  • Privacy and jurisdiction30% of the score · segment median 2.30.0
    What earned points
    • No-logs policy +2
    • Independent no-logs audit +3
    • No-logs confirmed in court +1
    • Warrant canary +1
    • Transparency report +1
    • Sign-up without email +1.5
    • Account number sign-up +0.5
    • Stores connection IP (penalty) −3
    • Public incident (penalty) −2
  • Security and protocols20% of the score · segment median 1.83.6
    What earned points
    • Kill switch +2
    • DNS leak protection +1.5
    • RAM-only servers +1
    • Post-quantum encryption +1
    • Perfect forward secrecy +0.5
    • Security audit +2
    • Open-source clients +1.5
    • 2FA +1
    • Multi-hop +1
    • Bug bounty +1
    • Only PPTP / L2TP (penalty) −2
  • Price and fair terms15% of the score · segment median 3.40.0
    What earned points
    • Free plan +1.5
    • Free trial +1
    • Trial without a card +1
    • Crypto payments +1
    • Cash payments +0.5
  • Censorship bypass15% of the score · segment median 0.50.0
    What earned points
    • Stealth / obfuscation +2
    • VLESS / Reality +1.5
    • Trojan +1
    • Hysteria2 +1
    • Shadowsocks +1
    • AmneziaWG +1
    • obfs4 +0.5
    • TUIC +0.5
    • NaiveProxy +0.5
    • Mirrors or Telegram channel +0.5
    • VoIP in the UAE (claimed) +0.5
    • Manual configs +0.5
  • Network and streaming10% of the score · segment median 2.80.7
    What earned points
    • 10 Gbps servers +1
    • Dedicated IP +0.5
    • Port forwarding +0.5
    • MENA locations +0.5
    • Torrenting allowed +1
  • Platforms and support10% of the score · segment median 3.95.2
    What earned points
    • Routers +1
    • Browser extensions +0.5
    • Split tunneling +1
    • Ad / tracker blocker +1
    • 24/7 live chat +2
    • live chat +0.5
    • Support on Telegram +0.5
    • Status page +0.5

Cato Networks SASE pricing

Cato Networks SASE does not publish a paid price we could read. Free plan: No. Market median across the main ranking: €3.13 a month.

Refunds, trial and payment

Refund window
Not stated
Free trial
Not stated
Auto-renewal
Not stated
Payment methods
Not stated
Renewal note
billed annually by site bandwidth (10 Mbps-10 Gbps) and number of mobile users; no published list price (review)

Everything Cato Networks SASE publishes

Every fact we collected about Cato Networks SASE, as the provider and reviewers state it. Empty fields are left out; key fields we could not find say “Not stated”. “Partial”: only on some platforms, servers or plans.

Company
Legal entity
Cato Networks Ltd.
Registered in
Israel
Address
Landmark Tower, 2 Leonardo da Vinci St, Tel-Aviv 6473309, Israel
Parent company
none
Related brands
Cato SASE Cloud; Cato Neural Edge
Website languages
  • EN
  • FR
  • DE
  • JA
  • KO
  • IT
  • ES
  • NL
  • ZH-TW
Right-to-left languages
No

Plans, prices and add-ons
Plans
quote-based (SASE Cloud)
Cheapest price a month
Not stated
Monthly plan
Not stated
Lifetime plan
Not stated
Renewal
billed annually by site bandwidth (10 Mbps-10 Gbps) and number of mobile users; no published list price (review)
Family plan
Not stated

Discounts and programmes
Student discount
Not stated
Affiliate programme
No partner program: MSP/reseller/agent

Limits and restrictions
Devices at once
Not stated

Free plan
Free plan
No
Free data
Not stated
Ads in the free plan
Not stated

Payment and subscription
PayPal
Not stated
Cryptocurrency
Not stated
Cash
Not stated
Gift cards
Not stated
Auto-renewal by default
Not stated
Email needed to sign up
Not stated
Account-number login
Not stated
Money-back guarantee, days
Not stated

Free trial terms
Trial length
Not stated
Instead of a trial
product demo / 1:1 demo
Card needed for the trial
Not stated

Server locations
Countries
Not stated
Servers
100+ PoPs
Server countries
Not stated
Middle East and North Africa
Not stated
Virtual locations
Not stated
P2P servers
Not stated
Obfuscated servers
Not stated

Network features
RAM-only servers
Not stated
IPv6
Not stated
Dedicated IP
Not stated
Static IP
Not stated
Residential IP
Not stated
Double VPN / multi-hop
Not stated
Tor over VPN
Not stated
SOCKS5 proxy
Not stated
Smart DNS
Not stated

Protocols and encryption
  • WireGuardNot stated
  • OpenVPNNot stated
  • IKEv2IPsec supported for sites/clouds/IPsec endpoints✓ Yes
  • L2TP/IPsecNot stated
  • SSTPNot stated
  • SoftEtherNot stated
  • Own protocolnamed protocol; encrypted tunnels to Cato PoPs + IPsec for sites/third-party✕ No
  • VLESS / RealityNot stated
  • VMessNot stated
  • TrojanNot stated
  • ShadowsocksNot stated
  • Hysteria2Not stated
  • TUICNot stated
  • NaiveProxyNot stated
  • obfs4Not stated
  • AmneziaWGNot stated
Perfect forward secrecy
Not stated
Post-quantum encryption
Not stated
Manual configuration files
Not stated
Open-source apps
Not stated

Censorship and blocking
Obfuscation (stealth mode)
Not stated
Countries it claims to work in
Not stated
Mirror sites or Telegram channel
Not stated
Calls in the UAE
Not stated

Security
Kill switch
Yes Always-on mode prevents users disabling client; pre-login connectivity
DNS leak protection
Not stated
Split tunnelling
Yes bypass options available; nearest-PoP connection avoids need for split tunnel
Ad and malware blocker
Yes built-in Cato EPP endpoint protection; SWG, IPS, DNS security
Two-factor sign-in
Not stated
Security audits
Yes SOC 2/SOC 3 third-party attestation
Bug bounty
Yes vulnerability reporting page only
Certifications
  • ISO 27001, 27017, 27018, 27701, 14001
  • SOC 2 & SOC 3
  • PCI-DSS L1 SP
  • UK Cyber Essentials
  • CSA STAR self-assessment
  • ENS High
  • GDPR

Privacy
No-logs policy
Not stated
Independent no-logs audit
Not stated
Data retention
per retention policies; non-personal metadata may be kept indefinitely
Shared with third parties
service providers, affiliates, acquirers; de-identified data may be monetized
Trackers on the website
cookies & web beacons
Transparency report
Not stated
Warrant canary
Not stated
Law enforcement requests
discloses where permitted/required by law, court orders
Anonymous sign-up
Not stated
GDPR / data protection officer
DPO via privacy@catonetworks.com
Privacy policy updated
2025-02-23

What the privacy policy says is collected

Yes: collected. No: not collected. Partial: kept briefly or only in part. Not stated: the policy does not say.

  • IP at sign-upUser Data incl. IP, approx. location✕ Yes
  • Connection IPreal-time & historical visibility into user devices, activity, locations✕ Yes
  • Session timesNot stated
  • Device infobrowser, OS/device✕ Yes
  • App analyticsusage time/frequency✕ Yes

Apps and devices
  • Windows(Cato Client) (review)✓ Yes
  • macOS(Cato Client) (review)✓ Yes
  • Linux(Cato Client) (review)✓ Yes
  • iOS(Cato Client) (review)✓ Yes
  • Android(Cato Client) (review)✓ Yes
  • Android TVNot stated
  • Fire TVNot stated
  • Apple TVNot stated
  • ChromebookNot stated
  • Smart TVNot stated
  • RoutersNot stated
  • NASNot stated
  • Raspberry PiNot stated
  • Game consolesNot stated
Browser extensions
Cato Browser Extension (ZTNA)

Speed, streaming and gaming
10 Gbps servers
Not stated
Netflix
Not stated
BBC iPlayer
Not stated
Disney+
Not stated
Prime Video
Not stated
Gaming features
Not stated
Torrenting
Not stated

Support
Live chat
No portal + phone
Live chat 24/7
Not stated
Email / tickets
Yes self-service support portal, service requests
Phone
Yes 972-72-273-9740 (privacy)
Telegram
Not stated
WhatsApp
Not stated
Discord or forum
Cato Community connect.catonetworks.com
Help articles
support portal
Server status page
Not stated
Uptime guarantee (SLA)
99.999%

For teams and business
SSO / SAML
Not stated
Admin panel
Yes Cato Management Application, CMA
API
Yes Cato API
Zero-trust access (ZTNA)
Yes ZTNA / Universal ZTNA within SASE
Identity providers
Okta logo among 100+ integrations

What users say

Reviews never change our score. Ratings are smoothed: a source’s average across all VPNs counts as 50 extra reviews, so a few five-star reviews cannot outrank thousands.

  • App Store

    3.52 of 5, smoothed

    From 4 collected reviews (raw average 3.25; all VPNs 3.54).

Ratings shown on the platforms themselves: App Store (US) 3.57 (14 ratings).

Reviews per month, last 12 months

  1. Dec ’251 reviews, average 1.0
Bar height: number of reviews collected that month. Full-colour bars: months with an average of 4 stars or more; pale bars: below 4.

35 Reddit and forum threads mention Cato Networks SASE (titles and search snippets only).

Latest reviews and related rankings

Latest reviews

Short excerpts with a link to the original. We do not reproduce reviews in full.

  • App Store · 1★ · 10 Dec 2025 · US

    Will not work on IPhone update 26.1

  • App Store · 5★ · 30 Sep 2020 · US

    Great!!

  • App Store · 2★ · 02 Jun 2020 · US

    Can't make L2 proxy work while using VPN.

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Questions about Cato Networks SASE

Answers built from what Cato Networks SASE publishes. Open a question to read the details.

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6 alternatives to Cato Networks SASE (1.31) from the same segment, by features, price and owner. Highest: PureDome (1.85).

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Sources and changes

Collected 2026-10-15. No changes recorded since the first import.

Website
https://catonetworks.com
Pages checked
https://catonetworks.com; https://www.catonetworks.com/security-compliance-and-privacy/; https://www.catonetworks.com/privacypolicy/
Other sources used
servers_count/sla_uptime/ikev2: https://www.catonetworks.com/platform/global-private-backbone/; kill_switch/split_tunneling/adblock_malware_blocker/collects_connection_ip/proprietary_protocol: https://www.catonetworks.com/platform/cato-client/; windows/macos/linux/ios/android/renewal_note/trial_where/price_*: https://www.esecurityplanet.com/products/cato-sase-review/ (updated 2025-12-17); email_tickets/live_chat/browser_extensions: https://www.catonetworks.com/support/

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