--- description: Review of Cato Networks Suite Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice Ireland. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Cato Networks Suite | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice IE --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [IT Management Software](/directory/4563/it-management/software) > [Cato Networks Suite](/software/228235/cato-networks-suite) # Cato Networks Suite Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/228235/cato-networks-suite Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/228235/cato-networks-suite?page=2) > Cato Networks Suite automatically connects data centers, networks, assets, userbase, cloud application and other assets across the organizations on a unified and secure network. It enables businesses to manage traffic optimization and routing for wide area networks (WAN) and cloud traffic to ensure maximum uptime. Cato Networks Suite allows enterprises to share and route data using a converged network of point of presence (PoP) access points to improve data access speed. The platform offers an integrated stack of security applications, which includes firewalls, secure web gateway with URL filtering (SWG), anti-malware protection, IPS-as-a-service (IPS) and managed threat detection and response (MDR) system. Additionally, administrators can track usage of various applications, network topology/ activities and trends. Cato Networks Suite lets managers enable or disable connectivity between sites, restrict or allow specific applications and monitor security events. Pricing details are available on request and support is extended via email and an online portal. > > Verdict: Rated **4.7/5** by 42 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.7/5** | 42 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Cato Networks - **Founded**: 2015 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$1.00 - **Pricing model**: Per User (Free Trial) - **Target Audience**: 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based - **Available Countries**: Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong SAR China, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and 4 more ## Features - API - Access Controls/Permissions - Activity Monitoring - Alerts/Notifications - Anti Virus - Cloud Application Security - Compliance Management - Configuration Management - Dashboard - Firewalls - IT Asset Management - IT Reporting - Incident Management - Intrusion Detection System - Issue Auditing - Real-Time Monitoring - Remote Access/Control - Remote Monitoring & Management - Reporting/Analytics - Security Tools ## Integrations (8 total) - Axonius - Azure Blob Storage - Datadog - Hunters - Jira - SEKOIA.IO - Sumo Logic - Zenoss ## Support Options - 24/7 (Live rep) ## Category - [IT Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4563/it-management/software) ## Related Categories - [IT Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4563/it-management/software) - [Cloud Security Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4329/cloud-security/software) - [Network Security Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4170/network-security/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Alternatively, you can connect your exisiting infrastructure using IPSec or, in case of cloud subscriptions, using the virtual version of the socket. All the traffic and security rules can be defined using the cloud console, same thing for the network ranges to connect through the cloud router. Eveything is super-simple and super fast, leaving all the complexity of a global SD-WAN behind the curtain. Support team is available for any need and very fast in answers. > > **Cons**: QoS rules are applied at the Cato PoP, sometimes we had slight issues over the last-mile where the traffic shaper failed to avoid line congestion. Especially the "Limit only when the line is congested" feature resulted ineffective in those cases. > > We use Cato for routing and QoS over several sites and cloud datacenters, and the overall experience is great. We don't use instead security services, so I can't express myself for that. The product is inexpensive compared to MPLS or competitors, so it defintely worth the investment. Highly recommended. ----- ### "CATO SASE is very good" — 5.0/5 > **Jon** | *26 July 2021* | Financial Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I came to CATO from the Cisco world. I had 20+ years managing Cisco Firewalls/IPS/VPN/etc and one thing I required in a new solution was customization. The ability to fine tune security products to fit the specifics of different environments is critical in my opinion. CATO does require time to learn the system to get the most out of it, but it's no more difficult than Cisco firewalls. > > **Cons**: I'm very happy with CATO. One thing I would like to see in the future is the ability to write custom IPS rules. > > Some of the benefits I noticed migrating from Cisco firewalls / IPS / VPN and Velo SD-WAN to CATO SASE: - My connection to Azure is no longer a somewhat buggy Cisco ASA to Azure, site-to-site VPN, and the remote access VPN users no longer have to tunnel through the main datacenter to get to Azure. Instead with CATO, you can stand up a set of CATO virtual appliances in Azure. The virtual appliances connect out to the CATO cloud, your datacenter, offices and VPN users connect out to the CATO cloud, and all the things talk (if your WAN firewall rules allow). If you need a way to connect into Azure, this is a nice setup. - In the Cisco world, updating a firewall meant looking through several firmware versions, reading the release notes to make sure the firmware is compatible with the IPS and the VPN clients and the ASDM. The process always seemed overly complicated, especially when these systems are mission critical and outage windows are small. With CATO, firmware updates, IPS updates, SSL certs updates, VPN client updates are all done automatically. - The tech support so far has been good to work with. I always seem to have suggestions with any new security product and CATO has been receptive to them. ----- ### "Beware Bandwidth Limitations" — 5.0/5 > **David** | *20 July 2021* | Food & Beverages | Recommendation rating: 2.0/10 > > **Pros**: Ability to see what devices are accessing what services. Bandwidth management. > > **Cons**: Limited bandwidth allowance for the money. > > Good and responsive, easy to use, but, again, beware bandwidth limitations as set in the licensing. ----- ### "Cato Networks Simply Removed All Concerns we used to have about Network connectivity and reliability" — 5.0/5 > **Gerry** | *20 July 2021* | Construction | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Deployment was quick and easy. After that we basically ignore it because it just works, all of the time. Problems and outages don’t happen any more. When we want to make a change we can do it quickly and easily and expert support is available 24x7 when we are doing something new and need some help > > **Cons**: There is very little to complain about and nothing major at all. > > This has been one of the very best technology decisions we have ever made. After living with Cato Networks for a few years I can’t imagine switching to another provider ----- ### "Ulbrich's cato" — 5.0/5 > **leonard** | *27 July 2021* | Machinery | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Dashboard, the fluidity of navigating to where you want, the management piece of it, the help section but its mostly self explained to get to where you want to get to as long as you have some basic understanding. Some onboard training helps out as we had and once you use it you are pretty much up and running or use the help section > > **Cons**: Nothing really, it can be intimidating when you 1st see it but its really not. 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