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CATO Networks

Cato Edge SD-WAN

7.4 /10

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What is Cato Edge SD-WAN?

Cato is providing a fully converged global SD-WAN with built-in network security, delivered as a cloud service. SD-WAN edge device is the enabling network infrastructure.

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Awards & Recognition

Cato Edge SD-WAN won the following awards in the SD-WAN - Enterprise category

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3 Top Rated Capabilities

2 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2024

1 Top Rated Capabilities

2 Top Rated Features

2023

Cato Edge SD-WAN Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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84 Likeliness to Recommend

92 Plan to Renew

70 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

+87 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Cato Edge SD-WAN?

0% Negative

4% Neutral

96% Positive

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Effective Service
Caring

Feature Ratings

Average 81

Simple Administration

SD-WAN Security

Load Sharing

Quality of Service

Adaptive Traffic

Multiple Connection Type Support

Flexible Deployment

Dynamic Routing

Resilience

Application Optimization

Ease of Troubleshooting

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 77

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Quality of Features

Vendor Support

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Customization

Cato Edge SD-WAN Reviews

Paul Henry T.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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Submitted Nov 2022

Traffic delivery became much more efficient

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Cato Edge SD-WAN from other similar products?

The Cato SASE cloud architecture made SDWAN to be able to completely eliminate the need for an MPLS connection

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect of this product is the self-healing architecture of the CATO solution which makes it more reliable

What do you dislike most about this product?

The limited number of Internet links that I could connect to the CATO socket

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I recommend them to talk to their local CATO provider and help them plan their switch to the CATO solution

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Enables Productivity
Inspires Innovation
Client Friendly Policies

Wendy K.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: End User of Application

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2022

Efficient product and great service!

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Cato Edge SD-WAN from other similar products?

The training available makes it the best software product and company to work with. From beginner to advanced I highly recommend Cato. The staff are always an email away ready to answer any questions. Two words, effective and supportive

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Definitely the resilience offered.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The cost is a factor with any small or medium sized company looking to adopt a new product, but if you're looking to have the best support and add value for your clients, then there's nothing to dislike about this product

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Communicate with the team at CATO. Check out the documents relevant to you, ask questions, attend a webinar of possible but don't tax your chance of adding value to your business. Money is value and you gain that by adding value

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Wendy Leanna K.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2022

Leverage for any combination of transport services

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Cato Edge SD-WAN from other similar products?

Provision of additional benefits including support for cloud and mobile users. SD-WAN enables optimized traffic routing over multiple transport media

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

SD-WAN recognizes applications and can adapt bandwidth and other services accordingly.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Cost and complexity

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Determine the best course of action to mitigate challenges that arise with SD-WAN. Planning is important to help balance the potential downsides.

Pros

Reliable
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy
Unique Features

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Cato Edge SD-WAN

What is Cato Edge SD-WAN?

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Cato Edge SD-WAN Ratings

84 Likeliness to Recommend

92 Plan to Renew

70 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+87 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Cato Edge SD-WAN?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Simple Administration Ease of network administration across the Wide Area Network​.

SD-WAN Security Security of the SD-WAN by support of VPN and network security protocols​.

Load Sharing Ability to load-share WAN traffic across multiple connections​.

Quality of Service Traffic prioritization and optimization for specific network services​.

Adaptive Traffic Data traffic across the SD-WAN being adaptive to conditions across the Internet​.

Multiple Connection Type Support Support of various broadband connection types, including TCP/IP, MPLS, frame relay, and LTE wireless.

Flexible Deployment Ability to deploy wherever broadband connectivity exists​.

Dynamic Routing Dynamic path selection across the broadband networks across the Internet​.

Resilience Connectivity resiliency due to the ability to leverage multiple connections .

Application Optimization Optimization of the performance of applications and services across the Wide Area Network​.

Ease of Troubleshooting The simplicity of administration and of troubleshooting issues across the SD-WAN​.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Cato Edge SD-WAN Reviews

Paul Henry T.

Traffic delivery became much more efficient

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Wendy K.

Efficient product and great service!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Wendy Leanna K.

Leverage for any combination of transport services

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Simple Administration

SD-WAN Security

Load Sharing

Quality of Service

Adaptive Traffic

Multiple Connection Type Support

Flexible Deployment

Dynamic Routing

Resilience

Application Optimization

Ease of Troubleshooting

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Quality of Features

Vendor Support

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Customization