Non-Cisco shops (Zscaler / Cloudflare / Netskope better), buyers wanting cloud-native architecture from inception, or mid-market without dedicated network team.
Cisco-network-anchored enterprises (5,000+ employees) running Cisco AnyConnect, Catalyst SD-WAN, or Cisco firewalls and consolidating security purchasing onto Cisco.
Why we say this
Editorial pulled these weaknesses from Cisco Secure Access’s product card in our Top 10 Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) Software (2026):
- ! Platform stitched from multiple acquisitions (UX inconsistency)
- ! Pure ZTNA pillar lags Zscaler / Cloudflare in velocity
- ! Per-module pricing creates surprise costs
- ! Legacy-vendor cloud-native architecture concern
- ! Implementation complexity high for non-Cisco shops
- ! Support quality varies by tier
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Engineering teams, devops, and SMB-to-mid-market organizations (10-2,000 employees) wanting frictionless WireGuard mesh access rather than full SASE rollouts.
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Last updated 2026-05-10. Editorial verdict based on the published Top 10 Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) Software (2026) ranking. Disagree? Tell us.