Cato Networks SASE: Complete 2026 India Deployment Guide
Cato Networks SASE for India, eight capabilities on one tenant.
One Cato Networks SASE tenant replaces MPLS, branch firewalls, VPN, CASB, SWG and standalone DLP. Microsoft Partner and Cato partner-tier, with India PoPs in Mumbai and Chennai.
Review in 24 hours · 200+ Indian businesses · Microsoft Partner · Cato Networks partner-tier
Cato Networks SASE three-year TCO reclaimed
₹1.8 Crore
over 36 months on a 22-branch Mumbai BFSI estate when one Cato Networks SASE platform replaced six legacy tools: MPLS, FortiGate firewalls, AnyConnect VPN, Zscaler, Netskope, and Forcepoint DLP. Six consoles to one. Six policy frameworks to one. Six renewal cycles to one anniversary date.
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What is Cato Networks SASE?
Cato Networks SASE is a single-vendor secure access service edge platform. It converges SD-WAN with cloud-delivered security on one global private backbone of 90-plus PoPs, including India PoPs in Mumbai and Chennai. One tenant covers eight capabilities: SD-WAN, ZTNA, SWG, CASB, DLP, FWaaS, IPS and XDR. For Indian businesses with 5-plus branches, hybrid remote workforces and multi-cloud workloads, the platform replaces MPLS, on-premise branch firewalls, VPN concentrators and standalone CASB or SWG subscriptions. You manage all of it from one application, one SAML SSO into Microsoft Entra ID, and one policy framework. Cato built it ground-up as a converged platform rather than acquired and stitched. See the platform overview on the official Cato Networks SASE site.
The Cato Networks SASE buying decision usually splits three ways. Keep the existing MPLS underlay and buy the security stack only as Cato SSE 360. Replace the network and the security stack together as Cato SASE Cloud. Or hand the running operations to Sirius Star under a managed retainer. Each option carries the same India PoP residency and the same single Cato tenant. Each also carries DPDP-aligned data handling per the Ministry of Electronics and IT framework. The free 24-hour readiness review tells you which fits.
3 ways to buy Cato Networks SASE in India
Same global private backbone. Same India PoPs in Mumbai and Chennai. Three Cato Networks SASE commercial wrappers, picked from whether you keep the existing underlay or cut over the full network.
Cato SASE Cloud, full convergence
Replaces MPLS, branch firewalls and VPN concentrators with Cato Sockets and the Cato Client on one global private backbone. SD-WAN, ZTNA, SWG, CASB, DLP, FWaaS, IPS and XDR run under one policy framework. IEC 62443-ready OT segmentation for manufacturing plants. The full Cato Networks SASE cutover means the network team stops patching six consoles and runs one. Layer with Secure Data Guard for endpoint-side DPDP DLP on top of the network DLP.
From ₹1,180 / user / month
Cato SSE 360, security only
Keeps your existing MPLS or SD-WAN. ZTNA, SWG, CASB, DLP, FWaaS, IPS and XDR on the Cato backbone. Entra ID SSO ready, audit logs into Sentinel.
From ₹540 per user per month
Managed Cato Networks SASE operations
For estates without an in-house SASE team. Quarterly policy review, monthly Socket health, ZTNA lifecycle, and audit-log handover into Microsoft Sentinel.
From ₹28,500 per tenant per month
How a Cato Networks SASE rollout runs in India
From a read-only review to the first branch live on the Cato Networks SASE backbone. Zero working-day disruption for the network team and the branch users.
Free Cato Networks SASE review
Read-only access. We map every MPLS circuit, branch firewall, VPN concentrator, and CASB or SWG subscription. Written report inside one business day. No payment, no obligation.
Free · 24 hours
Socket sizing and ZTNA design
X1500 to X2000 Sockets sized per branch. ZTNA application map drawn. SAML SSO and SCIM auto-provisioning via Entra ID. Device compliance gate via Intune.
Week 1
Pilot wave, 5 branches and 50 users
Four-week pilot. The first 20 ZTNA applications go live. SWG categories tuned, CASB sanctioned-app inventory wired, and the Cato Client pushed via M365 identity.
Weeks 2 to 5
Production and MPLS cutover
Three to five branches per wave on to the Cato backbone. MPLS decommissioned 90 days after each branch is stable. Audit trail aligned to ISO 27001.
Ongoing
Is Cato Networks SASE right for your network?
Cato Networks SASE from Sirius Star Enterprise Technologies is a single-vendor SASE deployment combining SD-WAN, ZTNA, SWG, CASB, DLP, FWaaS, IPS and XDR on one global private backbone with India PoPs in Mumbai and Chennai, delivered from Vashi, Navi Mumbai for Indian businesses running 5 to 500 branches with a free 24-hour readiness review, Socket sizing, ZTNA design, and a managed operations retainer.
You are the right buyer if:
- 5-plus branches in India on MPLS or hybrid MPLS-internet
- 100-plus users with a hybrid remote-and-office workforce
- Branch firewalls approaching a hardware refresh
- VPN over-granting LAN reachability to remote staff
- Multi-cloud workloads on AWS or Azure
- You want SAML SSO and audit logs into a CERT-In-aligned SIEM
If your business runs from one site under 100 users on commodity internet, a Zscaler ZIA plus ZPA SSE deployment with a simple SD-WAN partner is cheaper than a full Cato Networks SASE cutover. We will tell you so in the review.
Cato Networks SASE vs Zscaler vs Netskope vs Fortinet, honest call
Cato Networks SASE wins on single-vendor convergence built ground-up as one platform, with both SD-WAN and the security stack on the same global private backbone. Zscaler wins when the buyer wants SSE pure-play depth (ZIA web, ZPA ZTNA) and is happy to keep an existing SD-WAN partner like Cisco Meraki or VeloCloud. Netskope wins when CASB and DLP depth dominate the decision for a regulated-data-heavy estate. Fortinet FortiSASE wins for FortiGate-incumbent estates with sunk firewall hardware and an in-house FortiAnalyzer skill base; if that is you, our Sophos Intercept X and endpoint MDR notes are worth a read too. Palo Alto Prisma Access wins for global enterprise subsidiaries already standardised on Palo. The honest call lands in the readiness review, not in a brochure. Pair the rollout with Microsoft Purview for the data-governance layer and Secure Data Guard for endpoint DLP.
Cato Networks SASE FAQ for Indian businesses
What is Cato Networks SASE and how does it work in India?
Cato Networks SASE is a single-vendor secure access service edge platform that converges SD-WAN with cloud-delivered security (ZTNA, SWG, CASB, DLP, FWaaS, IPS, XDR) on one global private backbone of 90-plus PoPs including India PoPs in Mumbai and Chennai. For Indian businesses with 5-plus branches it replaces MPLS, branch firewalls, VPN, and standalone CASB or SWG with one Cato tenant, one management console, and one SAML SSO into Microsoft Entra ID.
What does Cato Networks SASE cost in India in 2026?
Cato SSE 360, the security-only tier that keeps your existing MPLS or SD-WAN, starts around INR 540 per user per month. Cato SASE Cloud, the full convergence tier that replaces MPLS, branch firewalls, and VPN with Cato Sockets, starts around INR 1,180 per user per month. A Sirius Star managed Cato Networks SASE operations retainer lands around INR 28,500 per tenant per month including quarterly policy review, Socket health, and ZTNA lifecycle. The free readiness review returns a written SKU split and a 36-month TCO scenario.
How does Cato Networks SASE compare with Zscaler, Netskope and Fortinet?
Cato Networks SASE wins on single-vendor SD-WAN-plus-security convergence built ground-up. Zscaler is the SSE pure-play (ZIA plus ZPA) needing a separate SD-WAN partner. Netskope has strong CASB and DLP heritage for regulated-data-heavy estates. Fortinet FortiSASE works for FortiGate-incumbent estates with sunk hardware; pair the decision with our Microsoft Defender endpoint notes. Sirius Star will tell you which fits in the readiness review.
How long does a Cato Networks SASE rollout take for an Indian estate?
A Cato SSE 360 security-only rollout with Entra ID SAML SSO, SCIM auto-provisioning, the Cato Client deployed via Microsoft Intune, and the first 20 ZTNA applications live, goes live in 3 to 6 weeks. A full Cato SASE Cloud rollout with branch Sockets replacing on-premise firewalls and the Cato backbone replacing MPLS adds 8 to 16 weeks for a 25-branch estate, cut over 3 to 5 branches per wave.
One Cato Networks SASE tenant. Every branch, every remote worker.
Free 24-hour Cato Networks SASE readiness review. Read-only access. Written report inside one business day with the SSE 360 versus SASE Cloud SKU split, the Socket sizing per branch, the MPLS cutover sequence, and the 36-month TCO savings scenario.
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