One Cato Networks SASE standard for every site and user.
How a Pune IT team dropped MPLS, branch firewalls and the remote VPN for one Cato Networks SASE tenant, with one security policy across every site.
Cato Networks SASE at a glance
Why Cato Networks anchors most Indian sase estates.
- OEM
- Cato Networks is an Israeli SASE company founded in 2015 by Shlomo Kramer, who co-founded Check Point and Imperva, with its head office in Tel Aviv. Sirius Star scopes, deploys and manages the platform for Indian businesses from Navi Mumbai.
- What it is
- SASE, short for Secure Access Service Edge. Cato runs SD-WAN and a full security stack on one cloud platform, the Cato SASE Cloud, so branches, remote users and cloud apps sit behind a single policy.
- Why teams pick it
- It collapses a rack of separate boxes into one tenant. Instead of MPLS links, a branch firewall in every office, a VPN concentrator and bolt-on web and cloud security, you get one platform, one console and one policy that follows the user wherever they work.
- Core technology
- A private global backbone of 85+ points of presence carries the traffic, with FWaaS, SWG, CASB, IPS and DLP built in, plus ZTNA for remote access. Small Cato Sockets sit at each site and a light client covers laptops.
- India reach
- Cato runs an India point of presence in Chennai inside its 85+ PoP backbone, so a Mumbai, Pune or Bengaluru office connects to a nearby PoP rather than hauling traffic abroad. It is sold in India through the partner channel, not off a shelf, on an annual subscription.
- India pricing
- Cato is an enterprise subscription, priced per site, per user and by the security modules you switch on, not a one-time box price. As an indicative guide*, a small multi-branch rollout usually lands in the low lakhs per year. The real number depends on sites, users and modules, and Sirius Star returns a written quote in 24 working hours.
- Sirius Star role
- We map your sites, links, users and apps, size the SASE design, deploy the Cato Sockets and client, migrate you off MPLS, branch firewalls and the old VPN in a planned cutover, and manage the policy from Navi Mumbai.
The Cato Networks SASE ranges Sirius Star supplies
Pick the range that matches the use case. We size the mix in the free 30-minute review.
Cato SASE Cloud
The converged platform that carries your traffic and secures it on one global backbone, managed from a single console.
- Network and security in one cloud tenant
- One policy for sites, users and cloud apps
- A private backbone, not the public internet
- One console instead of a stack of dashboards
Cato SD-WAN & Sockets
For multi-branch businesses that want to retire costly MPLS links and run sites over broadband and 4G with managed failover.
- Drop expensive MPLS for broadband and 4G
- Active-active links with automatic failover
- Application-aware traffic shaping and QoS
- A small Socket at each site, managed centrally
Cato SSE 360 security
For teams that want firewall, web, cloud and threat protection as a service instead of a box to patch in every office.
- Firewall, web gateway and cloud security in one
- Intrusion prevention and anti-malware inline
- Data loss prevention across web and cloud apps
- Nothing to patch in the branch comms cabinet
Cato ZTNA remote access
For hybrid teams that outgrew the VPN and want secure access to apps without trusting the whole network.
- Per-app access, not a flat tunnel into everything
- Same policy for office and remote users
- Identity and device posture checked on connect
- Scales without a VPN concentrator to choke
Cato Networks SASE vs Zscaler, Palo, Fortinet
All four are honest choices. Most Indian buyers land on the first option for service depth and ecosystem fit.
| Brand | Where it wins | Best fit |
|---|---|---|
| Cato Networks | A single-vendor SASE built on one cloud platform and one policy engine, with SD-WAN and the full security stack converged on its own global backbone. | Indian businesses with multiple sites and hybrid staff that want one platform and one policy instead of stitching network and security boxes together. |
| Zscaler | A mature, security-first SSE with deep web and zero-trust capability and a very wide cloud footprint. | Security-led enterprises that lead with web and zero-trust and pair it with a separate SD-WAN. |
| Palo Alto Prisma SASE | A broad platform from a major security vendor, strong where teams already run Palo Alto firewalls. | Large enterprises standardising on the Palo Alto stack end to end. |
| Fortinet | Strong value where appliances stay on site, with SASE that extends the FortiGate estate. | Businesses committed to FortiGate hardware that want cloud security alongside it. |
How a Sirius Star Cato Networks procurement runs
Free 30 minute review first. Then a written quote in 24 working hours.
Network and app survey
Free. We map your sites, links, users, cloud apps and the boxes you run today, and where the pain is.
SASE design and quote
We size the Cato design, pick the modules and Sockets you actually need, then return a quote in 24 working hours.
Deploy and migrate
We install the Sockets and client, build the policy and migrate you off MPLS, branch firewalls and the old VPN in a planned cutover.
Manage and review
We run the policy, watch the dashboards, tune the rules and review the design as sites and staff change.
Moving an Indian business to SASE, a field guide
The deeper read for IT and security leads who are tired of patching a firewall in every branch and nursing a VPN that buckles under load.
- The full Pune three-office MPLS and VPN story
- Four buyer questions before you sign a SASE deal
- An 8-point SASE readiness checklist
- Four moves that cut network cost and security risk
Cato Networks SASE India FAQ
Common questions about this brand for Indian buyers. Hover any underlined term for a plain-English definition.
What is Cato Networks SASE and what does it replace?
Cato Networks SASE is a cloud platform that runs your networking and your security together on one global backbone, so you stop buying them as separate boxes. In one tenant it replaces MPLS links between offices, the firewall sitting in each branch, the VPN concentrator for remote staff, and bolt-on web and cloud security tools. Branches connect through a small Cato Socket, laptops use a light client, and every site and user sits behind one policy. Send Sirius Star your site and user count and we return a quote in 24 working hours.
Does Cato Networks work well in India?
Yes. Cato runs an India point of presence in Chennai as part of its 85+ PoP global backbone, so an office in Mumbai, Pune or Bengaluru connects to a nearby PoP instead of routing traffic abroad and back. That keeps latency sensible for cloud apps and voice. Cato is sold in India through the partner channel on an annual subscription rather than off a shelf, and Sirius Star scopes, deploys and manages it from Navi Mumbai.
How is Cato priced in India?
Cato is an enterprise subscription, not a one-time box price. It is priced by the number of sites and users and by which security modules you switch on, billed annually. As an indicative guide*, a small multi-branch rollout usually lands in the low lakhs per year, but the real figure depends on your sites, users and the modules you need. The honest way to price it is a short scoping call, after which Sirius Star returns a written quote in 24 working hours.
Can Cato replace our MPLS and our VPN?
That is exactly what it is built for. The SD-WAN side carries traffic between sites over broadband and 4G with automatic failover, which lets most businesses retire expensive MPLS links. The ZTNA side gives remote staff secure, per-app access without a VPN concentrator to overload when everyone works from home. We do this as a planned cutover, not a big-bang switch, so each site and user moves across with the policy already in place and a way back if needed.
What does Sirius Star do beyond reselling Cato?
We do the work around the licence. We map your sites, links, users and cloud apps, size the SASE design, deploy the Cato Sockets and client, build the security policy, and migrate you off MPLS, branch firewalls and the old VPN in a controlled cutover. After go-live we manage the policy, watch the dashboards, tune the rules and review the design as the business changes. The work is run from Vashi, Navi Mumbai, with a written 24 working hours quote SLA.
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