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As of 4 November 2026, Fortinet leads network security zero trust with 1,679 companies naming it in job postings, ahead of Palo Alto Networks at 1,661.

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

Leader
Fortinet · 1,679
Runner-up
Palo Alto Networks · 1,661
Most hiring, 90 days
Palo Alto Networks
Highest postings per company
Prisma Access
Catalogue
T-1.0.1-prov
9,687companies across the category
17%of them on Fortinet
25,413postings naming a network security zero trust in 90 days
40tools with enough evidence to rank
02 — Ranking

Every network security zero trust we can measure

Companies naming the tool, and postings naming it in the last 90 days. Bars are relative to the leader.

#ToolCompaniescompaniesPostings, 90 dayspostingsper company
1
FortinetFortinet
1,679
4,2762.5
2
Palo Alto NetworksPalo Alto Networks
1,661
5,0273.0
3
FortiGateFortinet
706
1,4522.1
4
Check PointCheck Point Software Technologies
607
1,7973.0
5
Cisco Identity Services EngineCisco
514
1,3892.7
6
Cisco ASACisco
443
9202.1
7
ZscalerZscaler
436
1,3313.1
8
SophosSophos
317
6192.0
9
Palo Alto FirewallsPalo Alto Networks
294
6452.2
10
Palo Alto PanoramaPalo Alto Networks
209
6533.1
11
Cisco FirepowerCisco
203
4752.3
12
Azure FirewallMicrosoft
201
4522.2
13
SonicWallSonicWall
174
3432.0
14
Aruba ClearPassHPE Aruba
147
4092.8
15
NetskopeNetskope
139
4743.4
16
FortiManagerFortinet
128
2702.1
17
iptablesNetfilter
117
1991.7
18
SnortCisco
103
2042.0
19
Zscaler Private AccessZscaler
102
2922.9
20
AWS WAFAmazon Web Services
100
2232.2
21
SuricataOISF
94
2242.4
22
Zscaler Internet AccessZscaler
93
2943.2
23
Cisco Firepower Threat DefenseCisco
92
2532.8
24
Juniper SRXJuniper Networks
88
2172.5
25
pfSenseNetgate
86
1381.6
26
WatchGuardWatchGuard
86
1742.0
27
Google Identity-Aware ProxyGoogle
84
1642.0
28
Prisma AccessPalo Alto Networks
84
3714.4
29
ZeekZeek Project
80
2232.8
30
DarktraceDarktrace
66
2343.5
31
Nozomi NetworksNozomi Networks
63
2153.4
32
ClarotyClaroty
62
1853.0
33
Google VPC Service ControlsGoogle
62
1662.7
34
Palo Alto ExpeditionPalo Alto Networks
61
2163.5
35
Cato NetworksCato Networks
54
1392.6
36
Cisco UmbrellaCisco
54
981.8
37
ImpervaThales
53
1983.7
38
Blue CoatBroadcom
49
1432.9
39
ForescoutForescout
49
1663.4
40
DragosDragos
47
1453.1
03 — Head to head

Compare two tools

Same data, two columns: who chooses which by size, industry and country.

Fortinet vs Palo Alto Networks1,679 · 1,661Fortinet vs FortiGate1,679 · 706Fortinet vs Check Point1,679 · 607Fortinet vs Cisco Identity Services Engine1,679 · 514Fortinet vs Cisco ASA1,679 · 443Palo Alto Networks vs FortiGate1,661 · 706Palo Alto Networks vs Check Point1,661 · 607Palo Alto Networks vs Cisco Identity Services Engine1,661 · 514Palo Alto Networks vs Cisco ASA1,661 · 443FortiGate vs Check Point706 · 607FortiGate vs Cisco Identity Services Engine706 · 514FortiGate vs Cisco ASA706 · 443Check Point vs Cisco Identity Services Engine607 · 514Check Point vs Cisco ASA607 · 443Cisco Identity Services Engine vs Cisco ASA514 · 443
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Fortinet leads network security zero trust with 1,679 companies naming it in job postings, ahead of Palo Alto Networks at 1,661. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/tools/category/network-security-zero-trust)
How we know

Read from the source, not self-reported

Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • CatalogueBreaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov: 6,296 tools with vendor and category, editions folded into their parent.
  • CompaniesCompanies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system, any confidence. Candidate wish-lists excluded.
  • 90-day postingsOpen postings first seen or posted in the last 90 days that name the tool.
  • Not countedTools used by teams that do not post jobs, and companies without a career site we can read.
FAQ

network security zero trust: questions

How is this ranking made?

By the number of companies whose own job postings name the tool as the team's system, from the Breaknorm technology catalogue (version T-1.0.1-prov). No vendor paid for a position and no editor chose the order.

Why is this different from review-site rankings?

Review sites rank by reviews collected. This ranks by companies hiring people to work in the tool, which is closer to seats in use. It under-counts tools used by teams that rarely post jobs.

What about product editions?

Editions and sub-products () are counted under the parent so no company is counted twice.

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