Coming from Cato?
Cato got the architecture right, and you saw it: one cloud, one pass, its own backbone, converged from day one. You bought an elegant design. What it didn't include was someone to operate it for you, or the decades of operational memory that make an AI worth trusting. Open Systems Autonomous SASE keeps the single-cloud model, adds Level-3 operations, and runs on 35 years of real decisions.
What you have becomes what you get.
Every Cato building block has a direct equivalent on the platform. Nothing is lost in translation.
Side by side, row by row.
| Capability | Cato | Open Systems |
|---|---|---|
| Secure Access · SSE (ZTNA, SWG, CASB) | Full | Full |
| Secure Network · SD-WAN | Full | Full |
| Global private backbone | Fullown backbone | Full |
| Converged single platform | Full | Full |
| AI-native autonomous operations | Partialanalytics-led | Fullon 35 years of data |
| 24/7 human escalation | Tiered vendor supportL1 to L3 | Level-3 engineers, alwaysno L1, no L2 |
| Appliance-free, cloud-native | Full | Full |
| Sovereign by design (EU/CH residency) | PartialUS / IL | FullSwiss Post backing |
| Years of operational data | Since 2015founding year | 35 yearssince 1990, end to end |
| Flexible operating model | Partial | FullProduct / AIOps / Managed |
Important notice, methodology & sources
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Sources consulted for this comparison (Cato Networks), as available in August 2026:
- SASE Cloud platform (SSE, SD-WAN, converged, Cato Socket) - platform page
- Global Private Backbone - product page
- AI-powered autonomous SASE - product page
- Support tiers & 24/7 escalation - Support Packages
- Data residency / transfers - Data Processing & Privacy Agreement
- EU/CH residency (Private PoP add-on) - Private PoP overview
- Company facts (founded 2015, HQ Tel Aviv) - Company page
- Operating model (self / co / MSP-managed) - Managed Services Provider
Where Open Systems goes further.
Accountable humans
Every escalation goes straight to a Level-3 engineer. No L1, no L2.
Sovereign by design
EU and Swiss data residency with Swiss Post backing. Evidence, not a checkbox.
35 years of operational data
Three and a half decades of real operational decisions no competitor can replay.
Managed, not self-service
The same cloud SASE model, operated for you by Level-3 experts.
The cloud SASE model. Now operated for you.
Migration is a guided, de-risked path: assess and map, import policy, parallel run, phased cutover. Level-3 engineers own every step.