EDGE SOLUTIONS
SASE CODEX MASTER INDEX v2.0 · 2026

SASE Codex — Research Index

Big Six + Emerging Vendors · Five Evaluation Pillars · Living Research Repository — Edge Solutions

🏗 Component BenchmarkFramework & rubric — start here 📊 Master ScorecardAll vendors · all pillars · radar chart 🛡 FortinetBig Six · MQ Leader 2025 · FortiOS SASE 🔬 Emerging VendorsAryaka · Island · Nile · Versa — scoring + analysis
📐 Component Benchmarks 8 DOCUMENTS
Framework — Complete
Component Benchmark Overview
Rubric · criteria weightings · architectural framing
FRAMEWORK2026-04-19
Master Scorecard
All vendors · all pillars · radar chart · persona matrix
SYNTHESIS2026-04-19
Emerging Vendors Overview
Aryaka · Island · Nile · Versa Networks — contextual analysis & scoring
OVERVIEW2026-04-20
Pillar Deep Dives — Complete
ZTNA — Remote Access
Device posture · identity · per-app segmentation · agentless
PILLAR2026-04-19
SSE — Security Service Edge
SWG · CASB · DLP · TLS · RBI · GenAI protection
PILLAR2026-04-19
SD-WAN — Branch Connectivity
Path steering · private backbones · CPE · app awareness
PILLAR2026-04-19
AIOps — AI-Driven Operations
UEBA · policy authoring · path optimization · RCA
PILLAR2026-04-19
Sovereignty — Data Residency
PoP isolation · certifications · BYOK · AI data governance
PILLAR2026-04-19
📄 Working Documents 10 VENDORS
Big Six — All 5 Pillars — Complete
Cato Networks
Cato SASE Cloud · Single-pass · Private backbone
BIG SIX2026-04-19
Cloudflare
Cloudflare One · Edge-native · 330+ PoPs
BIG SIX2026-04-19
Fortinet
FortiOS unified SASE · Gartner MQ Leader 2025 · SD-WAN incumbent
BIG SIX2026-04-20
Netskope
Netskope One · Data-centric · Industry-reference DLP
BIG SIX2026-04-19
Palo Alto Networks
Prisma Access + SCM · Threat-first · Stitched architecture
BIG SIX2026-04-19
Zscaler
ZIA + ZPA + ZDX · Identity-first proxy · Best DEM
BIG SIX2026-04-19
Emerging — Pillar-Scoped — Complete
Aryaka
Managed SASE · Private backbone · SD-WAN + AIOps scope
EMERGING2026-04-19
Island
Enterprise Browser · Full SASE stack Mar 2026 · $4.8B
EMERGING2026-04-19
Nile
Zero Trust NaaS · Campus LAN edge · Gartner Visionary
EMERGING2026-04-19
Versa Networks
SD-WAN-led SASE · Gartner Challenger 2025 · All 5 pillars
EMERGING2026-04-19
📎 Spin-Off Documents 0 PUBLISHED
Vendor Briefs
None yet — derive from working-docs on demand
Comparisons
None yet — two-vendor or multi-vendor comparison sheets
Explainers
None yet — topic explainers (e.g. ZTNA vs VPN)
Whitepaper Sections
None yet — sections for the synthesis whitepaper
SASE Codex v2.1 Last updated: 2026-04-20 Big Six: 6 vendors · all 5 pillars Emerging: 4 vendors · pillar-scoped Components: All 8 complete Spin-offs: 0 published