Dataset size
The latest Cloud Edge Security Software run found 21 recommended brands and 25 cited sources in AI answers.
Cloud Edge Security Software
This weekly AI Brand Index shows how AI tools answer buyer questions in the Cloud Edge Security Software category. SupaIntent asks each LLM the same question: which brands are the most visible, significant, and recommended in that niche. Each system returns its own top. We track what brands are recommended, which cited sources are used and how positions move week to week. Use it to see the freshest AI visibility data for this category.
Updated 9 August 2026
Brands
Category coverage
21
ranked across AI engines
Sources
Evidence base
25
domains cited in answers
Brand sites
Official share
27%
from brand-owned domains
AI model filter
Position history
Position history chart for the top brands in this AI Brand Index category. Lower rank numbers mean stronger visibility.
| Brand | Latest rank |
|---|---|
| Cloudflare | 1 |
| Zscaler | 2 |
| Netskope | 3 |
| Palo Alto Networks | 4 |
| Cato Networks | 5 |
Akamai Edge ComputingWhat AI tools say about Cloud Edge Security Software
Movement
What changed this week?
Cloudflare overtook Zscaler this week to take the top position.
Sources
Which sources shape AI answers?
No single publisher dominates. The most cited sources are Gartner, G2 and Stlpartners, which means the citation field is open.
Engines
Do AI engines agree on the leader?
The engines disagree on the leader. ChatGPT, Google AI Mode and Gemini name Zscaler first and Perplexity names Cloudflare Workers, which does not appear in the top five of any other engine.
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Key facts from this AI Brand Index report
Current leader
Cloudflare ranks #1 for Cloud Edge Security Software in the latest SupaIntent AI Brand Index run.
Top brands
Cloudflare, Zscaler, and Netskope lead Cloud Edge Security Software across AI answers from ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Gemini and Perplexity.
Brand sites
Gartner, G2, and Stlpartners are the most cited brand sites in this category.
Weekly movement
Top 10 onlyEntered the index
New in the top 10
Pivotal Cloud Edge#9
Biggest gains
Moved up this week
Cato Networks11 to #5
Rank history
Weekly rank changes for the current top 10
| Rank | Brand | Previous | Current | Change | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | #2 | #1 | 1 | #1 | |
| #2 | #1 | #2 | 1 | #1 | |
| #3 | #3 | #3 | 0 | #2 | |
| #4 | #4 | #4 | 0 | #2 | |
| #5 | #16 | #5 | 11 | #5 | |
| #6 | #7 | #6 | 1 | #6 | |
| #7 | #5 | #7 | 2 | #5 | |
| #8 | Akamai Edge Computing | New | #8 | New | #8 |
| #9 | New | #9 | New | #9 | |
| #10 | #8 | #10 | 2 | #8 |
Current brand snapshot
21 brands
| # | Pos. | Brand |  ChatGPT |  Google AI Mode |  Gemini |  Perplexity | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +1 | #3 | #4 | #4 | #1 | | |
| 2 | -1 | #1 | #1 | #1 | - | | |
| 3 | 0 | #4 | #2 | #2 | - | | |
| 4 | 0 | #2 | #3 | #3 | - | | |
| 5 | +11 | #5 | #5 | #5 | - | | |
| 6 | +1 | #6 | #7 | #6 | - | | |
| 7 | -2 | #7 | #6 | #9 | - | | |
| 8 | New | - | - | - | #2 | | |
| 9 | New | - | - | - | #3 | | |
| 10 | -2 | - | #8 | #7 | - | | |
| 11 | New | - | - | - | #4 | | |
| 12 | -2 | #8 | - | #8 | - | | |
| 13 | New | - | - | - | #5 | | |
| 14 | New | - | - | - | #6 | | |
| 15 | +5 | #9 | #9 | - | - | | |
| 16 | New | - | - | - | #7 | | |
| 17 | New | - | - | - | #8 | | |
| 18 | 0 | #10 | #10 | - | - | | |
| 19 | New | - | - | - | #9 | | |
| 20 | New | - | - | - | #10 | | |
| 21 | -7 | - | - | #10 | - | |
Current source snapshot
25 sources
| # | Source | Ment.Mentions | LLMs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | | |
| 2 | 7 | | |
| 3 | 4 | | |
| 4 | 3 | | |
| 5 | 3 | | |
| 6 | CloudflareOfficial | 2 | |
| 7 | SkyhighsecurityOfficial | 2 | |
| 8 | ZscalerOfficial | 2 | |
| 9 | 1 | | |
| 10 | AkamaiOfficial | 1 | |
| 11 |  AmazonOfficial | 1 | |
| 12 | MicrosoftOfficial | 1 | |
| 13 | GoogleOfficial | 1 | |
| 14 | DellOfficial | 1 | |
| 15 | EdgevanaOfficial | 1 | |
| 16 | FortinetOfficial | 1 | |
| 17 | HpeOfficial | 1 | |
| 18 | 1 | | |
| 19 | IbmOfficial | 1 | |
| 20 | 1 | | |
| 21 | 1 | | |
| 22 | NetskopeOfficial | 1 | |
| 23 | PivotalOfficial | 1 | |
| 24 | 1 | | |
| 25 | Versa NetworksOfficial | 1 | |
Position history
Position history chart for the top brands in this AI Brand Index category. Lower rank numbers mean stronger visibility.
| Brand | Latest rank |
|---|---|
| Zscaler | 1 |
| Palo Alto Networks | 2 |
| Cloudflare | 3 |
| Netskope | 4 |
| Cato Networks | 5 |
Current brand snapshot
10 brands
| # | Pos. | Brand | ChatGPT | Google AI Mode | Gemini | Perplexity | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | #1 | - | - | - | | |
| 2 | +1 | #2 | - | - | - | | |
| 3 | +1 | #3 | - | - | - | | |
| 4 | -2 | #4 | - | - | - | | |
| 5 | New | #5 | - | - | - | | |
| 6 | New | #6 | - | - | - | | |
| 7 | -2 | #7 | - | - | - | | |
| 8 | New | #8 | - | - | - | | |
| 9 | 0 | #9 | - | - | - | | |
| 10 | -2 | #10 | - | - | - | |
Position history
Position history chart for the top brands in this AI Brand Index category. Lower rank numbers mean stronger visibility.
| Brand | Latest rank |
|---|---|
| Zscaler | 1 |
| Netskope | 2 |
| Palo Alto Networks | 3 |
| Cloudflare | 4 |
| Cato Networks | 5 |
Current brand snapshot
10 brands
| # | Pos. | Brand | ChatGPT | Google AI Mode | Gemini | Perplexity | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | - | #1 | - | - | | |
| 2 | +2 | - | #2 | - | - | | |
| 3 | 0 | - | #3 | - | - | | |
| 4 | -2 | - | #4 | - | - | | |
| 5 | +3 | - | #5 | - | - | | |
| 6 | -1 | - | #6 | - | - | | |
| 7 | -1 | - | #7 | - | - | | |
| 8 | New | - | #8 | - | - | | |
| 9 | New | - | #9 | - | - | | |
| 10 | New | - | #10 | - | - | |
Current source snapshot
10 sources
| # | Source | Ment.Mentions | LLMs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | | |
| 2 | FortinetOfficial | 1 | |
| 3 | 1 | | |
| 4 | 1 | | |
| 5 | 1 | | |
| 6 | NetskopeOfficial | 1 | |
| 7 | SkyhighsecurityOfficial | 1 | |
| 8 | 1 | | |
| 9 | Versa NetworksOfficial | 1 | |
| 10 | ZscalerOfficial | 1 | |
Position history
Position history chart for the top brands in this AI Brand Index category. Lower rank numbers mean stronger visibility.
| Brand | Latest rank |
|---|---|
| Zscaler | 1 |
| Netskope | 2 |
| Palo Alto Networks | 3 |
| Cloudflare | 4 |
| Cato Networks | 5 |
FastlyCurrent brand snapshot
10 brands
| # | Pos. | Brand | ChatGPT | Google AI Mode | Gemini | Perplexity | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | - | - | #1 | - | | |
| 2 | 0 | - | - | #2 | - | | |
| 3 | 0 | - | - | #3 | - | | |
| 4 | 0 | - | - | #4 | - | | |
| 5 | New | - | - | #5 | - | | |
| 6 | -1 | - | - | #6 | - | | |
| 7 | +1 | - | - | #7 | - | | |
| 8 | +1 | - | - | #8 | - | | |
| 9 | -3 | - | - | #9 | - | | |
| 10 | -3 | - | - | #10 | - | |
Current source snapshot
7 sources
| # | Source | Ment.Mentions | LLMs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | | |
| 2 | 4 | | |
| 3 | 3 | | |
| 4 | 2 | | |
| 5 | CloudflareOfficial | 1 | |
| 6 | SkyhighsecurityOfficial | 1 | |
| 7 | ZscalerOfficial | 1 | |
Position history
Position history chart for the top brands in this AI Brand Index category. Lower rank numbers mean stronger visibility.
| Brand | Latest rank |
|---|---|
| Cloudflare Workers | 1 |
| Akamai Edge Computing | 2 |
| Pivotal Cloud Edge | 3 |
| Microsoft Azure Edge | 4 |
| AWS Wavelength | 5 |
Akamai Edge ComputingAWS WavelengthCurrent brand snapshot
10 brands
| # | Pos. | Brand | ChatGPT | Google AI Mode | Gemini | Perplexity | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New | - | - | - | #1 | | |
| 2 | New | - | - | - | #2 | | |
| 3 | New | - | - | - | #3 | | |
| 4 | New | - | - | - | #4 | | |
| 5 | New | - | - | - | #5 | | |
| 6 | New | - | - | - | #6 | | |
| 7 | New | - | - | - | #7 | | |
| 8 | New | - | - | - | #8 | | |
| 9 | New | - | - | - | #9 | | |
| 10 | New | - | - | - | #10 | |
Common AI search questions about Cloud Edge Security Software
Q1
Who leads Cloud Edge Security Software in AI answers?
Cloudflare is the most recommended cloud edge security software brand in the latest AI Brand Index run. The next highest-ranked brands are Zscaler and Netskope. The engines disagree on the leader. ChatGPT, Google AI Mode and Gemini name Zscaler first and Perplexity names Cloudflare Workers.
Q2
Which cited sources are used for Cloud Edge Security Software?
The most cited sources for cloud edge security software recommendations are Gartner, G2 and Stlpartners, out of 25 tracked sources. No single publisher dominates. The most cited sources are Gartner, G2 and Stlpartners, which means the citation field is open.
Q3
How fresh is this Cloud Edge Security Software ranking?
The AI Brand Index updates every Sunday. In the latest run, Akamai Edge Computing and Pivotal Cloud Edge entered the top 10 and Cato Networks moved three or more positions in the cloud edge security software index.
How to cite this report
Cite the canonical SupaIntent report page when referencing this AI visibility ranking.
SupaIntent AI Brand Index: Cloud Edge Security Software. https://supaintent.com/ai-brand-index/security-cloud-security-software-cloud-edge-security-software
Report data
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AI Brand Index methodology
Rankings use collected AI answers, cited sources, brand-site matching, and provider-level position history.
- SupaIntent measures buying-intent AI answers across ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Gemini and Perplexity.
- This report uses the latest observed AI answers for Cloud Edge Security Software, including 21 recommended brands and 25 cited sources.
- Brand sites are identified from official domains and subdomains, then separated from review, community and publisher sources.
- Weekly movement compares the latest rank with the previous collected position for each brand.
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