Prisma Access
Prisma Access: An integrated SSE platform for enterprises securing users, applications, networks, and hybrid environments. Ranked #3 of 22 in Security Service Edge Software by our editors (9.0/10); pricing: Pricing on request; best for integrated enterprise security teams.
At a glance
- Editor score9.0 / 10
- PricingPricing on request
- Best forIntegrated enterprise security teams
- Secure web gatewayYes
- Founded2005 · Santa Clara, California, United States
- Facts checked21 Sep 2026
Where it wins
- Combines SWG, ZTNA, CASB, DLP, FWaaS, and browser isolation
- Connects with Palo Alto Networks management, identity, logging, and SD-WAN tools
- Supports device posture and risk policies for private application access
Where it doesn't
- Pricing requires contacting sales
- Capabilities can vary by license edition and add-on subscriptions
- The listed platform is web-based rather than a broad native app offering
Our verdict on Prisma Access
Prisma Access is Palo Alto Networks’ cloud-delivered SASE platform for enterprises and other organizations securing remote users, branch networks, internet traffic, SaaS applications, and private applications. It brings together secure web gateway controls, zero trust access, firewall as a service, CASB, data loss prevention, threat prevention, and remote browser isolation. Teams can provide secure browser-based access without an endpoint agent, connect private applications through ZTNA Connector or service connections, and apply device posture and risk policies to private application access.
Its strongest fit is an organization that wants a broad security service edge under a connected Palo Alto Networks management model. Strata Cloud Manager or Panorama provides centralized management, while integrations with GlobalProtect, Cloud Identity Engine, Strata Logging Service, Prisma SD-WAN, Enterprise DLP, SaaS Security, and ZTNA Connector extend the platform across endpoint access, identity, logging, networking, data protection, and private applications. The feature set covers both internet-facing controls—URL filtering, DNS security, threat prevention, malware analysis, and browser isolation—and controls for SaaS and private application traffic.
Prisma Access uses a contact-sales purchasing model, and capabilities may depend on the selected license edition and add-on subscriptions. That structure suits enterprise procurement and environments with varied security requirements, but it gives buyers more planning work than a simple fixed-plan product. Organizations should choose it when they need an integrated platform spanning SWG, ZTNA, CASB, DLP, firewall delivery, browser isolation, and posture policies. Teams seeking a narrower tool, transparent self-serve pricing, or a simpler deployment scope may prefer a more focused alternative.
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Prisma Access fact sheet
| Free plan | Not verified |
|---|---|
| Paid from | Not verified |
| Secure web gateway | Yes |
| Private-app access | Yes |
| Cloud access security | Yes |
| Data loss prevention | Yes |
| Remote browser isolation | Yes |
| Device posture checks | Yes |
| Deployment | Cloud |
| Platforms | Web |
| Support | Tickets, Docs |
| Built for | Mid-market, Enterprise (editorial estimate) |
| Integrations | 9 integrations: Strata Cloud Manager, Panorama, GlobalProtect, Cloud Identity Engine, Strata Logging Service, Prisma SD-WAN … |
| Pricing | Pricing on request |
| Website | paloaltonetworks.com |
| Facts checked | 21 Sep 2026 |
Prisma Access integrations
Prisma Access lists 9 integrations on its own site.
- Strata Cloud Manager
- Panorama
- GlobalProtect
- Cloud Identity Engine
- Strata Logging Service
- Prisma SD-WAN
- ZTNA Connector
- Enterprise DLP
- SaaS Security
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