Report comes amid a changing industry landscape, highlights coming growth in nonhuman identity access, move to single-vendor platforms, and the growing relevance of digital sovereignty
Versa, the global leader in unified security and networking, today announced that it has been recognized as a Challenger in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for SASE Platforms1, published July 28, 2026. This marks the company's fourth consecutive year of recognition in the report. Versa is one of only 12 vendors that met the qualifying criteria for inclusion this year.
The report comes at a moment of great change in the market and includes the strategic assumption that "By 2029 60% of secure access requests will originate from nonhuman identity enforcement and collaborative access between identities, up from less than 5% in 2026." As generative and agentic AI expand the enterprise attack surface, SASE has become increasingly critical to securing modern distributed environments. Organizations need consistent policy enforcement, security, and visibility across users, devices, sites, applications, and clouds without the complexity of managing separate networking and security infrastructures.
"Enterprises do not want loosely connected networking and security products," said Kelly Ahuja, CEO of Versa. "They want one platform that delivers consistent policy, visibility, and control across every user, device, site, application and AI system. Versa unifies networking, security, and AI governance in a common software platform that can be deployed in the cloud, on premises, in a sovereign model, or across hybrid environments. We believe our fourth consecutive recognition in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for SASE Platforms reflects the strength of this approach."
In the companion 2026 Gartner Critical Capabilities for SASE Platforms report2, also published last week, Versa ranked third among the 12 vendors for the Secure Branch Network Modernization Use Case and, as data sovereignty requirements become increasingly important to enterprises worldwide, Versa also ranked third for the Sovereign SASE Use Case.
About the VersaONE Universal SASE Platform
The VersaONE Universal SASE Platform unifies SSE, SD-WAN, and SD-LAN capabilities in a common architecture. It enables organizations to connect and protect users, devices, sites, applications, and AI systems while simplifying policy management and operations across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments.
Full report copies available
Complimentary copies of the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for SASE Platforms report are available here: versa-networks.com/resources/reports/2026-gartner-magic-quadrant-for-sase-platforms.
Copies of the 2026 Gartner Critical Capabilities for SASE Platforms report are available here: versa-networks.com/resources/reports/2026-gartner-critical-capabilities-for-sase-platforms.
1 Gartner, Magic Quadrant for SASE Platforms, Jonathan Forest, Andrew Lerner, John Watts, July 28, 2026.
2 Gartner, Critical Capabilities for SASE Platforms, Jonathan Forest, Andrew Lerner, Thomas Lintemuth, John Watts, July 29, 2026.
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About Versa
Versa, the global leader in unified networking and security, enables organizations to create self-protecting networks that radically simplify and automate their network and security infrastructure. Powered by AI, the VersaONE Universal SASE Platform delivers converged SSE, SD-WAN, and SD-LAN solutions that protect data and defend against cyberthreats while providing a superior digital experience. Thousands of customers globally, with hundreds of thousands of sites and millions of users, trust Versa with their mission-critical networks and security. Versa is privately held and funded by investors such as Sequoia Capital, Mayfield, and BlackRock. For more information, visit https://www.versa-networks.com and follow Versa on LinkedIn and X (Twitter) @versanetworks.
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