Following more than six months of research and evaluation, Gartner published the Magic Quadrant for SASE Platforms on July 28. Sangfor Technologies was included as the only Asia-Pacific-headquartered vendor in the report.
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Sangfor is included in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for SASE Platforms as the only Asia-Pacific-headquartered vendor, offering regional organizations a strong, regionally rooted SASE alternative.
Sangfor views its inclusion as an important milestone for its Athena SASE platform, offering organizations across Asia a powerful, regionally rooted choice in the SASE market. Built around the core pillars of One Agent, One Global Secure Network (EDGE), and One Platform, Athena SASE delivers a unified approach to modern connectivity and security. By deploying AI-powered defenses against AI-driven threats, Sangfor helps enterprises stay ahead of increasingly sophisticated cyber risks with unmatched simplicity and performance.
A SASE Alternative Built for Asia-Pacific
For organizations across Asia, as well as select end users in Latin America, Europe, and North America, Sangfor’s inclusion carries significant practical value. Through its global Points of Presence (PoPs), Sangfor SASE delivers a comprehensive security stack—including SWG, ZTNA, CASB, DLP, FWaaS, SD-WAN, and Workspace. Sangfor was also recognized in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Hybrid Mesh Firewall for its Firewall solutions and had previously been included for a decade in the Magic Quadrants for Network Firewalls and Secure Web Gateways.
Sangfor Athena SASE is built on a cloud-native, hyperscale architecture supported by more than 70 PoPs worldwide, including over 50 across Asia-Pacific. This regional footprint enables Sangfor to deliver SASE services closer to users and branches across the region.
“Our first inclusion in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for SASE Platforms is a proud milestone for Sangfor,” said Darren Du, VP of Sangfor International Market. “As an Asian cybersecurity provider, we understand the diverse infrastructure, regulatory, and operational requirements across the region. We will continue strengthening Athena SASE to give customers greater choice in how they secure and connect their distributed organizations.”
Experience Sangfor Athena SASE Firsthand
Sangfor has more than 70 international offices and has delivered SASE solutions to over 6,000 customers across industries including BFSI, government, manufacturing, high-tech, healthcare, and education.
Ready to simplify security and connectivity across your distributed organization? Experience Sangfor Athena SASE in your own environment with a complimentary proof of concept (POC). Whether you are looking to upgrade a legacy VPN, replace VDI or SWG, secure GenAI access, implement DLP, deploy ZTNA, or improve global access performance, Sangfor’s regional SASE experts can help you evaluate the right approach for your organization.
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