Versa Rated a Strong Performer and Receives Highest Scores Possible in Innovation, Service Provider Multi-tenancy, and Local Deployment Offerings Criteria

Versa, the global leader in Universal Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), today announced it has been included by Forrester Research, Inc., a leading global research and continuous guidance firm, among the most significant solution providers in the SASE market in the newly published report “The Forrester Wave^TM: Secure Access Service Edge Solutions, Q3 2025.”¹

In the Wave report, Forrester provided detailed analysis and scoring of the eight vendors it considers to be the “top tier of SASE innovation.” According to a Forrester blog by the report author, Andre Kindness, “Over 20 vendors now offer all-in-one SASE platforms, converging networking and security capabilities — like SD-WAN and firewall — into cloud-delivered services. In this evaluative report, [Forrester] filtered down [its] inclusion list to only evaluate SASE innovators that fully integrated SD-WAN, SSE, and ZTNA into cohesive platforms.”² These evaluated vendors are considered to be among those that “matter most” in the SASE market and are “pushing the boundaries of what SASE can deliver,” according to the report.

A Strong Performer

Versa was characterized as a “Strong Performer” in the group. “With the largest array of remote hardware and connectivity options among vendors in this evaluation, Versa Operating System (VOS) – which contains all the security features Versa offers embedded in the networking software – can also be loaded on servers with different hypervisors, switches, and access points,” the report summarized among Versa’s capabilities. “The company is trying to push Zero Trust as close to the edge as possible.”

“We are thrilled to be recognized by Forrester in the SASE Wave,” said Kelly Ahuja, Versa CEO. “Our VersaONE Universal SASE Platform is trusted by enterprises and service providers globally. Our AI-powered approach turns every cloud, WAN, and LAN edge into a security edge and simplifies how enterprises securely connect anything, anywhere, anytime.”

A Single Interface

The Forrester research also cited feedback received from Versa customers, stating that, “Reference customers said the vendor’s single interface makes it easy to set up networking and security policies from its cloud-based platform.”

¹ Forrester Research, Inc. The Forrester Wave^TM: Secure Access Service Edge Solutions, Q3 2025, Andre Kindness with Joseph Blankenship, Caroline Provost, Michael Belden, Drew Zalucky, September 8, 2025.

² Andre Kindness, “The Forrester Wave^TM: Secure Access Service Edge Solutions, Q3 2025 – A Market Transformed,” September 10, 2025, www.forrester.com/blogs/forrester-wave-secure-access-service-edge-solutions-q3-2025-a-market-transformed.

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About Versa

Versa, the global leader in SASE, 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 delivering 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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Leading research firm rates Versa as a Strong Performer and gives Versa the highest scores possible in Innovation, Service Provider Multi-tenancy, and Local Deployment Offerings criteria.