Palo Alto Prisma Access pricing 2026: SASE cost, editions and drivers
Prisma Access is Palo Alto's SASE platform and the third of the three premium SSE options alongside Zscaler and Netskope. Palo Alto publishes no price on its own website, which is why this product is usually written up with an estimated band. It does not need to be. Palo Alto's price book is filed publicly by its resellers on the UK government's G-Cloud framework, per SKU and per user per year, and two independent filings carry identical figures. This page uses those filed list prices, then maps the editions, the cost drivers and the negotiation levers. Checked September 2026, with sources at the foot of the page.
Prisma Access list prices as filed on G-Cloud 15
Per user per year, by SKU. The edition is the largest lever after seat count; add-on modules are separate line items on top.
| SKU | Edition as filed | List price | What it includes |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAN-PRISMA-ACCESS-MU-ENTERPRISE | Prisma Access User Enterprise Edition | $175 / user / yr | Private app access and outbound internet security, premium security subscription, worldwide service locations, 5 service connections, 10 ZTNA connectors, standard success. |
| PAN-PRISMA-ACCESS-MU-ZTNA-SIG | Prisma Access User ZTNA Edition | $120 / user / yr | Private app access with Advanced Threat Prevention and Advanced WildFire, 5 service connections, 10 ZTNA connectors. |
| PAN-PRISMA-ACCESS-MU-BUSINESS-PRM | Prisma Access User SWG Edition | $110 / user / yr | Outbound internet security only, premium security subscription, worldwide service locations. No private app access. |
| PAN-PRISMA-ACCESS-CASB | Prisma Access NG-CASB add-on | $140 / user / yr | Add-on: SaaS Security Inline, DLP Inline, SaaS Security API. Note it is filed higher than the SWG edition it attaches to. |
| PAN-PRISMA-ACCESS-DLP | Prisma Access DLP add-on | $35 / user / yr | Add-on: Data Loss Prevention for Prisma Access, Standard Success Plan. |
| PAN-PRISMA-ACCESS-NET-ENTERPRISE | Prisma Access Net Enterprise Edition | $175 / Mbps / yr | The branch and site licensing axis, metered by bandwidth rather than per user. |
Source: the Palo Alto pricing workbooks filed by CDW Limited (8 January 2026) and Softcat PLC (16 January 2026) on UK G-Cloud 15, both downloaded and parsed on 26 September 2026 and both carrying identical Prisma Access figures. Prices are reproduced as filed, in the US dollars the filings use; nothing here is summed, averaged or converted. The same workbooks price genuinely unlisted SKUs as "PER PANW QUOTE", which is how we know the dollar-valued Prisma Access rows are list prices. Palo Alto's own Prisma Access pages remain contact-sales with no figure at any edition, and its Licensing Guide carries no dollar amounts.
Base versus advanced
The edition is the biggest single lever on Prisma Access cost after seat count.
| Edition | Covers |
|---|---|
| Prisma Access (base) | Core SASE: ZTNA, secure web gateway, firewall-as-a-service. |
| Prisma Access (advanced) | Adds Advanced Threat Prevention, WildFire, DNS Security and advanced analytics. |
| Add-on modules | Autonomous DEM (ADEM) and IoT Security, priced separately. |
What moves the Prisma Access bill
Five cost drivers beyond the headline per-user rate.
Edition. Advanced threat-prevention tiers cost materially more than the base SASE edition.
Bandwidth. Consumption is metered; high-inspection environments exceed planning assumptions.
Service connections and locations. The number of service connections and worldwide service locations affects price.
Add-on modules. ADEM and IoT Security are separate line items.
Services. Deployment, tunnelling and policy migration require professional services and internal engineering time outside the per-user licence.
Compare before you commit
Prisma Access, Zscaler and Netskope sit in the same premium SSE band. If you only need ZTNA, a focused tool is cheaper than all three.
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- CDW Limited, UK G-Cloud 15 filed pricing document for Palo Alto Prisma Access (per-SKU list prices, per user per year, filed 8 January 2026). https://www.applytosupply.digitalmarketplace.service.gov.uk/g-cloud/services/454344776637312
- Softcat PLC, UK G-Cloud 15 filed pricing document for Palo Alto Prisma Access (independent second filing, identical figures, filed 16 January 2026). https://www.applytosupply.digitalmarketplace.service.gov.uk/g-cloud/services/585601617739574
- Palo Alto Networks, Prisma Access Licensing Guide (editions, per-user/per-site model, add-on modules; contains no dollar figures). https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/resources/datasheets/prisma-access-licensing-guide
Every price on this page comes from a Palo Alto reseller pricing document filed on the UK G-Cloud 15 framework, downloaded and parsed on 26 September 2026, and cross-checked between two independent filings that agree exactly. Palo Alto publishes no price on its own website, but these filings are public, so this page carries filed list prices rather than an estimated band. They are list, not evidence of a selling price: actual cost moves with negotiation, edition, module mix, bandwidth, service connections, region and term, and existing Palo Alto customers commonly buy below list.