According to a recently published report from Dell’Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the telecommunications, security, networks, and data center industries, the global Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) revenue rose 17% year-over-year (Y/Y) to $2.6 billion in the first quarter of 2025, propelled by a 21% Y/Y jump in single-vendor deployments as enterprises prioritized more straightforward purchasing, tighter policy management, and lower operating costs made possible by tightly integrated next-generation SD-WAN and cloud-security platforms.
“Enterprises have returned to growth mode, and the $2.6 B SASE market’s 17% jump underscores how quickly buyers are consolidating networking and security stacks around SASE platforms,” said Mauricio Sanchez, Sr. Director, Enterprise Security and Networking at Dell’Oro Group. “The 21% rebound in SD-WAN spend signals that branch modernization is back, while advanced AI services are accelerating SSE adoption,” Sanchez added.
Additional highlights from the 1Q 2025 SASE and SD-WAN Quarterly Report:
- Single-vendor SASE solutions: Grew 21% Y/Y, significantly outperforming multi-vendor solutions, which experienced a meager 3% increase.
- Security Service Edge (SSE): Revenue was up 15% Y/Y; Palo Alto Networks outgrew the segment fourfold with a 44% leap.
- SD-WAN: Revenue climbed 21% Y/Y as Cisco gained seven share points on Catalyst 8000 and Meraki momentum.
- Access Routers: Spending fell to $317 M, down 16% Y/Y, confirming the migration toward integrated SASE overlays.