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JM
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4 months ago

ARM version?

Most of Cato's competitors now have native ARM versions of their VPN clients - but for Cato it's not even on the roadmap? I suppose the X64 version will not run in emulation mode on a Snapdragon based Copilot+ Windows computer?

 

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  • JM's avatar
    JM
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    Hi Michael,

    No, I have never even seen one of those devices in real life - I don't have a business case to sway Cato product management one way or the other. But I wouldn't be shocked if suddenly some C-level comes asking us to support his/her new fancy AI laptop.

    Cisco, Palo Alto, Ivanti, Fortinet, Check Point (and Microsoft) all have native ARM clients (check out https://windowsonarm.org/?category=4d119d55-783b-4c7d-ae24-8ed6f19c8ba4), so just was a bit surprised to find no mention of it at all in the Cato docs (or, indeed, the roadmap).

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    ItayPM
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    Hi JM,
    I'm Itay, a product manager at Cato Networks.

    Adding support for ARM is indeed on our long-term roadmap, possibly in early 2026.
    Once we have more updates on this subject, we'll update the Roadmap page accordingly.

    If this matter is important to you, I kindly suggest you reach out to your Cato representative so they may raise an RFE on your behalf.

    Best regards, Itay

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    michaelsaw
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    Hi JM, 

    Currently, ARM support is not explicitly mentioned on the documentation.
    Is there certain devices that you would require Cato Client to be supported on?
    Do reach out to your assigned Cato Representative to discuss further. I believe a Feature Enhancement (RFE) may be required.

    Cheers JM 

    • WPAjack's avatar
      WPAjack
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      as a datapoint, we are using some Microsoft Laptops with snapdragon that I was wondering why the Cato Client wasn't being installed by the RMM.

      • michaelsaw's avatar
        michaelsaw
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        Hi WPAjack,

        Would you share the laptop and snapdragon model to reference?
        Alternatively, would you consider Cato Browser Access as a temporary workaround, for the time being?

        Cheers