Cato Networks launches SMB FlexPool for MSPs serving small businesses
Cato Networks said SMB FlexPool gives partners pooled licensing and self-service provisioning for SMB customers.
Cato Networks said on Sept. 1, 2026, that it has launched SMB FlexPool, a partner-led pooled-capacity program for managed service providers and service providers that serve small and midsize business customers.
The company said the program is designed to help partners provision managed SASE services more quickly while reducing the need for a separate licensing transaction for each customer deployment. Cato said that could speed onboarding and support higher-volume sales motions for SMB accounts.
According to Cato, SMB FlexPool gives partners a committed pool of licenses that can be allocated gradually as demand grows. Partners can provision customer accounts, assign capacity from the pool and activate services through a self-service workflow, the company said. Cato also said partners retain portability of capacity between customers and keep control of the customer relationship, service packaging, support model and managed service experience.
The release said the program is intended for telcos and MSPs serving SMB customers and is built to support repeatable packaging, predictable economics, efficient provisioning and clear customer ownership. Cato said SMB FlexPool runs on its managed SASE Partner Platform and can be managed through the Cato Networks MSASE dashboard in the Cato MSASE Business Center.
That dashboard gives partners a consolidated view of business accounts, orders, license usage, invoices and customer lifecycle activity, according to the release. Cato said partners can manage both SMB and enterprise customers from one platform.
Art Nichols, chief technology officer at Uniti Solutions, said the program lets his company provision services in seconds, bring customers online faster and keep operations simple as the business expands.
Karl Soderlund, Cato Networks' global channel chief, said SMB FlexPool is meant to remove licensing and operational friction with instant provisioning and flexible pooled licensing.
Cato did not provide independent verification in the release for its broader claim that it is trusted by thousands of organizations worldwide.
Cato said the program is available now through its partner platform, and that partners can use it to manage SMB and enterprise customers from the same system.
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