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| Product | Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN by Cisco View product | FortiGate Secure SD-WAN by Fortinet View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN covers application-aware traffic routing and dynamic path selection for multi-cloud onramp and branch router security. Compare top SD-WAN tools. | Shortlisting SD-WAN tools? FortiGate Secure SD-WAN by Fortinet brings application-aware routing and SD-WAN rules, with cloud deployment. See strengths and alternatives. |
| Product type | Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Platform | Secure software-defined wide area networking solution |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Retail, Healthcare, Financial Services, Manufacturing | Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providers |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: no |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise | Cloud |
| Deployment details | Cloud-delivered; Hybrid; On-premises; Cloud-delivered management (SaaS); On-premises controllers | FortiGate physical, virtual and cloud deployments using FortiOS; FortiGate physical, virtual and cloud deployments using FortiOS |
| Data residency | Multi-region cloud control plane / local data plane | Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/region |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: yes |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: yes | SSO: yes |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: yes | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: yes | Multi-tenant: yes |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | Enterprise WAN edgebranch officesmulti-cloud environments | Hardware applianceVMware ESXiMicrosoft Hyper-VKVMNutanix AHVAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud+2 more |
| Compliance | SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, FIPS 140-2, FedRAMP, PCI DSS | Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Cisco Catalyst 8000ISR/ASR routersCisco UmbrellaCisco ThousandEyesCisco Secure AccessAWSAzureGCP | FortiGateFortiManagerFortiAnalyzerFortiSASEFortiAuthenticatorFortiAPFortiSwitch |
| Industries | Cross-industryRetailHealthcareFinancial ServicesManufacturing | EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more |
| Regions | Global | GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Cisco | Fortinet |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California, USA | Sunnyvale, California, USA |
| Company size | 80,000+ | 10,000+ |
| Founded | 1984 | 2000 |
Overview
What it is
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN covers application-aware traffic routing and dynamic path selection for multi-cloud onramp and branch router security. Compare top SD-WAN tools.FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Shortlisting SD-WAN tools? FortiGate Secure SD-WAN by Fortinet brings application-aware routing and SD-WAN rules, with cloud deployment. See strengths and alternatives.Product type
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN) PlatformFortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Secure software-defined wide area networking solutionBest for
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Cross-industry, Retail, Healthcare, Financial Services, ManufacturingFortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providersPricing
Pricing model
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Contact VendorFortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Contact VendorFree trial
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Free trial: noFortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Free trial: noDeployment
Deployment options
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Deployment details
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Cloud-delivered; Hybrid; On-premises; Cloud-delivered management (SaaS); On-premises controllersFortiGate Secure SD-WAN
FortiGate physical, virtual and cloud deployments using FortiOS; FortiGate physical, virtual and cloud deployments using FortiOSData residency
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Multi-region cloud control plane / local data planeFortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/regionKey features
What it offers
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
- Application-aware traffic routing
- Dynamic path selection
- Centralized overlay management
- Embedded zone-based firewall
- Automated cloud onramp
- End-to-end hop-by-hop path insights
- Software-defined WAN overlay
- Application traffic steering
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
- Application-aware routing
- SD-WAN rules
- Link steering
- Performance monitoring
- Secure overlays
- Integrated firewall
- IPS
- VPN
Platform & access
API access
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
API access: yesFortiGate Secure SD-WAN
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
SSO: yesFortiGate Secure SD-WAN
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
RBAC: yesFortiGate Secure SD-WAN
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Multi-tenant: yesFortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Mobile app: noFortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Compliance
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Industries
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Regions
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Vendor
Company
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
CiscoFortiGate Secure SD-WAN
FortinetHeadquarters
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
San Jose, California, USAFortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Sunnyvale, California, USACompany size
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
80,000+FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
10,000+Founded
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
1984FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
2000