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| Product | Cisco Secure Access by Cisco View product | FortiSASE by Fortinet View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Cisco Secure Access by Cisco: Secure Web Gateway and Firewall-as-a-Service. Ideal for CASB SaaS defense. Deployment: cloud. See how it compares with top SSE alternatives. | FortiSASE is a secure access service edge platform used for hybrid-workforce security. Highlights include secure web gateway and ZTNA. Compare it with other SASE tools. |
| Product type | Security Service Edge (SSE) Platform | Secure access service edge platform |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Remote Workforces, Financial Services, Healthcare, Technology | Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providers |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: no |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | Cloud | SaaSCloud |
| Deployment details | Cloud; 100% Cloud-delivered Security Service Edge (SSE) | Cloud-delivered SaaS with FortiClient and optional FortiGate/SD-WAN integration; Cloud-delivered SaaS with FortiClient and optional FortiGate/SD-WAN integration |
| Data residency | Global distributed cloud points of presence (PoPs) | 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: yes | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | Distributed endpointscloud applicationsweb trafficprivate data centers | Cloud-delivered SaaSFortiClient agentFortiGate and FortiExtender edge devices |
| Compliance | FedRAMP Moderate Authorized, SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS | Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Cisco Secure ClientCisco DuoCisco UmbrellaCisco ThousandEyesMicrosoft Entra IDOkta | FortiClientFortiGateFortiManagerFortiAuthenticatorFortiAnalyzerFortiGuard |
| Industries | Cross-industryRemote WorkforcesFinancial ServicesHealthcareTechnology | 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 Secure Access
Cisco Secure Access by Cisco: Secure Web Gateway and Firewall-as-a-Service. Ideal for CASB SaaS defense. Deployment: cloud. See how it compares with top SSE alternatives.FortiSASE
FortiSASE is a secure access service edge platform used for hybrid-workforce security. Highlights include secure web gateway and ZTNA. Compare it with other SASE tools.Product type
Cisco Secure Access
Security Service Edge (SSE) PlatformFortiSASE
Secure access service edge platformBest for
Cisco Secure Access
Cross-industry, Remote Workforces, Financial Services, Healthcare, TechnologyFortiSASE
Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providersPricing
Pricing model
Cisco Secure Access
Contact VendorFortiSASE
Contact VendorFree trial
Cisco Secure Access
Free trial: yesFortiSASE
Free trial: noDeployment
Deployment options
Cisco Secure Access
Cloud
FortiSASE
SaaSCloud
Deployment details
Cisco Secure Access
Cloud; 100% Cloud-delivered Security Service Edge (SSE)FortiSASE
Cloud-delivered SaaS with FortiClient and optional FortiGate/SD-WAN integration; Cloud-delivered SaaS with FortiClient and optional FortiGate/SD-WAN integrationData residency
Cisco Secure Access
Global distributed cloud points of presence (PoPs)FortiSASE
Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/regionKey features
What it offers
Cisco Secure Access
- Converged SSE platform
- Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA)
- Secure Web Gateway (SWG)
- Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB)
- Remote Browser Isolation (RBI)
- Firewall-as-a-Service (FWaaS)
- Cisco Talos intelligence
- CASB SaaS defense
FortiSASE
- Secure web gateway
- ZTNA
- Cloud firewall
- CASB
- DLP
- SD-WAN integration
- Endpoint security
- DNS security
Platform & access
API access
Cisco Secure Access
API access: yesFortiSASE
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Cisco Secure Access
SSO: yesFortiSASE
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Cisco Secure Access
RBAC: yesFortiSASE
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Cisco Secure Access
Multi-tenant: yesFortiSASE
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Cisco Secure Access
Mobile app: yesFortiSASE
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Cisco Secure Access
Distributed endpointscloud applicationsweb trafficprivate data centers
FortiSASE
Cloud-delivered SaaSFortiClient agentFortiGate and FortiExtender edge devices
Compliance
Cisco Secure Access
FedRAMP Moderate Authorized, SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS
FortiSASE
Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Cisco Secure Access
Cisco Secure ClientCisco DuoCisco UmbrellaCisco ThousandEyesMicrosoft Entra IDOkta
FortiSASE
FortiClientFortiGateFortiManagerFortiAuthenticatorFortiAnalyzerFortiGuard
Industries
Cisco Secure Access
Cross-industryRemote WorkforcesFinancial ServicesHealthcareTechnology
FortiSASE
EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more
Regions
Cisco Secure Access
Global
FortiSASE
GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region
Vendor
Company
Cisco Secure Access
CiscoFortiSASE
FortinetHeadquarters
Cisco Secure Access
San Jose, California, USAFortiSASE
Sunnyvale, California, USACompany size
Cisco Secure Access
80,000+FortiSASE
10,000+Founded
Cisco Secure Access
1984FortiSASE
2000