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| Product | Cisco Security Manager by Cisco View product | FortiManager by Fortinet View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Cisco Security Manager: centralized firewall configuration and VPN lifecycle management. Built for configuration rollbacks. Compare Firewall Management alternatives. | FortiManager helps teams with provisioning. Explore features like provisioning and policy management, cloud deployment and the closest Security Operations competitors. |
| Product type | Centralized Network Security Management Application | Centralized Fortinet network and security management platform |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Government, Defense, Enterprise Campus, Financial Institutions | 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 | On-Premise | Cloud |
| Deployment details | On-premises application; On-premises Windows Server deployment | Physical appliance, virtual appliance and FortiManager Cloud; Physical appliance, virtual appliance and FortiManager Cloud |
| Data residency | On-premises local customer environment | 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: no | Multi-tenant: yes |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | Windows Server hardwareVMware ESXiHyper-V | Hardware applianceVMware ESXiMicrosoft Hyper-VKVMCitrix XenServerAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud+2 more |
| Compliance | Common Criteria, FIPS compliance support | Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Cisco ASACisco Secure FirewallCisco Catalyst routersCisco Secure IPSSyslogActive Directory | FortiGateFortiAPFortiSwitchFortiExtenderFortiAnalyzerFortiManager CloudFortiPortal |
| Industries | Cross-industryGovernmentDefenseEnterprise CampusFinancial Institutions | 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 Security Manager
Cisco Security Manager: centralized firewall configuration and VPN lifecycle management. Built for configuration rollbacks. Compare Firewall Management alternatives.FortiManager
FortiManager helps teams with provisioning. Explore features like provisioning and policy management, cloud deployment and the closest Security Operations competitors.Product type
Cisco Security Manager
Centralized Network Security Management ApplicationFortiManager
Centralized Fortinet network and security management platformBest for
Cisco Security Manager
Cross-industry, Government, Defense, Enterprise Campus, Financial InstitutionsFortiManager
Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providersPricing
Pricing model
Cisco Security Manager
Contact VendorFortiManager
Contact VendorFree trial
Cisco Security Manager
Free trial: yesFortiManager
Free trial: noDeployment
Deployment options
Cisco Security Manager
On-Premise
FortiManager
Cloud
Deployment details
Cisco Security Manager
On-premises application; On-premises Windows Server deploymentFortiManager
Physical appliance, virtual appliance and FortiManager Cloud; Physical appliance, virtual appliance and FortiManager CloudData residency
Cisco Security Manager
On-premises local customer environmentFortiManager
Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/regionKey features
What it offers
Cisco Security Manager
- Centralized firewall configuration
- VPN lifecycle management
- Intrusion prevention rule deployment
- Rule optimization and hit counting
- Approval workflow ticketing
- Visual network topology
- Configuration audit trails
- Large-scale Cisco firewall management
FortiManager
- Centralized device management
- Policy management
- Configuration templates
- Firmware management
- Workflow automation
- Provisioning
- Audit trails
- Revision control
Platform & access
API access
Cisco Security Manager
API access: yesFortiManager
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Cisco Security Manager
SSO: yesFortiManager
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Cisco Security Manager
RBAC: yesFortiManager
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Cisco Security Manager
Multi-tenant: noFortiManager
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Cisco Security Manager
Mobile app: noFortiManager
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Cisco Security Manager
Windows Server hardwareVMware ESXiHyper-V
FortiManager
Hardware applianceVMware ESXiMicrosoft Hyper-VKVMCitrix XenServerAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud+2 more
Compliance
Cisco Security Manager
Common Criteria, FIPS compliance support
FortiManager
Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Cisco Security Manager
Cisco ASACisco Secure FirewallCisco Catalyst routersCisco Secure IPSSyslogActive Directory
FortiManager
FortiGateFortiAPFortiSwitchFortiExtenderFortiAnalyzerFortiManager CloudFortiPortal
Industries
Cisco Security Manager
Cross-industryGovernmentDefenseEnterprise CampusFinancial Institutions
FortiManager
EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more
Regions
Cisco Security Manager
Global
FortiManager
GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region
Vendor
Company
Cisco Security Manager
CiscoFortiManager
FortinetHeadquarters
Cisco Security Manager
San Jose, California, USAFortiManager
Sunnyvale, California, USACompany size
Cisco Security Manager
80,000+FortiManager
10,000+Founded
Cisco Security Manager
1984FortiManager
2000