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| Product | Cisco Umbrella by Cisco View product | Versa Secure Service Edge View product | FortiProxy by Fortinet View product |
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| Overview | |||
| What it is | Cisco Umbrella is a cloud-delivered SASE & secure web gateway platform for secure web browsing and shadow IT governance. See features and SASE alternatives. | Versa Secure Service Edge delivers secure web gateway for hybrid workforce security. Explore its SSE capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors. | FortiProxy is a secure web gateway and web security proxy used for DLP. Highlights include URL filtering and web filtering. Compare it with other Web Security tools. |
| Product type | Cloud-Delivered SASE & Secure Web Gateway Platform | Security Service Edge (SSE) | Secure web gateway and web security proxy |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Enterprise, SMB, Education, Healthcare, Retail, Financial Services | Cross-industry, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Technology | Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providers |
| Pricing | |||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: no | Free trial: no |
| Deployment | |||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloud | SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise | Cloud |
| Deployment details | Cloud; Cloud-delivered Anycast SaaS platform | Cloud (SaaS); On-premises; Hybrid; SaaS; On-premises gateways; Hybrid; Sovereign | Physical appliance, virtual appliance and cloud-native options; Physical appliance, virtual appliance and cloud-native options |
| Data residency | Global Anycast cloud architecture; regional data privacy compliance | Selected Versa cloud gateways, customer-controlled or sovereign | Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/region |
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| Platform & access | |||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: yes | API access: yes |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: yes | SSO: yes | SSO: yes |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: yes | RBAC: yes | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: yes | Multi-tenant: yes | Multi-tenant: yes |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: yes | Mobile app: yes | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | Cloudremote endpointsbranch SD-WAN edgecorporate networks | WindowsmacOSLinuxiOSAndroid | Hardware applianceVMware ESXiMicrosoft Hyper-VKVMAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud |
| Compliance | SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, FedRAMP Authorized | FIPS 140-2 (select platforms) | Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment |
| Integrations & coverage | |||
| Integrations | Cisco Secure EndpointCisco SD-WANCisco MerakiCisco Secure ClientMicrosoft 365AWSSplunkQRadar | Microsoft 365Google WorkspaceSalesforceMicrosoft Entra IDOktaCrowdStrikeSIEM tools | FortiGateFortiManagerFortiAnalyzerFortiSandboxFortiAuthenticatorFortiGuard |
| Industries | Cross-industryEnterpriseSMBEducationHealthcareRetail+1 more | Cross-industryFinancial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentTechnology | EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more |
| Regions | Global | Global | GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region |
| Vendor | |||
| Company | Cisco | Versa Networks | Fortinet |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California, USA | Santa Clara, California, USA | Sunnyvale, California, USA |
| Company size | 80,000+ | 1,000+ | 10,000+ |
| Founded | 1984 | 2012 | 2000 |
Overview
What it is
Cisco Umbrella
Cisco Umbrella is a cloud-delivered SASE & secure web gateway platform for secure web browsing and shadow IT governance. See features and SASE alternatives.Versa Secure Service Edge
Versa Secure Service Edge delivers secure web gateway for hybrid workforce security. Explore its SSE capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors.FortiProxy
FortiProxy is a secure web gateway and web security proxy used for DLP. Highlights include URL filtering and web filtering. Compare it with other Web Security tools.Product type
Cisco Umbrella
Cloud-Delivered SASE & Secure Web Gateway PlatformVersa Secure Service Edge
Security Service Edge (SSE)FortiProxy
Secure web gateway and web security proxyBest for
Cisco Umbrella
Cross-industry, Enterprise, SMB, Education, Healthcare, Retail, Financial ServicesVersa Secure Service Edge
Cross-industry, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, TechnologyFortiProxy
Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providersPricing
Pricing model
Cisco Umbrella
Contact VendorVersa Secure Service Edge
Contact VendorFortiProxy
Contact VendorFree trial
Cisco Umbrella
Free trial: yesVersa Secure Service Edge
Free trial: noFortiProxy
Free trial: noDeployment
Deployment options
Cisco Umbrella
SaaSCloud
Versa Secure Service Edge
SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise
FortiProxy
Cloud
Deployment details
Cisco Umbrella
Cloud; Cloud-delivered Anycast SaaS platformVersa Secure Service Edge
Cloud (SaaS); On-premises; Hybrid; SaaS; On-premises gateways; Hybrid; SovereignFortiProxy
Physical appliance, virtual appliance and cloud-native options; Physical appliance, virtual appliance and cloud-native optionsData residency
Cisco Umbrella
Global Anycast cloud architecture; regional data privacy complianceVersa Secure Service Edge
Selected Versa cloud gateways, customer-controlled or sovereignFortiProxy
Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/regionKey features
What it offers
Cisco Umbrella
- Recursive DNS security
- Cloud-delivered secure web gateway (SWG)
- Cloud access security broker (CASB)
- Cloud-delivered firewall (CDFW)
- Interactive threat intelligence
- SSL/TLS decryption
- Shadow IT discovery
- Secure web browsing
Versa Secure Service Edge
- Secure web gateway
- Inline and API CASB
- Zero trust network access
- Firewall as a Service
- Data loss prevention
- Remote browser isolation
- Generative AI controls
- Digital experience monitoring
FortiProxy
- URL filtering
- Web filtering
- SSL inspection
- Application control
- Antivirus
- DLP
- OCR inspection
- Inline CASB
Platform & access
API access
Cisco Umbrella
API access: yesVersa Secure Service Edge
API access: yesFortiProxy
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Cisco Umbrella
SSO: yesVersa Secure Service Edge
SSO: yesFortiProxy
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Cisco Umbrella
RBAC: yesVersa Secure Service Edge
RBAC: yesFortiProxy
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Cisco Umbrella
Multi-tenant: yesVersa Secure Service Edge
Multi-tenant: yesFortiProxy
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Cisco Umbrella
Mobile app: yesVersa Secure Service Edge
Mobile app: yesFortiProxy
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Cisco Umbrella
Cloudremote endpointsbranch SD-WAN edgecorporate networks
Versa Secure Service Edge
WindowsmacOSLinuxiOSAndroid
FortiProxy
Hardware applianceVMware ESXiMicrosoft Hyper-VKVMAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud
Compliance
Cisco Umbrella
SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, FedRAMP Authorized
Versa Secure Service Edge
FIPS 140-2 (select platforms)
FortiProxy
Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Cisco Umbrella
Cisco Secure EndpointCisco SD-WANCisco MerakiCisco Secure ClientMicrosoft 365AWSSplunkQRadar
Versa Secure Service Edge
Microsoft 365Google WorkspaceSalesforceMicrosoft Entra IDOktaCrowdStrikeSIEM tools
FortiProxy
FortiGateFortiManagerFortiAnalyzerFortiSandboxFortiAuthenticatorFortiGuard
Industries
Cisco Umbrella
Cross-industryEnterpriseSMBEducationHealthcareRetail+1 more
Versa Secure Service Edge
Cross-industryFinancial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentTechnology
FortiProxy
EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more
Regions
Cisco Umbrella
Global
Versa Secure Service Edge
Global
FortiProxy
GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region
Vendor
Company
Cisco Umbrella
CiscoVersa Secure Service Edge
Versa NetworksFortiProxy
FortinetHeadquarters
Cisco Umbrella
San Jose, California, USAVersa Secure Service Edge
Santa Clara, California, USAFortiProxy
Sunnyvale, California, USACompany size
Cisco Umbrella
80,000+Versa Secure Service Edge
1,000+FortiProxy
10,000+Founded
Cisco Umbrella
1984Versa Secure Service Edge
2012FortiProxy
2000