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| Product | Forescout Platform by Forescout View product | FortiNAC by Fortinet View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Forescout Platform offers agentless device discovery and multi-vendor network access control. Use it for agentless asset discovery. See Network Security alternatives. | Evaluating FortiNAC? See how this NAC tool handles device discovery, network access control and endpoint profiling, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare. |
| Product type | Unified Device Visibility, Network Access Control & Segmentation Platform | Network access control and device visibility platform |
| Best for | Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Manufacturing, Energy, Retail, Critical Infrastructure | 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 SaaS; On-premises; Hybrid; On-premises appliances; Virtual appliances; Cloud-hosted management; Hybrid | Physical/virtual appliance and centralized management; Physical/virtual appliance and centralized management |
| Data residency | United States; European Union; On-premises customer data | 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 | IT endpointsIoT devicesIoMT medical equipmentOT/ICS controllersCloud workloads | Hardware applianceVMware ESXiMicrosoft Hyper-VKVMAWSMicrosoft Azure |
| Compliance | ISO 27001SOC 2 Type IIHIPAAPCI DSSNERC CIPCommon Criteria | Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Palo Alto NetworksCiscoServiceNowSplunkCrowdStrikeMicrosoft Defender | FortiGateFortiSwitchFortiAPFortiClientFortiAuthenticatorFortiManagerthird-party switches/APs |
| Industries | Financial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentManufacturingEnergyRetail+1 more | EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more |
| Regions | Global | GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Forescout | Fortinet |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California, USA | Sunnyvale, California, USA |
| Company size | 1,000+ | 10,000+ |
| Founded | 2000 | 2000 |
Overview
What it is
Forescout Platform
Forescout Platform offers agentless device discovery and multi-vendor network access control. Use it for agentless asset discovery. See Network Security alternatives.FortiNAC
Evaluating FortiNAC? See how this NAC tool handles device discovery, network access control and endpoint profiling, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.Product type
Forescout Platform
Unified Device Visibility, Network Access Control & Segmentation PlatformFortiNAC
Network access control and device visibility platformBest for
Forescout Platform
Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Manufacturing, Energy, Retail, Critical InfrastructureFortiNAC
Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providersPricing
Pricing model
Forescout Platform
Contact VendorFortiNAC
Contact VendorFree trial
Forescout Platform
Free trial: noFortiNAC
Free trial: noDeployment
Deployment options
Forescout Platform
SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise
FortiNAC
Cloud
Deployment details
Forescout Platform
Cloud SaaS; On-premises; Hybrid; On-premises appliances; Virtual appliances; Cloud-hosted management; HybridFortiNAC
Physical/virtual appliance and centralized management; Physical/virtual appliance and centralized managementData residency
Forescout Platform
United States; European Union; On-premises customer dataFortiNAC
Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/regionKey features
What it offers
Forescout Platform
- Agentless device discovery
- Multi-vendor network access control
- Automated microsegmentation
- Continuous posture assessment
- Dynamic threat containment
- Unified IT/IoT/OT inventory
- Agentless asset discovery
- Zero-trust network access control
FortiNAC
- Device discovery
- Network access control
- Endpoint profiling
- Policy enforcement
- Segmentation
- Guest access
- IoT visibility
- Quarantine
Platform & access
API access
Forescout Platform
API access: yesFortiNAC
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Forescout Platform
SSO: yesFortiNAC
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Forescout Platform
RBAC: yesFortiNAC
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Forescout Platform
Multi-tenant: yesFortiNAC
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Forescout Platform
Mobile app: noFortiNAC
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Forescout Platform
IT endpointsIoT devicesIoMT medical equipmentOT/ICS controllersCloud workloads
FortiNAC
Hardware applianceVMware ESXiMicrosoft Hyper-VKVMAWSMicrosoft Azure
Compliance
Forescout Platform
ISO 27001SOC 2 Type IIHIPAAPCI DSSNERC CIPCommon Criteria
FortiNAC
Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Forescout Platform
Palo Alto NetworksCiscoServiceNowSplunkCrowdStrikeMicrosoft Defender
FortiNAC
FortiGateFortiSwitchFortiAPFortiClientFortiAuthenticatorFortiManagerthird-party switches/APs
Industries
Forescout Platform
Financial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentManufacturingEnergyRetail+1 more
FortiNAC
EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more
Regions
Forescout Platform
Global
FortiNAC
GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region
Vendor
Company
Forescout Platform
ForescoutFortiNAC
FortinetHeadquarters
Forescout Platform
San Jose, California, USAFortiNAC
Sunnyvale, California, USACompany size
Forescout Platform
1,000+FortiNAC
10,000+Founded
Forescout Platform
2000FortiNAC
2000