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Put two or three cybersecurity products side by side and see how they differ on deployment, pricing, features, integrations and compliance.
| Product | FortiAP by Fortinet View product | UniFi WiFi by Ubiquiti View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | FortiAP offers Wi-Fi 6/6E/7 models, WLAN management and wireless intrusion detection/prevention. Use it for Secure enterprise Wi-Fi. See Wireless Security alternatives. | See what UniFi WiFi offers: rogue AP detection. It is built for IoT segmentation, supports appliance or cloud deployment and competes with other Wireless Security tools. |
| Product type | Secure wireless access point platform | Enterprise Wireless Networking & Secure Wi-Fi Infrastructure |
| Best for | Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providers | Enterprise IT, Hospitality, Education, Healthcare, Retail, Commercial Real Estate |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: no |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | Cloud | CloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Physical access points with FortiGate, FortiManager, FortiLAN Cloud or FortiPortal management; Physical access points with FortiGate, FortiManager, FortiLAN Cloud or FortiPortal management | Hardware Appliance; Cloud Managed; Hardware Access Points; Cloud-Managed / On-premises Controller |
| Data residency | Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/region | Global UniFi Cloud Infrastructure / Customer Controller Hosting |
| 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: yes |
| Supported platforms | FortiAP indoor and outdoor access pointsFortiGate wireless controllerFortiLAN CloudFortiManager | Wi-Fi LaptopsSmartphonesTabletsIoT SensorsHandheld Terminals |
| Compliance | Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment | Wi-Fi Alliance CertifiedFCCCERoHS |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | FortiGateFortiManagerFortiLAN CloudFortiPortalFortiAuthenticatorFortiNAC | Ubiquiti UniFi NetworkRADIUSSyslogUniFi Cloud Controller |
| Industries | EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more | Enterprise ITHospitalityEducationHealthcareRetailCommercial Real Estate |
| Regions | GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Fortinet | Ubiquiti |
| Headquarters | Sunnyvale, California, USA | New York, New York, USA |
| Company size | 10,000+ | 1,000+ |
| Founded | 2000 | 2003 |
Overview
What it is
FortiAP
FortiAP offers Wi-Fi 6/6E/7 models, WLAN management and wireless intrusion detection/prevention. Use it for Secure enterprise Wi-Fi. See Wireless Security alternatives.UniFi WiFi
See what UniFi WiFi offers: rogue AP detection. It is built for IoT segmentation, supports appliance or cloud deployment and competes with other Wireless Security tools.Product type
FortiAP
Secure wireless access point platformUniFi WiFi
Enterprise Wireless Networking & Secure Wi-Fi InfrastructureBest for
FortiAP
Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providersUniFi WiFi
Enterprise IT, Hospitality, Education, Healthcare, Retail, Commercial Real EstatePricing
Pricing model
FortiAP
Contact VendorUniFi WiFi
Contact VendorFree trial
FortiAP
Free trial: noUniFi WiFi
Free trial: noDeployment
Deployment options
FortiAP
Cloud
UniFi WiFi
CloudOn-Premise
Deployment details
FortiAP
Physical access points with FortiGate, FortiManager, FortiLAN Cloud or FortiPortal management; Physical access points with FortiGate, FortiManager, FortiLAN Cloud or FortiPortal managementUniFi WiFi
Hardware Appliance; Cloud Managed; Hardware Access Points; Cloud-Managed / On-premises ControllerData residency
FortiAP
Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/regionUniFi WiFi
Global UniFi Cloud Infrastructure / Customer Controller HostingKey features
What it offers
FortiAP
- Wi-Fi 6/6E/7 models
- WLAN management
- Wireless intrusion detection/prevention
- Segmentation
- Guest access
- Secure onboarding
- Secure enterprise Wi-Fi
- Guest networks
UniFi WiFi
- Wi-Fi 6/7 multi-gigabit throughput
- WPA3 Enterprise authentication
- Rogue AP detection
- Automated RF channel optimization
- Guest portal isolation
- High-density enterprise Wi-Fi
- Guest wireless isolation
- IoT segmentation
Platform & access
API access
FortiAP
API access: yesUniFi WiFi
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
FortiAP
SSO: yesUniFi WiFi
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
FortiAP
RBAC: yesUniFi WiFi
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
FortiAP
Multi-tenant: yesUniFi WiFi
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
FortiAP
Mobile app: noUniFi WiFi
Mobile app: yesSupported platforms
FortiAP
FortiAP indoor and outdoor access pointsFortiGate wireless controllerFortiLAN CloudFortiManager
UniFi WiFi
Wi-Fi LaptopsSmartphonesTabletsIoT SensorsHandheld Terminals
Compliance
FortiAP
Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment
UniFi WiFi
Wi-Fi Alliance CertifiedFCCCERoHS
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
FortiAP
FortiGateFortiManagerFortiLAN CloudFortiPortalFortiAuthenticatorFortiNAC
UniFi WiFi
Ubiquiti UniFi NetworkRADIUSSyslogUniFi Cloud Controller
Industries
FortiAP
EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more
UniFi WiFi
Enterprise ITHospitalityEducationHealthcareRetailCommercial Real Estate
Regions
FortiAP
GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region
UniFi WiFi
Global
Vendor
Company
FortiAP
FortinetUniFi WiFi
UbiquitiHeadquarters
FortiAP
Sunnyvale, California, USAUniFi WiFi
New York, New York, USACompany size
FortiAP
10,000+UniFi WiFi
1,000+Founded
FortiAP
2000UniFi WiFi
2003