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| Product | FortiDB by Fortinet View product | Proofpoint Information Protection by Proofpoint View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | What does FortiDB do? It covers database activity monitoring and database discovery. See typical use cases, appliance deployment and how it compares to rivals. | Evaluating Proofpoint Information Protection? See how this Data Security tool handles incident forensics, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare. |
| Product type | Database security and database activity monitoring platform | People-Centric Enterprise Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Platform |
| Best for | Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providers | Financial Services, Healthcare, Legal, Pharmaceutical, Enterprise |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | Cloud | SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Appliance or virtual deployment depending on edition; Appliance or virtual deployment depending on edition | Cloud (SaaS); Hybrid; Cloud-native SaaS; Lightweight endpoint agent |
| Data residency | Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/region | US; EU; Global cloud |
| 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 | Hardware applianceVMware ESXiOracleMicrosoft SQL ServerIBM Db2MySQLSAP Sybase | CloudEndpointsEmailWebCloud SaaS |
| Compliance | Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAAPCI DSS |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Enterprise database environmentsFortinet management and analytics components where supported | Microsoft 365Google DriveBoxSalesforceSplunkWindowsmacOS |
| Industries | EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more | Financial ServicesHealthcareLegalPharmaceuticalEnterprise |
| Regions | GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region | GlobalNorth AmericaEuropeAsia-Pacific |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Fortinet | Proofpoint |
| Headquarters | Sunnyvale, California, USA | Sunnyvale, California, USA |
| Company size | 10,000+ | 4,000+ |
| Founded | 2000 | 2002 |
Overview
What it is
FortiDB
What does FortiDB do? It covers database activity monitoring and database discovery. See typical use cases, appliance deployment and how it compares to rivals.Proofpoint Information Protection
Evaluating Proofpoint Information Protection? See how this Data Security tool handles incident forensics, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.Product type
FortiDB
Database security and database activity monitoring platformProofpoint Information Protection
People-Centric Enterprise Data Loss Prevention (DLP) PlatformBest for
FortiDB
Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providersProofpoint Information Protection
Financial Services, Healthcare, Legal, Pharmaceutical, EnterprisePricing
Pricing model
FortiDB
Contact VendorProofpoint Information Protection
Contact VendorFree trial
FortiDB
Free trial: noProofpoint Information Protection
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
FortiDB
Proofpoint Information Protection
Deployment details
FortiDB
Appliance or virtual deployment depending on edition; Appliance or virtual deployment depending on editionProofpoint Information Protection
Cloud (SaaS); Hybrid; Cloud-native SaaS; Lightweight endpoint agentData residency
FortiDB
Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/regionProofpoint Information Protection
US; EU; Global cloudKey features
What it offers
FortiDB
- Database activity monitoring
- Database discovery
- Policy enforcement
- Audit trails
- Sensitive-data monitoring
- Real-time alerts
- Compliance reporting
- Database monitoring
Proofpoint Information Protection
- Unified cross-channel DLP
- Insider threat telemetry
- Sensitive data classification
- Endpoint exfiltration blocking
- Incident forensics
- Intellectual property theft prevention
- Departing employee data tracking
- Cloud file sharing governance
Platform & access
API access
FortiDB
API access: yesProofpoint Information Protection
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
FortiDB
SSO: yesProofpoint Information Protection
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
FortiDB
RBAC: yesProofpoint Information Protection
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
FortiDB
Multi-tenant: yesProofpoint Information Protection
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
FortiDB
Mobile app: noProofpoint Information Protection
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
FortiDB
Proofpoint Information Protection
Compliance
FortiDB
Proofpoint Information Protection
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
FortiDB
Proofpoint Information Protection
Industries
FortiDB
Proofpoint Information Protection
Regions
FortiDB
Proofpoint Information Protection
Vendor
Company
FortiDB
FortinetProofpoint Information Protection
ProofpointHeadquarters
FortiDB
Sunnyvale, California, USAProofpoint Information Protection
Sunnyvale, California, USACompany size
FortiDB
10,000+Proofpoint Information Protection
4,000+Founded
FortiDB
2000Proofpoint Information Protection
2002