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Product	FortiDeceptor by Fortinet View product	Attivo ThreatDefend by SentinelOne View product	Acalvio Smart Deception by Acalvio View product
Overview
What it is	Evaluating FortiDeceptor? See how this Network Security tool handles decoy assets, deceptive credentials and lures, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.	What does Attivo ThreatDefend do? It covers credential breadcrumbs and Active Directory deception. See typical use cases, cloud deployment and how it compares to rivals.	Acalvio Smart Deception: autonomous deception deployment and zero false-positive alerts. Built for lateral movement detection. Compare Threat Detection alternatives.
Product type	Deception-based breach detection platform	Deception Technology & Active Defense Platform	Autonomous Cyber Deception & Active Threat Defense Platform
Best for	Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providers	Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Critical Infrastructure, Enterprise	Banking, Financial Services, Government, Healthcare, Critical Infrastructure, Energy
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: no	Free trial: yes	Free trial: no
Deployment
Deployment options	Cloud	Cloud	SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise
Deployment details	Physical appliance, virtual appliance and supported cloud/virtual environments; Physical appliance, virtual appliance and supported cloud/virtual environments	Cloud-managed / Virtual Appliance; Cloud-managed; Virtual Appliance / Decoy Sensors	Cloud SaaS; On-premises; Hybrid; Cloud SaaS; Hybrid Virtual Appliance; On-premises Appliance
Data residency	Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/region	Global cloud management; Local enterprise networks	United States; European Union; AWS Global Cloud Regions
Key features
What it offers	Decoy assets Deceptive credentials Lures High-interaction deception Automated deployment Attacker engagement Incident telemetry Early breach detection	Dynamic network and endpoint decoys Active Directory deception Zero false positive alerts Credential breadcrumbs Automated lateral movement containment Lateral movement detection Credential harvesting mitigation Ransomware trap deployment	Autonomous deception deployment Zero false-positive alerts MITRE ATT&CK mapping Decoy credential breadcrumbs Automated EDR/SIEM orchestration Lateral movement detection Ransomware early warning Active Directory defense
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: no	Mobile app: no	Mobile app: no
Supported platforms	Hardware appliance (including rugged OT models)VMware ESXiKVMMicrosoft Hyper-VAWSMicrosoft Azure	Network SegmentsEndpointsActive DirectoryCloud VPCs	Enterprise LANsActive DirectoryMulti-Cloud VPCsDistributed Endpoints
Compliance	Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment	NIST SP 800-53ISO/IEC 27001SOC 2 Type IIMITRE Shield aligned	SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRNIST CSF
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	FortiGateFortiAnalyzerFortiSIEMFortiSOARFortiNDRFortiEDR	SentinelOne SingularityActive DirectorySplunkQRadarPalo Alto Networks	SplunkMicrosoft SentinelCrowdStrikeSentinelOnePalo Alto NetworksAWS
Industries	EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more	Financial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentCritical InfrastructureEnterprise	BankingFinancial ServicesGovernmentHealthcareCritical InfrastructureEnergy
Regions	GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region	GlobalMulti-region cloud	Global
Vendor
Company	Fortinet	SentinelOne	Acalvio
Headquarters	Sunnyvale, California, USA	Mountain View, California, USA	Santa Clara, California, USA
Company size	10,000+	3,000+	51-200
Founded	2000	2013	2015

FortiDeceptor

by Fortinet

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Attivo ThreatDefend

by SentinelOne

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Acalvio Smart Deception

by Acalvio

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Overview

What it is

FortiDeceptor

Evaluating FortiDeceptor? See how this Network Security tool handles decoy assets, deceptive credentials and lures, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.

Attivo ThreatDefend

What does Attivo ThreatDefend do? It covers credential breadcrumbs and Active Directory deception. See typical use cases, cloud deployment and how it compares to rivals.

Acalvio Smart Deception

Acalvio Smart Deception: autonomous deception deployment and zero false-positive alerts. Built for lateral movement detection. Compare Threat Detection alternatives.

Product type

FortiDeceptor

Deception-based breach detection platform

Attivo ThreatDefend

Deception Technology & Active Defense Platform

Acalvio Smart Deception

Autonomous Cyber Deception & Active Threat Defense Platform

Best for

FortiDeceptor

Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providers

Attivo ThreatDefend

Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Critical Infrastructure, Enterprise

Acalvio Smart Deception

Banking, Financial Services, Government, Healthcare, Critical Infrastructure, Energy

Pricing

Pricing model

FortiDeceptor

Contact Vendor

Attivo ThreatDefend

Contact Vendor

Acalvio Smart Deception

Contact Vendor

Free trial

FortiDeceptor

Attivo ThreatDefend

Acalvio Smart Deception

Deployment

Deployment options

FortiDeceptor

Cloud

Attivo ThreatDefend

Cloud

Acalvio Smart Deception

SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise

Deployment details

FortiDeceptor

Physical appliance, virtual appliance and supported cloud/virtual environments; Physical appliance, virtual appliance and supported cloud/virtual environments

Attivo ThreatDefend

Cloud-managed / Virtual Appliance; Cloud-managed; Virtual Appliance / Decoy Sensors

Acalvio Smart Deception

Cloud SaaS; On-premises; Hybrid; Cloud SaaS; Hybrid Virtual Appliance; On-premises Appliance

Data residency

FortiDeceptor

Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/region

Attivo ThreatDefend

Global cloud management; Local enterprise networks

Acalvio Smart Deception

United States; European Union; AWS Global Cloud Regions

Key features

What it offers

FortiDeceptor

Decoy assets
Deceptive credentials
Lures
High-interaction deception
Automated deployment
Attacker engagement
Incident telemetry
Early breach detection

Attivo ThreatDefend

Dynamic network and endpoint decoys
Active Directory deception
Zero false positive alerts
Credential breadcrumbs
Automated lateral movement containment
Lateral movement detection
Credential harvesting mitigation
Ransomware trap deployment

Acalvio Smart Deception

Autonomous deception deployment
Zero false-positive alerts
MITRE ATT&CK mapping
Decoy credential breadcrumbs
Automated EDR/SIEM orchestration
Lateral movement detection
Ransomware early warning
Active Directory defense

Platform & access

API access

FortiDeceptor

Attivo ThreatDefend

Acalvio Smart Deception

Single sign-on (SSO)

FortiDeceptor

Attivo ThreatDefend

Acalvio Smart Deception

Role-based access (RBAC)

FortiDeceptor

Attivo ThreatDefend

Acalvio Smart Deception

Multi-tenant

FortiDeceptor

Attivo ThreatDefend

Acalvio Smart Deception

Mobile app

FortiDeceptor

Attivo ThreatDefend

Acalvio Smart Deception

Supported platforms

FortiDeceptor

Hardware appliance (including rugged OT models)VMware ESXiKVMMicrosoft Hyper-VAWSMicrosoft Azure

Attivo ThreatDefend

Network SegmentsEndpointsActive DirectoryCloud VPCs

Acalvio Smart Deception

Enterprise LANsActive DirectoryMulti-Cloud VPCsDistributed Endpoints

Compliance

FortiDeceptor

Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment

Attivo ThreatDefend

NIST SP 800-53ISO/IEC 27001SOC 2 Type IIMITRE Shield aligned

Acalvio Smart Deception

SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRNIST CSF

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

FortiDeceptor

FortiGateFortiAnalyzerFortiSIEMFortiSOARFortiNDRFortiEDR

Attivo ThreatDefend

SentinelOne SingularityActive DirectorySplunkQRadarPalo Alto Networks

Acalvio Smart Deception

SplunkMicrosoft SentinelCrowdStrikeSentinelOnePalo Alto NetworksAWS

Industries

FortiDeceptor

EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more

Attivo ThreatDefend

Financial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentCritical InfrastructureEnterprise

Acalvio Smart Deception

BankingFinancial ServicesGovernmentHealthcareCritical InfrastructureEnergy

Regions

FortiDeceptor

GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region

Attivo ThreatDefend

GlobalMulti-region cloud

Acalvio Smart Deception

Global

Vendor

Company

FortiDeceptor

Fortinet

Attivo ThreatDefend

SentinelOne

Acalvio Smart Deception

Acalvio

Headquarters

FortiDeceptor

Sunnyvale, California, USA

Attivo ThreatDefend

Mountain View, California, USA

Acalvio Smart Deception

Santa Clara, California, USA

Company size

FortiDeceptor

10,000+

Attivo ThreatDefend

3,000+

Acalvio Smart Deception

51-200

Founded

FortiDeceptor

2000

Attivo ThreatDefend

2013

Acalvio Smart Deception

2015