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| Product | FortiEDR by Fortinet View product | Cisco Secure Endpoint by Cisco View product | CrowdStrike Falcon by CrowdStrike View product |
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| Overview | |||
| What it is | FortiEDR by Fortinet: behavior-based detection and endpoint telemetry. Ideal for ransomware defense. Deployment: cloud. See how it compares with top EDR alternatives. | Cisco Secure Endpoint is an endpoint detection and response platform for endpoint detection and response. See features and Endpoint Security alternatives. | Get the facts on CrowdStrike Falcon: integrated EDR/XDR and unified cloud console. Built for breach prevention. Compare it with other EDR options before you decide. |
| Product type | Endpoint detection and response platform | Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) Platform | Unified Cybersecurity & AI-Native Platform |
| Best for | Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providers | Cross-industry, Financial Services, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Technology, Government | Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Retail, Global Enterprise, Cross-industry, Banking, Technology |
| Pricing | |||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | |||
| Deployment options | CloudOn-Premise | SaaSCloudOn-Premise | SaaSCloud |
| Deployment details | Cloud-managed endpoint agent with supported management options; Cloud-managed endpoint agent with supported management options | Cloud-managed; On-premises appliance; Cloud-managed SaaS agent; Private cloud virtual appliance | Cloud-Native SaaS Architecture; Cloud-native SaaS; Single Lightweight Agent |
| Data residency | Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/region | Cloud hosting regions available in US, EU, and APJC | Global cloud infrastructure (Americas, Europe, APAC, US GovCloud) |
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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: no | Mobile app: yes | Mobile app: yes |
| Supported platforms | SaaS or on-premises managementWindows, macOS and Linux collectors | WindowsmacOSLinuxiOSAndroid | EndpointsServersCloud WorkloadsContainersIdentity Directories |
| Compliance | Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment | SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, FedRAMP | SOC 2 Type IIISO/IEC 27001PCI-DSSHIPAAFedRAMP HighGDPR |
| Integrations & coverage | |||
| Integrations | FortiAnalyzerFortiSIEMFortiSOARFortiGateFortiClientFortiNDRFortiSandbox | Cisco SecureXCisco UmbrellaCisco Secure FirewallCisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)SplunkIBM QRadarServiceNow | AWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudOktaServiceNowSplunkJira |
| Industries | EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more | Cross-industryFinancial ServicesHealthcareManufacturingTechnologyGovernment | Financial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentRetailGlobal EnterpriseCross-industry+2 more |
| Regions | GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region | Global | GlobalMulti-region cloud |
| Vendor | |||
| Company | Fortinet | Cisco | CrowdStrike |
| Headquarters | Sunnyvale, California, USA | San Jose, California, USA | Austin, Texas, USA |
| Company size | 10,000+ | 80,000+ | 5,000+ |
| Founded | 2000 | 1984 | 2011 |
Overview
What it is
FortiEDR
FortiEDR by Fortinet: behavior-based detection and endpoint telemetry. Ideal for ransomware defense. Deployment: cloud. See how it compares with top EDR alternatives.Cisco Secure Endpoint
Cisco Secure Endpoint is an endpoint detection and response platform for endpoint detection and response. See features and Endpoint Security alternatives.CrowdStrike Falcon
Get the facts on CrowdStrike Falcon: integrated EDR/XDR and unified cloud console. Built for breach prevention. Compare it with other EDR options before you decide.Product type
FortiEDR
Endpoint detection and response platformCisco Secure Endpoint
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) PlatformCrowdStrike Falcon
Unified Cybersecurity & AI-Native PlatformBest for
FortiEDR
Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providersCisco Secure Endpoint
Cross-industry, Financial Services, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Technology, GovernmentCrowdStrike Falcon
Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Retail, Global Enterprise, Cross-industry, Banking, TechnologyPricing
Pricing model
FortiEDR
Contact VendorCisco Secure Endpoint
Contact VendorCrowdStrike Falcon
Contact VendorFree trial
FortiEDR
Free trial: noCisco Secure Endpoint
Free trial: yesCrowdStrike Falcon
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
FortiEDR
CloudOn-Premise
Cisco Secure Endpoint
SaaSCloudOn-Premise
CrowdStrike Falcon
SaaSCloud
Deployment details
FortiEDR
Cloud-managed endpoint agent with supported management options; Cloud-managed endpoint agent with supported management optionsCisco Secure Endpoint
Cloud-managed; On-premises appliance; Cloud-managed SaaS agent; Private cloud virtual applianceCrowdStrike Falcon
Cloud-Native SaaS Architecture; Cloud-native SaaS; Single Lightweight AgentData residency
FortiEDR
Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/regionCisco Secure Endpoint
Cloud hosting regions available in US, EU, and APJCCrowdStrike Falcon
Global cloud infrastructure (Americas, Europe, APAC, US GovCloud)Key features
What it offers
FortiEDR
- Behavior-based detection
- Endpoint telemetry
- Incident investigation
- Automated containment
- Application control
- Exploit mitigation
- Ransomware protection
- Threat hunting
Cisco Secure Endpoint
- Continuous behavioral monitoring
- Signatureless exploit prevention
- Retrospective security analysis
- Automated endpoint isolation
- File trajectory forensics
- Machine-learning malware detection
- Threat hunting
- Endpoint detection and response
CrowdStrike Falcon
- Single lightweight agent
- AI-powered Threat Graph
- Unified cloud console
- Real-time threat prevention
- Integrated EDR/XDR
- Attack surface reduction
- Open APIs
- Breach prevention
Platform & access
API access
FortiEDR
API access: yesCisco Secure Endpoint
API access: yesCrowdStrike Falcon
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
FortiEDR
SSO: yesCisco Secure Endpoint
SSO: yesCrowdStrike Falcon
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
FortiEDR
RBAC: yesCisco Secure Endpoint
RBAC: yesCrowdStrike Falcon
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
FortiEDR
Multi-tenant: yesCisco Secure Endpoint
Multi-tenant: yesCrowdStrike Falcon
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
FortiEDR
Mobile app: noCisco Secure Endpoint
Mobile app: yesCrowdStrike Falcon
Mobile app: yesSupported platforms
FortiEDR
SaaS or on-premises managementWindows, macOS and Linux collectors
Cisco Secure Endpoint
WindowsmacOSLinuxiOSAndroid
CrowdStrike Falcon
EndpointsServersCloud WorkloadsContainersIdentity Directories
Compliance
FortiEDR
Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment
Cisco Secure Endpoint
SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, FedRAMP
CrowdStrike Falcon
SOC 2 Type IIISO/IEC 27001PCI-DSSHIPAAFedRAMP HighGDPR
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
FortiEDR
FortiAnalyzerFortiSIEMFortiSOARFortiGateFortiClientFortiNDRFortiSandbox
Cisco Secure Endpoint
Cisco SecureXCisco UmbrellaCisco Secure FirewallCisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)SplunkIBM QRadarServiceNow
CrowdStrike Falcon
AWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudOktaServiceNowSplunkJira
Industries
FortiEDR
EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more
Cisco Secure Endpoint
Cross-industryFinancial ServicesHealthcareManufacturingTechnologyGovernment
CrowdStrike Falcon
Financial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentRetailGlobal EnterpriseCross-industry+2 more
Regions
FortiEDR
GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region
Cisco Secure Endpoint
Global
CrowdStrike Falcon
GlobalMulti-region cloud
Vendor
Company
FortiEDR
FortinetCisco Secure Endpoint
CiscoCrowdStrike Falcon
CrowdStrikeHeadquarters
FortiEDR
Sunnyvale, California, USACisco Secure Endpoint
San Jose, California, USACrowdStrike Falcon
Austin, Texas, USACompany size
FortiEDR
10,000+Cisco Secure Endpoint
80,000+CrowdStrike Falcon
5,000+Founded
FortiEDR
2000Cisco Secure Endpoint
1984CrowdStrike Falcon
2011