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Product	FortiEDR by Fortinet View product	CrowdStrike Falcon by CrowdStrike View product
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.	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	Unified Cybersecurity & AI-Native Platform
Best for	Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providers	Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Retail, Global Enterprise, Cross-industry, Banking, Technology
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: no	Free trial: yes
Deployment
Deployment options	CloudOn-Premise	SaaSCloud
Deployment details	Cloud-managed endpoint agent with supported management options; Cloud-managed endpoint agent with supported management options	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	Global cloud infrastructure (Americas, Europe, APAC, US GovCloud)
Key features
What it offers	Behavior-based detection Endpoint telemetry Incident investigation Automated containment Application control Exploit mitigation Ransomware protection Threat hunting	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	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	SaaS or on-premises managementWindows, macOS and Linux collectors	EndpointsServersCloud WorkloadsContainersIdentity Directories
Compliance	Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment	SOC 2 Type IIISO/IEC 27001PCI-DSSHIPAAFedRAMP HighGDPR
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	FortiAnalyzerFortiSIEMFortiSOARFortiGateFortiClientFortiNDRFortiSandbox	AWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudOktaServiceNowSplunkJira
Industries	EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more	Financial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentRetailGlobal EnterpriseCross-industry+2 more
Regions	GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region	GlobalMulti-region cloud
Vendor
Company	Fortinet	CrowdStrike
Headquarters	Sunnyvale, California, USA	Austin, Texas, USA
Company size	10,000+	5,000+
Founded	2000	2011

FortiEDR

by Fortinet

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CrowdStrike Falcon

by CrowdStrike

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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.

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 platform

CrowdStrike Falcon

Unified Cybersecurity & AI-Native Platform

Best for

FortiEDR

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

CrowdStrike Falcon

Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Retail, Global Enterprise, Cross-industry, Banking, Technology

Pricing

Pricing model

FortiEDR

Contact Vendor

CrowdStrike Falcon

Contact Vendor

Free trial

FortiEDR

CrowdStrike Falcon

Deployment

Deployment options

FortiEDR

CloudOn-Premise

CrowdStrike Falcon

SaaSCloud

Deployment details

FortiEDR

Cloud-managed endpoint agent with supported management options; Cloud-managed endpoint agent with supported management options

CrowdStrike Falcon

Cloud-Native SaaS Architecture; Cloud-native SaaS; Single Lightweight Agent

Data residency

FortiEDR

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

CrowdStrike 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

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

CrowdStrike Falcon

Single sign-on (SSO)

FortiEDR

CrowdStrike Falcon

Role-based access (RBAC)

FortiEDR

CrowdStrike Falcon

Multi-tenant

FortiEDR

CrowdStrike Falcon

Mobile app

FortiEDR

CrowdStrike Falcon

Supported platforms

FortiEDR

SaaS or on-premises managementWindows, macOS and Linux collectors

CrowdStrike Falcon

EndpointsServersCloud WorkloadsContainersIdentity Directories

Compliance

FortiEDR

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

CrowdStrike Falcon

SOC 2 Type IIISO/IEC 27001PCI-DSSHIPAAFedRAMP HighGDPR

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

FortiEDR

FortiAnalyzerFortiSIEMFortiSOARFortiGateFortiClientFortiNDRFortiSandbox

CrowdStrike Falcon

AWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudOktaServiceNowSplunkJira

Industries

FortiEDR

EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more

CrowdStrike Falcon

Financial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentRetailGlobal EnterpriseCross-industry+2 more

Regions

FortiEDR

GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region

CrowdStrike Falcon

GlobalMulti-region cloud

Vendor

Company

FortiEDR

Fortinet

CrowdStrike Falcon

CrowdStrike

Headquarters

FortiEDR

Sunnyvale, California, USA

CrowdStrike Falcon

Austin, Texas, USA

Company size

FortiEDR

10,000+

CrowdStrike Falcon

5,000+

Founded

FortiEDR

2000

CrowdStrike Falcon

2011