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| Product | FortiGate by Fortinet View product | Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | FortiGate helps teams with network firewalling. Explore features like firewall, IPS and application control, cloud deployment and the closest Firewall competitors. | Evaluating Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall? See how this Firewall tool handles VPC firewall and NAT firewall, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare. |
| Product type | Next-generation firewall and secure networking platform | Cloud-Native Firewall (Firewall as a Service) |
| Best for | Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providers | E-commerce, Financial Services, Gaming, Internet Services, Enterprise |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: no |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | Cloud | SaaSCloud |
| Deployment details | Physical appliance, virtual machine, cloud marketplace and FortiGate-as-a-Service; Physical appliance, virtual machine, cloud marketplace and FortiGate-as-a-Service | Cloud (SaaS); Cloud service |
| Data residency | Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/region | Alibaba Cloud regions |
| 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 ESXiMicrosoft Hyper-VKVMNutanix AHVAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud+2 more | Alibaba Cloud |
| Compliance | Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment | Supports China MLPS 2.0Alibaba Cloud ISO 27001, SOC 2 and PCI DSS portfolio |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | FortiManagerFortiAnalyzerFortiClientFortiAuthenticatorFortiNACFortiSandboxFortiGuardFortiSwitch+1 more | Alibaba Cloud VPCCloud Enterprise NetworkNAT GatewayECSSimple Log ServiceSecurity Center |
| Industries | EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more | E-commerceFinancial ServicesGamingInternet ServicesEnterprise |
| Regions | GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region | GlobalAsia PacificChinese Mainland |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Fortinet | Alibaba Cloud |
| Headquarters | Sunnyvale, California, USA | Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China |
| Company size | 10,000+ | 10,001+ |
| Founded | 2000 | 2009 |
Overview
What it is
FortiGate
FortiGate helps teams with network firewalling. Explore features like firewall, IPS and application control, cloud deployment and the closest Firewall competitors.Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
Evaluating Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall? See how this Firewall tool handles VPC firewall and NAT firewall, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.Product type
FortiGate
Next-generation firewall and secure networking platformAlibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
Cloud-Native Firewall (Firewall as a Service)Best for
FortiGate
Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providersAlibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
E-commerce, Financial Services, Gaming, Internet Services, EnterprisePricing
Pricing model
FortiGate
Contact VendorAlibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
Contact VendorFree trial
FortiGate
Free trial: noAlibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
Free trial: noDeployment
Deployment options
FortiGate
Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
Deployment details
FortiGate
Physical appliance, virtual machine, cloud marketplace and FortiGate-as-a-Service; Physical appliance, virtual machine, cloud marketplace and FortiGate-as-a-ServiceAlibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
Cloud (SaaS); Cloud serviceData residency
FortiGate
Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/regionAlibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
Alibaba Cloud regionsKey features
What it offers
FortiGate
- Firewall
- IPS
- Application control
- Antivirus
- SSL inspection
- VPN
- SD-WAN
- Web filtering
Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
- Internet boundary firewall
- VPC firewall
- NAT firewall
- Host firewall
- Intrusion prevention
- Virtual patching
- Threat intelligence
- Asset exposure discovery
Platform & access
API access
FortiGate
API access: yesAlibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
FortiGate
SSO: yesAlibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
FortiGate
RBAC: yesAlibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
FortiGate
Multi-tenant: yesAlibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
FortiGate
Mobile app: noAlibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
FortiGate
Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
Compliance
FortiGate
Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
FortiGate
Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
Industries
FortiGate
Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
Regions
FortiGate
Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
Vendor
Company
FortiGate
FortinetAlibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
Alibaba CloudHeadquarters
FortiGate
Sunnyvale, California, USAAlibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, ChinaCompany size
FortiGate
10,000+Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
10,001+Founded
FortiGate
2000Alibaba Cloud Cloud Firewall
2009