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| Product | FortiGate by Fortinet View product | WatchGuard Firebox by WatchGuard 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. | WatchGuard Firebox delivers IPS, SD-WAN and gateway antivirus for firewall / NGFW. Explore its Firewall capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors. |
| Product type | Next-generation firewall and secure networking platform | Next-Generation Firewall Appliance |
| Best for | Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providers | Cross-industry, Retail, Branch Offices, Enterprise |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: no |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | Cloud | CloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Physical appliance, virtual machine, cloud marketplace and FortiGate-as-a-Service; Physical appliance, virtual machine, cloud marketplace and FortiGate-as-a-Service | Hardware Appliance; Virtual; Cloud; Physical appliance; Virtual appliance; AWS; Azure |
| Data residency | Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/region | Global; US; EU |
| 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 | Network perimeterBranch officeCloud |
| Compliance | Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment | FIPS 140-2Common CriteriaPCI-DSS |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | FortiManagerFortiAnalyzerFortiClientFortiAuthenticatorFortiNACFortiSandboxFortiGuardFortiSwitch+1 more | WatchGuard CloudDimensionActive DirectorySyslog |
| Industries | EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more | Cross-industryRetailBranch OfficesEnterprise |
| Regions | GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Fortinet | WatchGuard |
| Headquarters | Sunnyvale, California, USA | Seattle, Washington, USA |
| Company size | 10,000+ | 1,001-5,000 |
| Founded | 2000 | 1996 |
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.WatchGuard Firebox
WatchGuard Firebox delivers IPS, SD-WAN and gateway antivirus for firewall / NGFW. Explore its Firewall capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors.Product type
FortiGate
Next-generation firewall and secure networking platformWatchGuard Firebox
Next-Generation Firewall ApplianceBest for
FortiGate
Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providersWatchGuard Firebox
Cross-industry, Retail, Branch Offices, EnterprisePricing
Pricing model
FortiGate
Contact VendorWatchGuard Firebox
Contact VendorFree trial
FortiGate
Free trial: noWatchGuard Firebox
Free trial: noDeployment
Deployment options
FortiGate
Cloud
WatchGuard Firebox
CloudOn-Premise
Deployment details
FortiGate
Physical appliance, virtual machine, cloud marketplace and FortiGate-as-a-Service; Physical appliance, virtual machine, cloud marketplace and FortiGate-as-a-ServiceWatchGuard Firebox
Hardware Appliance; Virtual; Cloud; Physical appliance; Virtual appliance; AWS; AzureData residency
FortiGate
Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/regionWatchGuard Firebox
Global; US; EUKey features
What it offers
FortiGate
- Firewall
- IPS
- Application control
- Antivirus
- SSL inspection
- VPN
- SD-WAN
- Web filtering
WatchGuard Firebox
- Stateful packet inspection
- Deep packet inspection
- IPS
- Gateway antivirus
- Application control
- SD-WAN
- Firewall / NGFW
- Network Security
Platform & access
API access
FortiGate
API access: yesWatchGuard Firebox
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
FortiGate
SSO: yesWatchGuard Firebox
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
FortiGate
RBAC: yesWatchGuard Firebox
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
FortiGate
Multi-tenant: yesWatchGuard Firebox
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
FortiGate
Mobile app: noWatchGuard Firebox
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
FortiGate
Hardware applianceVMware ESXiMicrosoft Hyper-VKVMNutanix AHVAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud+2 more
WatchGuard Firebox
Network perimeterBranch officeCloud
Compliance
FortiGate
Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment
WatchGuard Firebox
FIPS 140-2Common CriteriaPCI-DSS
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
FortiGate
FortiManagerFortiAnalyzerFortiClientFortiAuthenticatorFortiNACFortiSandboxFortiGuardFortiSwitch+1 more
WatchGuard Firebox
WatchGuard CloudDimensionActive DirectorySyslog
Industries
FortiGate
EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more
WatchGuard Firebox
Cross-industryRetailBranch OfficesEnterprise
Regions
FortiGate
GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region
WatchGuard Firebox
Global
Vendor
Company
FortiGate
FortinetWatchGuard Firebox
WatchGuardHeadquarters
FortiGate
Sunnyvale, California, USAWatchGuard Firebox
Seattle, Washington, USACompany size
FortiGate
10,000+WatchGuard Firebox
1,001-5,000Founded
FortiGate
2000WatchGuard Firebox
1996