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| Product | FortiGate Secure SD-WAN by Fortinet View product | Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN by Cisco View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Shortlisting SD-WAN tools? FortiGate Secure SD-WAN by Fortinet brings application-aware routing and SD-WAN rules, with cloud deployment. See strengths and alternatives. | Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN covers application-aware traffic routing and dynamic path selection for multi-cloud onramp and branch router security. Compare top SD-WAN tools. |
| Product type | Secure software-defined wide area networking solution | Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Platform |
| Best for | Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providers | Cross-industry, Retail, Healthcare, Financial Services, Manufacturing |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: no |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | Cloud | SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | FortiGate physical, virtual and cloud deployments using FortiOS; FortiGate physical, virtual and cloud deployments using FortiOS | Cloud-delivered; Hybrid; On-premises; Cloud-delivered management (SaaS); On-premises controllers |
| Data residency | Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/region | Multi-region cloud control plane / local data plane |
| 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 | Enterprise WAN edgebranch officesmulti-cloud environments |
| Compliance | Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment | SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, FIPS 140-2, FedRAMP, PCI DSS |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | FortiGateFortiManagerFortiAnalyzerFortiSASEFortiAuthenticatorFortiAPFortiSwitch | Cisco Catalyst 8000ISR/ASR routersCisco UmbrellaCisco ThousandEyesCisco Secure AccessAWSAzureGCP |
| Industries | EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more | Cross-industryRetailHealthcareFinancial ServicesManufacturing |
| Regions | GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Fortinet | Cisco |
| Headquarters | Sunnyvale, California, USA | San Jose, California, USA |
| Company size | 10,000+ | 80,000+ |
| Founded | 2000 | 1984 |
Overview
What it is
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Shortlisting SD-WAN tools? FortiGate Secure SD-WAN by Fortinet brings application-aware routing and SD-WAN rules, with cloud deployment. See strengths and alternatives.Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN covers application-aware traffic routing and dynamic path selection for multi-cloud onramp and branch router security. Compare top SD-WAN tools.Product type
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Secure software-defined wide area networking solutionCisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN) PlatformBest for
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providersCisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Cross-industry, Retail, Healthcare, Financial Services, ManufacturingPricing
Pricing model
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Contact VendorCisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Contact VendorFree trial
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Free trial: noCisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Free trial: noDeployment
Deployment options
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Deployment details
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
FortiGate physical, virtual and cloud deployments using FortiOS; FortiGate physical, virtual and cloud deployments using FortiOSCisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Cloud-delivered; Hybrid; On-premises; Cloud-delivered management (SaaS); On-premises controllersData residency
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/regionCisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Multi-region cloud control plane / local data planeKey features
What it offers
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
- Application-aware routing
- SD-WAN rules
- Link steering
- Performance monitoring
- Secure overlays
- Integrated firewall
- IPS
- VPN
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
- Application-aware traffic routing
- Dynamic path selection
- Centralized overlay management
- Embedded zone-based firewall
- Automated cloud onramp
- End-to-end hop-by-hop path insights
- Software-defined WAN overlay
- Application traffic steering
Platform & access
API access
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
API access: yesCisco Catalyst SD-WAN
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
SSO: yesCisco Catalyst SD-WAN
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
RBAC: yesCisco Catalyst SD-WAN
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Multi-tenant: yesCisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Mobile app: noCisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Compliance
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Industries
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Regions
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Vendor
Company
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
FortinetCisco Catalyst SD-WAN
CiscoHeadquarters
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Sunnyvale, California, USACisco Catalyst SD-WAN
San Jose, California, USACompany size
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
10,000+Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
80,000+Founded
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
2000Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
1984