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| Product | FortiGate Secure SD-WAN by Fortinet View product | Cisco Secure Access 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 Secure Access by Cisco: Secure Web Gateway and Firewall-as-a-Service. Ideal for CASB SaaS defense. Deployment: cloud. See how it compares with top SSE alternatives. |
| Product type | Secure software-defined wide area networking solution | Security Service Edge (SSE) Platform |
| Best for | Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providers | Cross-industry, Remote Workforces, Financial Services, Healthcare, Technology |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | Cloud | Cloud |
| Deployment details | FortiGate physical, virtual and cloud deployments using FortiOS; FortiGate physical, virtual and cloud deployments using FortiOS | Cloud; 100% Cloud-delivered Security Service Edge (SSE) |
| Data residency | Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/region | Global distributed cloud points of presence (PoPs) |
| 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: yes |
| Supported platforms | Hardware applianceVMware ESXiMicrosoft Hyper-VKVMNutanix AHVAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud+2 more | Distributed endpointscloud applicationsweb trafficprivate data centers |
| Compliance | Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment | FedRAMP Moderate Authorized, SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | FortiGateFortiManagerFortiAnalyzerFortiSASEFortiAuthenticatorFortiAPFortiSwitch | Cisco Secure ClientCisco DuoCisco UmbrellaCisco ThousandEyesMicrosoft Entra IDOkta |
| Industries | EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more | Cross-industryRemote WorkforcesFinancial ServicesHealthcareTechnology |
| 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 Secure Access
Cisco Secure Access by Cisco: Secure Web Gateway and Firewall-as-a-Service. Ideal for CASB SaaS defense. Deployment: cloud. See how it compares with top SSE alternatives.Product type
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Secure software-defined wide area networking solutionCisco Secure Access
Security Service Edge (SSE) PlatformBest for
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providersCisco Secure Access
Cross-industry, Remote Workforces, Financial Services, Healthcare, TechnologyPricing
Pricing model
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Contact VendorCisco Secure Access
Contact VendorFree trial
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Free trial: noCisco Secure Access
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Cisco Secure Access
Deployment details
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
FortiGate physical, virtual and cloud deployments using FortiOS; FortiGate physical, virtual and cloud deployments using FortiOSCisco Secure Access
Cloud; 100% Cloud-delivered Security Service Edge (SSE)Data residency
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/regionCisco Secure Access
Global distributed cloud points of presence (PoPs)Key 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 Secure Access
- Converged SSE platform
- Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA)
- Secure Web Gateway (SWG)
- Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB)
- Remote Browser Isolation (RBI)
- Firewall-as-a-Service (FWaaS)
- Cisco Talos intelligence
- CASB SaaS defense
Platform & access
API access
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
API access: yesCisco Secure Access
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
SSO: yesCisco Secure Access
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
RBAC: yesCisco Secure Access
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Multi-tenant: yesCisco Secure Access
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Mobile app: noCisco Secure Access
Mobile app: yesSupported platforms
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Cisco Secure Access
Compliance
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Cisco Secure Access
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Cisco Secure Access
Industries
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Cisco Secure Access
Regions
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Cisco Secure Access
Vendor
Company
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
FortinetCisco Secure Access
CiscoHeadquarters
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Sunnyvale, California, USACisco Secure Access
San Jose, California, USACompany size
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
10,000+Cisco Secure Access
80,000+Founded
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
2000Cisco Secure Access
1984