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| Product | FortiGate Secure SD-WAN by Fortinet View product | Palo Alto NGFW 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. | Palo Alto Networks built Palo Alto NGFW for SSL/TLS inspection. Explore automated policy optimizer, review appliance deployment and compare similar Firewall products. |
| Product type | Secure software-defined wide area networking solution | Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) Hardware Appliance |
| Best for | Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providers | Cross-industry, Government, Financial Services, Healthcare, Retail, Education |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: no |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | Cloud | On-Premise |
| Deployment details | FortiGate physical, virtual and cloud deployments using FortiOS; FortiGate physical, virtual and cloud deployments using FortiOS | Hardware appliance; Physical appliance family (PA-400, PA-1400, PA-3400, PA-5400, PA-7000 series) |
| Data residency | Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/region | On-premises hardware data processing |
| 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 perimetercampus networkdata center aggregation |
| Compliance | Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment | FIPS 140-2/3, Common Criteria (EAL4+), USGv6, SOC 2 |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | FortiGateFortiManagerFortiAnalyzerFortiSASEFortiAuthenticatorFortiAPFortiSwitch | PanoramaStrata Cloud ManagerActive DirectoryOktaCisco ISESplunkQRadar |
| Industries | EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more | Cross-industryGovernmentFinancial ServicesHealthcareRetailEducation |
| Regions | GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Fortinet | Palo Alto Networks |
| Headquarters | Sunnyvale, California, USA | Santa Clara, California, USA |
| Company size | 10,000+ | 15,000+ |
| Founded | 2000 | 2005 |
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.Palo Alto NGFW
Palo Alto Networks built Palo Alto NGFW for SSL/TLS inspection. Explore automated policy optimizer, review appliance deployment and compare similar Firewall products.Product type
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Secure software-defined wide area networking solutionPalo Alto NGFW
Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) Hardware ApplianceBest for
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providersPalo Alto NGFW
Cross-industry, Government, Financial Services, Healthcare, Retail, EducationPricing
Pricing model
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Contact VendorPalo Alto NGFW
Contact VendorFree trial
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Free trial: noPalo Alto NGFW
Free trial: noDeployment
Deployment options
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Cloud
Palo Alto NGFW
On-Premise
Deployment details
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
FortiGate physical, virtual and cloud deployments using FortiOS; FortiGate physical, virtual and cloud deployments using FortiOSPalo Alto NGFW
Hardware appliance; Physical appliance family (PA-400, PA-1400, PA-3400, PA-5400, PA-7000 series)Data residency
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/regionPalo Alto NGFW
On-premises hardware data processingKey features
What it offers
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
- Application-aware routing
- SD-WAN rules
- Link steering
- Performance monitoring
- Secure overlays
- Integrated firewall
- IPS
- VPN
Palo Alto NGFW
- App-ID application identification
- User-ID identity integration
- Content-ID single-pass threat scanning
- Hardware-accelerated decryption
- WildFire sandboxing integration
- Automated policy optimizer
- High-availability clustering
- Perimeter enterprise security
Platform & access
API access
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
API access: yesPalo Alto NGFW
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
SSO: yesPalo Alto NGFW
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
RBAC: yesPalo Alto NGFW
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Multi-tenant: yesPalo Alto NGFW
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Mobile app: noPalo Alto NGFW
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Hardware applianceVMware ESXiMicrosoft Hyper-VKVMNutanix AHVAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud+2 more
Palo Alto NGFW
Enterprise perimetercampus networkdata center aggregation
Compliance
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment
Palo Alto NGFW
FIPS 140-2/3, Common Criteria (EAL4+), USGv6, SOC 2
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
FortiGateFortiManagerFortiAnalyzerFortiSASEFortiAuthenticatorFortiAPFortiSwitch
Palo Alto NGFW
PanoramaStrata Cloud ManagerActive DirectoryOktaCisco ISESplunkQRadar
Industries
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more
Palo Alto NGFW
Cross-industryGovernmentFinancial ServicesHealthcareRetailEducation
Regions
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region
Palo Alto NGFW
Global
Vendor
Company
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
FortinetPalo Alto NGFW
Palo Alto NetworksHeadquarters
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Sunnyvale, California, USAPalo Alto NGFW
Santa Clara, California, USACompany size
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
10,000+Palo Alto NGFW
15,000+Founded
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
2000Palo Alto NGFW
2005