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| Product | FortiGate Secure SD-WAN by Fortinet View product | Peplink Balance by Peplink 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. | See what Peplink Balance offers: multi-WAN load balancing. It is built for unbreakable branch SD-WAN, supports appliance deployment and competes with other SD-WAN tools. |
| Product type | Secure software-defined wide area networking solution | Multi-WAN Enterprise SD-WAN Router & Bandwidth Bonding Engine |
| Best for | Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providers | Maritime, Transportation, Enterprise Branch, Public Safety, Media, Retail |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: no |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | Cloud | CloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | FortiGate physical, virtual and cloud deployments using FortiOS; FortiGate physical, virtual and cloud deployments using FortiOS | Hardware Appliance; Virtual Router; Hardware Appliance; Virtual Appliance (SpeedFusion Cloud) |
| Data residency | Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/region | Customer Hardware / InControl2 Cloud Management Global 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 | Enterprise Branch OfficesMaritime VesselsMobile Command UnitsBroadcast Studios |
| Compliance | Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment | FCCCERoHSISO 9001Telecom Carrier Certifications |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | FortiGateFortiManagerFortiAnalyzerFortiSASEFortiAuthenticatorFortiAPFortiSwitch | StarlinkCellular 5G/LTEInControl2 CloudIPsecRADIUSSyslog |
| Industries | EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more | MaritimeTransportationEnterprise BranchPublic SafetyMediaRetail |
| Regions | GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Fortinet | Peplink |
| Headquarters | Sunnyvale, California, USA | Hong Kong |
| Company size | 10,000+ | 500+ |
| Founded | 2000 | 2001 |
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.Peplink Balance
See what Peplink Balance offers: multi-WAN load balancing. It is built for unbreakable branch SD-WAN, supports appliance deployment and competes with other SD-WAN tools.Product type
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Secure software-defined wide area networking solutionPeplink Balance
Multi-WAN Enterprise SD-WAN Router & Bandwidth Bonding EngineBest for
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providersPeplink Balance
Maritime, Transportation, Enterprise Branch, Public Safety, Media, RetailPricing
Pricing model
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Contact VendorPeplink Balance
Contact VendorFree trial
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Free trial: noPeplink Balance
Free trial: noDeployment
Deployment options
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Peplink Balance
Deployment details
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
FortiGate physical, virtual and cloud deployments using FortiOS; FortiGate physical, virtual and cloud deployments using FortiOSPeplink Balance
Hardware Appliance; Virtual Router; Hardware Appliance; Virtual Appliance (SpeedFusion Cloud)Data residency
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/regionPeplink Balance
Customer Hardware / InControl2 Cloud Management Global PoPsKey features
What it offers
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
- Application-aware routing
- SD-WAN rules
- Link steering
- Performance monitoring
- Secure overlays
- Integrated firewall
- IPS
- VPN
Peplink Balance
- Patented SpeedFusion bandwidth bonding
- Packet-level Hot Failover
- multi-WAN load balancing
- InControl2 cloud management
- Integrated stateful firewall
- Multi-WAN enterprise internet bonding
- Unbreakable branch SD-WAN
- Mobile command vehicle connectivity
Platform & access
API access
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
API access: yesPeplink Balance
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
SSO: yesPeplink Balance
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
RBAC: yesPeplink Balance
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Multi-tenant: yesPeplink Balance
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Mobile app: noPeplink Balance
Mobile app: yesSupported platforms
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Peplink Balance
Compliance
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Peplink Balance
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Peplink Balance
Industries
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Peplink Balance
Regions
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
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Vendor
Company
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
FortinetPeplink Balance
PeplinkHeadquarters
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Sunnyvale, California, USAPeplink Balance
Hong KongCompany size
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
10,000+Peplink Balance
500+Founded
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
2000Peplink Balance
2001