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| Product | FortiGate Secure SD-WAN by Fortinet View product | VMware SD-WAN by VMware 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. | Evaluating VMware SD-WAN? See how this SD-WAN tool handles Dynamic Multi-Path Optimization and cloud gateways, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare. |
| Product type | Secure software-defined wide area networking solution | Cloud-Delivered Software-Defined WAN & SASE |
| Best for | Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providers | Distributed Enterprise, Retail, Healthcare, Finance, Manufacturing |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: yes |
| 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 Edge Appliance; Virtual; Cloud Gateway; Hardware edge appliance; Virtual VM; Cloud gateways |
| Data residency | Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/region | Global Cloud Gateways; On-premises |
| 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 | Physical Edge AppliancesVMware ESXiKVMAWSAzure |
| Compliance | Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001FIPS 140-2PCI-DSS |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | FortiGateFortiManagerFortiAnalyzerFortiSASEFortiAuthenticatorFortiAPFortiSwitch | VMware SASEAWSAzureMicrosoft 365ZscalerCisco |
| Industries | EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more | Distributed EnterpriseRetailHealthcareFinanceManufacturing |
| Regions | GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region | GlobalUSEUAPAC |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Fortinet | VMware |
| Headquarters | Sunnyvale, California, USA | Palo Alto, California, USA |
| Company size | 10,000+ | 10,001+ |
| Founded | 2000 | 1998 |
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.VMware SD-WAN
Evaluating VMware SD-WAN? See how this SD-WAN tool handles Dynamic Multi-Path Optimization and cloud gateways, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.Product type
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Secure software-defined wide area networking solutionVMware SD-WAN
Cloud-Delivered Software-Defined WAN & SASEBest for
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providersVMware SD-WAN
Distributed Enterprise, Retail, Healthcare, Finance, ManufacturingPricing
Pricing model
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Contact VendorVMware SD-WAN
Contact VendorFree trial
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Free trial: noVMware SD-WAN
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
VMware SD-WAN
Deployment details
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
FortiGate physical, virtual and cloud deployments using FortiOS; FortiGate physical, virtual and cloud deployments using FortiOSVMware SD-WAN
Hardware Edge Appliance; Virtual; Cloud Gateway; Hardware edge appliance; Virtual VM; Cloud gatewaysData residency
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/regionVMware SD-WAN
Global Cloud Gateways; On-premisesKey features
What it offers
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
- Application-aware routing
- SD-WAN rules
- Link steering
- Performance monitoring
- Secure overlays
- Integrated firewall
- IPS
- VPN
VMware SD-WAN
- Dynamic Multi-Path Optimization (DMPO)
- Cloud gateways
- Zero-touch deployment
- Sub-second failover
- Integrated firewall
- Cloud Networking
- SD-WAN
- Network Security
Platform & access
API access
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
API access: yesVMware SD-WAN
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
SSO: yesVMware SD-WAN
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
RBAC: yesVMware SD-WAN
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Multi-tenant: yesVMware SD-WAN
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Mobile app: noVMware SD-WAN
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
VMware SD-WAN
Compliance
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
VMware SD-WAN
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
VMware SD-WAN
Industries
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
VMware SD-WAN
Regions
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
VMware SD-WAN
Vendor
Company
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
FortinetVMware SD-WAN
VMwareHeadquarters
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
Sunnyvale, California, USAVMware SD-WAN
Palo Alto, California, USACompany size
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
10,000+VMware SD-WAN
10,001+Founded
FortiGate Secure SD-WAN
2000VMware SD-WAN
1998