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Put two or three cybersecurity products side by side and see how they differ on deployment, pricing, features, integrations and compliance.
| Product | FortiNAC by Fortinet View product | Cisco Secure Firewall by Cisco View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Evaluating FortiNAC? See how this NAC tool handles device discovery, network access control and endpoint profiling, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare. | Cisco Secure Firewall from Cisco focuses on perimeter threat defense. Key capabilities: URL filtering. Compare it with the leading Firewall alternatives. |
| Product type | Network access control and device visibility platform | Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) & Threat Defense |
| Best for | Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providers | Cross-industry, Government, Financial Services, Healthcare, Energy, Manufacturing, Retail |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: no |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | Cloud | CloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Physical/virtual appliance and centralized management; Physical/virtual appliance and centralized management | Hardware appliance; Virtual appliance; Cloud-native; Hardware appliances (Firewall 1000/3100/4200 series); Virtual FTDv (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI); Containerized CNF |
| Data residency | Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/region | On-premises data retention / Cloud control region-specific hosting |
| 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-VKVMAWSMicrosoft Azure | On-premises hardwareAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudVMware ESXiKVM |
| Compliance | Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment | FIPS 140-2/3, Common Criteria (NDcPP), USGv6, SOC 2, ISO 27001 |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | FortiGateFortiSwitchFortiAPFortiClientFortiAuthenticatorFortiManagerthird-party switches/APs | Cisco Security Cloud ControlCisco ISECisco Secure WorkloadCisco XDRCisco TalosSplunkMicrosoft Sentinel |
| Industries | EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more | Cross-industryGovernmentFinancial ServicesHealthcareEnergyManufacturing+1 more |
| 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
FortiNAC
Evaluating FortiNAC? See how this NAC tool handles device discovery, network access control and endpoint profiling, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.Cisco Secure Firewall
Cisco Secure Firewall from Cisco focuses on perimeter threat defense. Key capabilities: URL filtering. Compare it with the leading Firewall alternatives.Product type
FortiNAC
Network access control and device visibility platformCisco Secure Firewall
Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) & Threat DefenseBest for
FortiNAC
Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providersCisco Secure Firewall
Cross-industry, Government, Financial Services, Healthcare, Energy, Manufacturing, RetailPricing
Pricing model
FortiNAC
Contact VendorCisco Secure Firewall
Contact VendorFree trial
FortiNAC
Free trial: noCisco Secure Firewall
Free trial: noDeployment
Deployment options
FortiNAC
Cloud
Cisco Secure Firewall
CloudOn-Premise
Deployment details
FortiNAC
Physical/virtual appliance and centralized management; Physical/virtual appliance and centralized managementCisco Secure Firewall
Hardware appliance; Virtual appliance; Cloud-native; Hardware appliances (Firewall 1000/3100/4200 series); Virtual FTDv (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI); Containerized CNFData residency
FortiNAC
Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/regionCisco Secure Firewall
On-premises data retention / Cloud control region-specific hostingKey features
What it offers
FortiNAC
- Device discovery
- Network access control
- Endpoint profiling
- Policy enforcement
- Segmentation
- Guest access
- IoT visibility
- Quarantine
Cisco Secure Firewall
- Snort 3 deep packet inspection
- Application visibility and control
- Hardware-accelerated crypto
- Encrypted traffic analytics
- Advanced malware defense
- URL filtering
- Dynamic network segmentation
- Perimeter threat defense
Platform & access
API access
FortiNAC
API access: yesCisco Secure Firewall
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
FortiNAC
SSO: yesCisco Secure Firewall
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
FortiNAC
RBAC: yesCisco Secure Firewall
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
FortiNAC
Multi-tenant: yesCisco Secure Firewall
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
FortiNAC
Mobile app: noCisco Secure Firewall
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
FortiNAC
Hardware applianceVMware ESXiMicrosoft Hyper-VKVMAWSMicrosoft Azure
Cisco Secure Firewall
On-premises hardwareAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudVMware ESXiKVM
Compliance
FortiNAC
Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment
Cisco Secure Firewall
FIPS 140-2/3, Common Criteria (NDcPP), USGv6, SOC 2, ISO 27001
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
FortiNAC
FortiGateFortiSwitchFortiAPFortiClientFortiAuthenticatorFortiManagerthird-party switches/APs
Cisco Secure Firewall
Cisco Security Cloud ControlCisco ISECisco Secure WorkloadCisco XDRCisco TalosSplunkMicrosoft Sentinel
Industries
FortiNAC
EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more
Cisco Secure Firewall
Cross-industryGovernmentFinancial ServicesHealthcareEnergyManufacturing+1 more
Regions
FortiNAC
GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region
Cisco Secure Firewall
Global
Vendor
Company
FortiNAC
FortinetCisco Secure Firewall
CiscoHeadquarters
FortiNAC
Sunnyvale, California, USACisco Secure Firewall
San Jose, California, USACompany size
FortiNAC
10,000+Cisco Secure Firewall
80,000+Founded
FortiNAC
2000Cisco Secure Firewall
1984