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| Product | FortiNAC by Fortinet View product | Forescout Platform by Forescout 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. | Forescout Platform offers agentless device discovery and multi-vendor network access control. Use it for agentless asset discovery. See Network Security alternatives. |
| Product type | Network access control and device visibility platform | Unified Device Visibility, Network Access Control & Segmentation Platform |
| Best for | Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providers | Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Manufacturing, Energy, Retail, Critical Infrastructure |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: no |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | Cloud | SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Physical/virtual appliance and centralized management; Physical/virtual appliance and centralized management | Cloud SaaS; On-premises; Hybrid; On-premises appliances; Virtual appliances; Cloud-hosted management; Hybrid |
| Data residency | Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/region | United States; European Union; On-premises customer data |
| 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 | IT endpointsIoT devicesIoMT medical equipmentOT/ICS controllersCloud workloads |
| Compliance | Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment | ISO 27001SOC 2 Type IIHIPAAPCI DSSNERC CIPCommon Criteria |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | FortiGateFortiSwitchFortiAPFortiClientFortiAuthenticatorFortiManagerthird-party switches/APs | Palo Alto NetworksCiscoServiceNowSplunkCrowdStrikeMicrosoft Defender |
| Industries | EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more | Financial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentManufacturingEnergyRetail+1 more |
| Regions | GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Fortinet | Forescout |
| Headquarters | Sunnyvale, California, USA | San Jose, California, USA |
| Company size | 10,000+ | 1,000+ |
| Founded | 2000 | 2000 |
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.Forescout Platform
Forescout Platform offers agentless device discovery and multi-vendor network access control. Use it for agentless asset discovery. See Network Security alternatives.Product type
FortiNAC
Network access control and device visibility platformForescout Platform
Unified Device Visibility, Network Access Control & Segmentation PlatformBest for
FortiNAC
Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providersForescout Platform
Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Manufacturing, Energy, Retail, Critical InfrastructurePricing
Pricing model
FortiNAC
Contact VendorForescout Platform
Contact VendorFree trial
FortiNAC
Free trial: noForescout Platform
Free trial: noDeployment
Deployment options
FortiNAC
Cloud
Forescout Platform
SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise
Deployment details
FortiNAC
Physical/virtual appliance and centralized management; Physical/virtual appliance and centralized managementForescout Platform
Cloud SaaS; On-premises; Hybrid; On-premises appliances; Virtual appliances; Cloud-hosted management; HybridData residency
FortiNAC
Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/regionForescout Platform
United States; European Union; On-premises customer dataKey features
What it offers
FortiNAC
- Device discovery
- Network access control
- Endpoint profiling
- Policy enforcement
- Segmentation
- Guest access
- IoT visibility
- Quarantine
Forescout Platform
- Agentless device discovery
- Multi-vendor network access control
- Automated microsegmentation
- Continuous posture assessment
- Dynamic threat containment
- Unified IT/IoT/OT inventory
- Agentless asset discovery
- Zero-trust network access control
Platform & access
API access
FortiNAC
API access: yesForescout Platform
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
FortiNAC
SSO: yesForescout Platform
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
FortiNAC
RBAC: yesForescout Platform
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
FortiNAC
Multi-tenant: yesForescout Platform
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
FortiNAC
Mobile app: noForescout Platform
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
FortiNAC
Hardware applianceVMware ESXiMicrosoft Hyper-VKVMAWSMicrosoft Azure
Forescout Platform
IT endpointsIoT devicesIoMT medical equipmentOT/ICS controllersCloud workloads
Compliance
FortiNAC
Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment
Forescout Platform
ISO 27001SOC 2 Type IIHIPAAPCI DSSNERC CIPCommon Criteria
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
FortiNAC
FortiGateFortiSwitchFortiAPFortiClientFortiAuthenticatorFortiManagerthird-party switches/APs
Forescout Platform
Palo Alto NetworksCiscoServiceNowSplunkCrowdStrikeMicrosoft Defender
Industries
FortiNAC
EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more
Forescout Platform
Financial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentManufacturingEnergyRetail+1 more
Regions
FortiNAC
GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region
Forescout Platform
Global
Vendor
Company
FortiNAC
FortinetForescout Platform
ForescoutHeadquarters
FortiNAC
Sunnyvale, California, USAForescout Platform
San Jose, California, USACompany size
FortiNAC
10,000+Forescout Platform
1,000+Founded
FortiNAC
2000Forescout Platform
2000