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| Product | FortiNAC by Fortinet View product | Portnox Cloud by Portnox 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. | Portnox built Portnox Cloud for zero-trust network access control. Explore Certificate-as-a-Service, review cloud deployment and compare similar Zero Trust products. |
| Product type | Network access control and device visibility platform | Cloud-Native Network Access Control & Zero-Trust Architecture |
| Best for | Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providers | Enterprise IT, Education, Healthcare, Retail, Financial Services, Technology |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | Cloud | SaaSCloud |
| Deployment details | Physical/virtual appliance and centralized management; Physical/virtual appliance and centralized management | Cloud SaaS; Cloud SaaS; Agentless & Agent-Based Options |
| Data residency | Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/region | United States; European Union; AWS Cloud Infrastructure |
| 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 | Corporate Wi-Fi NetworksWired LAN SwitchesVPN GatewaysIoT Devices |
| Compliance | Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAAPCI-DSS |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | FortiGateFortiSwitchFortiAPFortiClientFortiAuthenticatorFortiManagerthird-party switches/APs | Microsoft Entra IDGoogle WorkspaceOktaCiscoArubaRuckusMeraki |
| Industries | EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more | Enterprise ITEducationHealthcareRetailFinancial ServicesTechnology |
| Regions | GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Fortinet | Portnox |
| Headquarters | Sunnyvale, California, USA | Austin, Texas, USA |
| Company size | 10,000+ | 201-500 |
| Founded | 2000 | 2007 |
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.Portnox Cloud
Portnox built Portnox Cloud for zero-trust network access control. Explore Certificate-as-a-Service, review cloud deployment and compare similar Zero Trust products.Product type
FortiNAC
Network access control and device visibility platformPortnox Cloud
Cloud-Native Network Access Control & Zero-Trust ArchitectureBest for
FortiNAC
Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providersPortnox Cloud
Enterprise IT, Education, Healthcare, Retail, Financial Services, TechnologyPricing
Pricing model
FortiNAC
Contact VendorPortnox Cloud
Contact VendorFree trial
FortiNAC
Free trial: noPortnox Cloud
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
FortiNAC
Cloud
Portnox Cloud
SaaSCloud
Deployment details
FortiNAC
Physical/virtual appliance and centralized management; Physical/virtual appliance and centralized managementPortnox Cloud
Cloud SaaS; Cloud SaaS; Agentless & Agent-Based OptionsData residency
FortiNAC
Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/regionPortnox Cloud
United States; European Union; AWS Cloud InfrastructureKey features
What it offers
FortiNAC
- Device discovery
- Network access control
- Endpoint profiling
- Policy enforcement
- Segmentation
- Guest access
- IoT visibility
- Quarantine
Portnox Cloud
- Cloud-delivered 802.1X RADIUS
- Certificate-as-a-Service (PKI)
- Continuous endpoint posture checks
- Automated IoT device profiling
- Cloud identity integration
- Zero-trust network access control (NAC)
- Passwordless certificate Wi-Fi authentication
- Endpoint security posture validation
Platform & access
API access
FortiNAC
API access: yesPortnox Cloud
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
FortiNAC
SSO: yesPortnox Cloud
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
FortiNAC
RBAC: yesPortnox Cloud
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
FortiNAC
Multi-tenant: yesPortnox Cloud
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
FortiNAC
Mobile app: noPortnox Cloud
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
FortiNAC
Hardware applianceVMware ESXiMicrosoft Hyper-VKVMAWSMicrosoft Azure
Portnox Cloud
Corporate Wi-Fi NetworksWired LAN SwitchesVPN GatewaysIoT Devices
Compliance
FortiNAC
Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment
Portnox Cloud
SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAAPCI-DSS
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
FortiNAC
FortiGateFortiSwitchFortiAPFortiClientFortiAuthenticatorFortiManagerthird-party switches/APs
Portnox Cloud
Microsoft Entra IDGoogle WorkspaceOktaCiscoArubaRuckusMeraki
Industries
FortiNAC
EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more
Portnox Cloud
Enterprise ITEducationHealthcareRetailFinancial ServicesTechnology
Regions
FortiNAC
GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region
Portnox Cloud
Global
Vendor
Company
FortiNAC
FortinetPortnox Cloud
PortnoxHeadquarters
FortiNAC
Sunnyvale, California, USAPortnox Cloud
Austin, Texas, USACompany size
FortiNAC
10,000+Portnox Cloud
201-500Founded
FortiNAC
2000Portnox Cloud
2007