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| Product | Fortinet 5G Security by Fortinet View product | Akamai Prolexic by Akamai View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Get the facts on Fortinet 5G Security: visibility, zero trust and DDoS defense. Built for DDoS mitigation. Compare it with other 5G Security options before you decide. | Evaluating Akamai Prolexic? See how this Network Security tool handles BGP Anycast routing and GRE/IPsec tunneling, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare. |
| Product type | 5G and mobile network security solution portfolio | Volumetric DDoS Mitigation & Scrubbing Platform |
| Best for | Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providers | Banking, Telecommunications, Government, Gaming, E-commerce, Financial Services, Retail |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: no |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | Cloud | CloudHybrid |
| Deployment details | Network-integrated, virtualized and service-provider deployments; Network-integrated, virtualized and service-provider deployments | Cloud Scrubbing Centers / Anycast Routing; Cloud Scrubbing Centers; BGP Anycast; Hybrid Scrubbing |
| Data residency | Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/region | Distributed globally across 32+ metropolitan areas |
| 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 | Carrier-class FortiGate hardwareFortiGate-VM on VMware ESXi, KVM and OpenStackPublic cloud | Hybrid Data CentersInternet Transit LinksCore Network Subnets |
| Compliance | Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001PCI-DSSHIPAA |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | FortiGateFortiWebFortiSIEMFortiNDRFortiManagerFortiAnalyzerFortiSandbox | BGPNetFlowsFlowCiscoJuniperSplunkQRadar |
| Industries | EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more | BankingTelecommunicationsGovernmentGamingE-commerceFinancial Services+1 more |
| Regions | GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region | Global Scrubbing Centers (36+ Tbps capacity) |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Fortinet | Akamai |
| Headquarters | Sunnyvale, California, USA | Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA |
| Company size | 10,000+ | 10,001+ |
| Founded | 2000 | 1998 |
Overview
What it is
Fortinet 5G Security
Get the facts on Fortinet 5G Security: visibility, zero trust and DDoS defense. Built for DDoS mitigation. Compare it with other 5G Security options before you decide.Akamai Prolexic
Evaluating Akamai Prolexic? See how this Network Security tool handles BGP Anycast routing and GRE/IPsec tunneling, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.Product type
Fortinet 5G Security
5G and mobile network security solution portfolioAkamai Prolexic
Volumetric DDoS Mitigation & Scrubbing PlatformBest for
Fortinet 5G Security
Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providersAkamai Prolexic
Banking, Telecommunications, Government, Gaming, E-commerce, Financial Services, RetailPricing
Pricing model
Fortinet 5G Security
Contact VendorAkamai Prolexic
Contact VendorFree trial
Fortinet 5G Security
Free trial: noAkamai Prolexic
Free trial: noDeployment
Deployment options
Fortinet 5G Security
Cloud
Akamai Prolexic
CloudHybrid
Deployment details
Fortinet 5G Security
Network-integrated, virtualized and service-provider deployments; Network-integrated, virtualized and service-provider deploymentsAkamai Prolexic
Cloud Scrubbing Centers / Anycast Routing; Cloud Scrubbing Centers; BGP Anycast; Hybrid ScrubbingData residency
Fortinet 5G Security
Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/regionAkamai Prolexic
Distributed globally across 32+ metropolitan areasKey features
What it offers
Fortinet 5G Security
- 5G network security
- Subscriber and signaling protection
- DDoS defense
- Segmentation
- Visibility
- Zero trust
- Firewalling
- Threat detection
Akamai Prolexic
- 36+ Tbps scrubbing capacity
- Zero-second mitigation SLA
- 24/7 global SOC support
- BGP Anycast routing
- GRE/IPsec tunneling
- Real-time NetFlow telemetry
- Volumetric DDoS mitigation
- Network outage prevention
Platform & access
API access
Fortinet 5G Security
API access: yesAkamai Prolexic
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Fortinet 5G Security
SSO: yesAkamai Prolexic
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Fortinet 5G Security
RBAC: yesAkamai Prolexic
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Fortinet 5G Security
Multi-tenant: yesAkamai Prolexic
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Fortinet 5G Security
Mobile app: noAkamai Prolexic
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Fortinet 5G Security
Carrier-class FortiGate hardwareFortiGate-VM on VMware ESXi, KVM and OpenStackPublic cloud
Akamai Prolexic
Hybrid Data CentersInternet Transit LinksCore Network Subnets
Compliance
Fortinet 5G Security
Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment
Akamai Prolexic
SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001PCI-DSSHIPAA
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Fortinet 5G Security
FortiGateFortiWebFortiSIEMFortiNDRFortiManagerFortiAnalyzerFortiSandbox
Akamai Prolexic
BGPNetFlowsFlowCiscoJuniperSplunkQRadar
Industries
Fortinet 5G Security
EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more
Akamai Prolexic
BankingTelecommunicationsGovernmentGamingE-commerceFinancial Services+1 more
Regions
Fortinet 5G Security
GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region
Akamai Prolexic
Global Scrubbing Centers (36+ Tbps capacity)
Vendor
Company
Fortinet 5G Security
FortinetAkamai Prolexic
AkamaiHeadquarters
Fortinet 5G Security
Sunnyvale, California, USAAkamai Prolexic
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USACompany size
Fortinet 5G Security
10,000+Akamai Prolexic
10,001+Founded
Fortinet 5G Security
2000Akamai Prolexic
1998