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| Product | Fortinet FortiTester by Fortinet View product | Pentera by Pentera View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Fortinet FortiTester helps teams with firewall validation. Explore features like firewall testing, appliance deployment and the closest Network Security competitors. | Pentera is an automated security validation platform used for CTEM. Highlights include SIEM/EDR benchmarking and risk-based remediation. Compare it with other BAS tools. |
| Product type | Network and security performance testing platform | Automated Security Validation Platform |
| Best for | Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providers | Financial Services, Healthcare, Enterprise, Retail |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: no |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | Cloud | CloudHybridOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Physical appliance and virtual deployment options; Physical appliance and virtual deployment options | On-premises; Hybrid; Cloud; On-Premises Appliance; Private Cloud VM; Hybrid Sensor |
| Data residency | Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/region | Customer Datacenter / Private Cloud |
| 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 ESXiKVMAWSMicrosoft Azure | On-PremisesAWSAzureGCP |
| Compliance | Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment | ISO 27001SOC 2 Type IIGDPR |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | FortiGateFortiManagerFortiAnalyzerFortinet Security Fabric | CrowdStrikeMicrosoft DefenderSentinelOneSplunkPalo Alto NetworksServiceNow |
| Industries | EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more | Financial ServicesHealthcareEnterpriseRetail |
| Regions | GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Fortinet | Pentera |
| Headquarters | Sunnyvale, California, USA | Petah Tikva, Israel |
| Company size | 10,000+ | 500+ |
| Founded | 2000 | 2015 |
Overview
What it is
Fortinet FortiTester
Fortinet FortiTester helps teams with firewall validation. Explore features like firewall testing, appliance deployment and the closest Network Security competitors.Pentera
Pentera is an automated security validation platform used for CTEM. Highlights include SIEM/EDR benchmarking and risk-based remediation. Compare it with other BAS tools.Product type
Fortinet FortiTester
Network and security performance testing platformPentera
Automated Security Validation PlatformBest for
Fortinet FortiTester
Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providersPentera
Financial Services, Healthcare, Enterprise, RetailPricing
Pricing model
Fortinet FortiTester
Contact VendorPentera
Contact VendorFree trial
Fortinet FortiTester
Free trial: noPentera
Free trial: noDeployment
Deployment options
Fortinet FortiTester
Cloud
Pentera
CloudHybridOn-Premise
Deployment details
Fortinet FortiTester
Physical appliance and virtual deployment options; Physical appliance and virtual deployment optionsPentera
On-premises; Hybrid; Cloud; On-Premises Appliance; Private Cloud VM; Hybrid SensorData residency
Fortinet FortiTester
Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/regionPentera
Customer Datacenter / Private CloudKey features
What it offers
Fortinet FortiTester
- Traffic generation
- Performance testing
- Security-policy validation
- Firewall testing
- Application testing
- Throughput measurement
- Benchmarking
- Test automation
Pentera
- Continuous attack surface testing
- Algorithmic exploit chaining
- Ethical adversary simulation
- Risk-based remediation
- SIEM/EDR benchmarking
- Continuous security validation
- Automated penetration testing
- CTEM
Platform & access
API access
Fortinet FortiTester
API access: yesPentera
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Fortinet FortiTester
SSO: yesPentera
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Fortinet FortiTester
RBAC: yesPentera
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Fortinet FortiTester
Multi-tenant: yesPentera
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Fortinet FortiTester
Mobile app: noPentera
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Fortinet FortiTester
Hardware applianceVMware ESXiKVMAWSMicrosoft Azure
Pentera
On-PremisesAWSAzureGCP
Compliance
Fortinet FortiTester
Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment
Pentera
ISO 27001SOC 2 Type IIGDPR
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Fortinet FortiTester
FortiGateFortiManagerFortiAnalyzerFortinet Security Fabric
Pentera
CrowdStrikeMicrosoft DefenderSentinelOneSplunkPalo Alto NetworksServiceNow
Industries
Fortinet FortiTester
EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more
Pentera
Financial ServicesHealthcareEnterpriseRetail
Regions
Fortinet FortiTester
GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region
Pentera
Global
Vendor
Company
Fortinet FortiTester
FortinetPentera
PenteraHeadquarters
Fortinet FortiTester
Sunnyvale, California, USAPentera
Petah Tikva, IsraelCompany size
Fortinet FortiTester
10,000+Pentera
500+Founded
Fortinet FortiTester
2000Pentera
2015