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| Product | Fortinet FortiTester by Fortinet View product | Picus Security 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. | Picus Security: continuous BAS attack simulation, MITRE ATT&CK mapping and vendor-specific prevention tuning. Built for SIEM rule optimization. Compare BAS alternatives. |
| Product type | Network and security performance testing platform | Complete Security Validation & Automated Breach Simulation Platform |
| Best for | Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providers | Banking, Insurance, Telecommunications, Healthcare, Enterprise |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | Cloud | SaaSCloudHybrid |
| Deployment details | Physical appliance and virtual deployment options; Physical appliance and virtual deployment options | Cloud (SaaS); Hybrid; Cloud-native SaaS; Lightweight peer sensors |
| Data residency | Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/region | US; EU; Global |
| 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 | CloudHybrid networksEndpoints |
| 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 | Palo Alto NetworksFortinetCiscoCrowdStrikeSentinelSplunk |
| Industries | EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more | BankingInsuranceTelecommunicationsHealthcareEnterprise |
| Regions | GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region | GlobalNorth AmericaEuropeMiddle EastAsia-Pacific |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Fortinet | Picus Security |
| Headquarters | Sunnyvale, California, USA | San Francisco, California, USA |
| Company size | 10,000+ | 500+ |
| Founded | 2000 | 2013 |
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.Picus Security
Picus Security: continuous BAS attack simulation, MITRE ATT&CK mapping and vendor-specific prevention tuning. Built for SIEM rule optimization. Compare BAS alternatives.Product type
Fortinet FortiTester
Network and security performance testing platformPicus Security
Complete Security Validation & Automated Breach Simulation PlatformBest for
Fortinet FortiTester
Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providersPicus Security
Banking, Insurance, Telecommunications, Healthcare, EnterprisePricing
Pricing model
Fortinet FortiTester
Contact VendorPicus Security
Contact VendorFree trial
Fortinet FortiTester
Free trial: noPicus Security
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Fortinet FortiTester
Picus Security
Deployment details
Fortinet FortiTester
Physical appliance and virtual deployment options; Physical appliance and virtual deployment optionsPicus Security
Cloud (SaaS); Hybrid; Cloud-native SaaS; Lightweight peer sensorsData residency
Fortinet FortiTester
Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/regionPicus Security
US; EU; GlobalKey features
What it offers
Fortinet FortiTester
- Traffic generation
- Performance testing
- Security-policy validation
- Firewall testing
- Application testing
- Throughput measurement
- Benchmarking
- Test automation
Picus Security
- Continuous BAS attack simulation
- MITRE ATT&CK mapping
- Vendor-specific prevention tuning
- SIEM alert validation
- Posture dashboards
- Security control validation
- Automated MITRE ATT&CK testing
- SIEM rule optimization
Platform & access
API access
Fortinet FortiTester
API access: yesPicus Security
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Fortinet FortiTester
SSO: yesPicus Security
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Fortinet FortiTester
RBAC: yesPicus Security
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Fortinet FortiTester
Multi-tenant: yesPicus Security
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Fortinet FortiTester
Mobile app: noPicus Security
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Fortinet FortiTester
Picus Security
Compliance
Fortinet FortiTester
Picus Security
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Fortinet FortiTester
Picus Security
Industries
Fortinet FortiTester
Picus Security
Regions
Fortinet FortiTester
Picus Security
Vendor
Company
Fortinet FortiTester
FortinetPicus Security
Picus SecurityHeadquarters
Fortinet FortiTester
Sunnyvale, California, USAPicus Security
San Francisco, California, USACompany size
Fortinet FortiTester
10,000+Picus Security
500+Founded
Fortinet FortiTester
2000Picus Security
2013