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| Product | Fortinet Secure Networking by Fortinet View product | VMware NSX by VMware View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Fortinet Secure Networking by Fortinet: secure networking and NGFW. Ideal for secure WAN. Deployment: cloud. See how it compares with top Network Security alternatives. | Evaluating VMware NSX? See how this Network Security tool handles microsegmentation and distributed IDS/IPS, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare. |
| Product type | Secure networking architecture and product portfolio | Software-Defined Networking & Microsegmentation |
| Best for | Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providers | Global Enterprise, Banking, Telecom, Healthcare, Defense |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | CloudOn-Premise | Cloud |
| Deployment details | Integrated Fortinet hardware, virtual, cloud and managed-service deployments; Integrated Fortinet hardware, virtual, cloud and managed-service deployments | Software; Hypervisor-Native; Multi-Cloud; Software; Hypervisor-native; Virtual appliances |
| Data residency | Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/region | On-premises Data Center; Multi-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 | FortiGateFortiSwitchFortiAPFortiExtenderHardware, virtual and cloud deployments | VMware vSphereKVMBare-metal ServersKubernetesAWSAzure |
| Compliance | Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment | Common CriteriaFIPS 140-2SOC 2ISO 27001PCI-DSS |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | FortiGateFortiSwitchFortiAPFortiManagerFortiAnalyzerFortiNACFortiSASEFortiAIOps | VMware vSphereVMware Cloud FoundationKubernetesSplunkQRadar |
| Industries | EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more | Global EnterpriseBankingTelecomHealthcareDefense |
| Regions | GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region | GlobalUSEUAPAC |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Fortinet | VMware |
| Headquarters | Sunnyvale, California, USA | Palo Alto, California, USA |
| Company size | 10,000+ | 10,001+ |
| Founded | 2000 | 1998 |
Overview
What it is
Fortinet Secure Networking
Fortinet Secure Networking by Fortinet: secure networking and NGFW. Ideal for secure WAN. Deployment: cloud. See how it compares with top Network Security alternatives.VMware NSX
Evaluating VMware NSX? See how this Network Security tool handles microsegmentation and distributed IDS/IPS, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.Product type
Fortinet Secure Networking
Secure networking architecture and product portfolioVMware NSX
Software-Defined Networking & MicrosegmentationBest for
Fortinet Secure Networking
Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providersVMware NSX
Global Enterprise, Banking, Telecom, Healthcare, DefensePricing
Pricing model
Fortinet Secure Networking
Contact VendorVMware NSX
Contact VendorFree trial
Fortinet Secure Networking
Free trial: noVMware NSX
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Fortinet Secure Networking
VMware NSX
Deployment details
Fortinet Secure Networking
Integrated Fortinet hardware, virtual, cloud and managed-service deployments; Integrated Fortinet hardware, virtual, cloud and managed-service deploymentsVMware NSX
Software; Hypervisor-Native; Multi-Cloud; Software; Hypervisor-native; Virtual appliancesData residency
Fortinet Secure Networking
Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/regionVMware NSX
On-premises Data Center; Multi-CloudKey features
What it offers
Fortinet Secure Networking
- Secure networking
- NGFW
- Secure SD-WAN
- Switching
- Wireless LAN
- Segmentation
- Centralized management
- Zero trust access
VMware NSX
- Distributed hypervisor firewall
- Microsegmentation
- Virtual routing & switching
- Distributed IDS/IPS
- Container networking
- Network Security
- Firewall / NGFW
- Network Segmentation
Platform & access
API access
Fortinet Secure Networking
API access: yesVMware NSX
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Fortinet Secure Networking
SSO: yesVMware NSX
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Fortinet Secure Networking
RBAC: yesVMware NSX
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Fortinet Secure Networking
Multi-tenant: yesVMware NSX
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Fortinet Secure Networking
Mobile app: noVMware NSX
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Fortinet Secure Networking
VMware NSX
Compliance
Fortinet Secure Networking
VMware NSX
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Fortinet Secure Networking
VMware NSX
Industries
Fortinet Secure Networking
VMware NSX
Regions
Fortinet Secure Networking
VMware NSX
Vendor
Company
Fortinet Secure Networking
FortinetVMware NSX
VMwareHeadquarters
Fortinet Secure Networking
Sunnyvale, California, USAVMware NSX
Palo Alto, California, USACompany size
Fortinet Secure Networking
10,000+VMware NSX
10,001+Founded
Fortinet Secure Networking
2000VMware NSX
1998