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| Product | Fortinet Telecom Security by Fortinet View product | Akamai Prolexic by Akamai View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Fortinet Telecom Security helps teams with telecom network protection. Explore features like visibility, cloud deployment and the closest Network Security competitors. | 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 | Telecommunications cybersecurity 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 | Physical, virtual, cloud-native and service-provider deployments; Physical, virtual, cloud-native 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 | FortiGateFortiWebFortiNDRFortiSIEMFortiAnalyzerFortiManagerFortiSandbox | 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 Telecom Security
Fortinet Telecom Security helps teams with telecom network protection. Explore features like visibility, cloud deployment and the closest Network Security competitors.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 Telecom Security
Telecommunications cybersecurity solution portfolioAkamai Prolexic
Volumetric DDoS Mitigation & Scrubbing PlatformBest for
Fortinet Telecom 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 Telecom Security
Contact VendorAkamai Prolexic
Contact VendorFree trial
Fortinet Telecom Security
Free trial: noAkamai Prolexic
Free trial: noDeployment
Deployment options
Fortinet Telecom Security
Akamai Prolexic
Deployment details
Fortinet Telecom Security
Physical, virtual, cloud-native and service-provider deployments; Physical, virtual, cloud-native and service-provider deploymentsAkamai Prolexic
Cloud Scrubbing Centers / Anycast Routing; Cloud Scrubbing Centers; BGP Anycast; Hybrid ScrubbingData residency
Fortinet Telecom 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 Telecom Security
- Network firewalling
- Signaling protection
- DDoS defense
- 5G security
- Network segmentation
- Visibility
- Threat detection
- Telecom network protection
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 Telecom Security
API access: yesAkamai Prolexic
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Fortinet Telecom Security
SSO: yesAkamai Prolexic
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Fortinet Telecom Security
RBAC: yesAkamai Prolexic
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Fortinet Telecom Security
Multi-tenant: yesAkamai Prolexic
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Fortinet Telecom Security
Mobile app: noAkamai Prolexic
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Fortinet Telecom Security
Akamai Prolexic
Compliance
Fortinet Telecom Security
Akamai Prolexic
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Fortinet Telecom Security
Akamai Prolexic
Industries
Fortinet Telecom Security
Akamai Prolexic
Regions
Fortinet Telecom Security
Akamai Prolexic
Vendor
Company
Fortinet Telecom Security
FortinetAkamai Prolexic
AkamaiHeadquarters
Fortinet Telecom Security
Sunnyvale, California, USAAkamai Prolexic
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USACompany size
Fortinet Telecom Security
10,000+Akamai Prolexic
10,001+Founded
Fortinet Telecom Security
2000Akamai Prolexic
1998