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Put two or three cybersecurity products side by side and see how they differ on deployment, pricing, features, integrations and compliance.
| Product | FortiProxy by Fortinet View product | DNSFilter by DNSFilter View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | FortiProxy is a secure web gateway and web security proxy used for DLP. Highlights include URL filtering and web filtering. Compare it with other Web Security tools. | DNSFilter is a cloud-delivered AI DNS threat protection & content filtering for protective DNS filtering and roaming endpoint security. See features and SWG alternatives. |
| Product type | Secure web gateway and web security proxy | Cloud-Delivered AI DNS Threat Protection & Content Filtering |
| Best for | Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providers | Education, Enterprise IT, Healthcare, MSPs, Retail, Financial Services |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | Cloud | SaaSCloud |
| Deployment details | Physical appliance, virtual appliance and cloud-native options; Physical appliance, virtual appliance and cloud-native options | Cloud SaaS; Roaming Agent; Cloud SaaS; Global Anycast DNS; Roaming Client Agent |
| Data residency | Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/region | Global Anycast Points of Presence (United States, Europe, APAC) |
| 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: yes |
| Supported platforms | Hardware applianceVMware ESXiMicrosoft Hyper-VKVMAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud | Corporate NetworksGuest Wi-FiRoaming LaptopsMobile Devices |
| Compliance | Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAACOPPACIPA |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | FortiGateFortiManagerFortiAnalyzerFortiSandboxFortiAuthenticatorFortiGuard | ConnectWiseDattoNinjaOneMicrosoft Entra IDActive DirectorySplunk |
| Industries | EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more | EducationEnterprise ITHealthcareMSPsRetailFinancial Services |
| Regions | GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Fortinet | DNSFilter |
| Headquarters | Sunnyvale, California, USA | Washington, D.C., USA |
| Company size | 10,000+ | 201-500 |
| Founded | 2000 | 2015 |
Overview
What it is
FortiProxy
FortiProxy is a secure web gateway and web security proxy used for DLP. Highlights include URL filtering and web filtering. Compare it with other Web Security tools.DNSFilter
DNSFilter is a cloud-delivered AI DNS threat protection & content filtering for protective DNS filtering and roaming endpoint security. See features and SWG alternatives.Product type
FortiProxy
Secure web gateway and web security proxyDNSFilter
Cloud-Delivered AI DNS Threat Protection & Content FilteringBest for
FortiProxy
Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providersDNSFilter
Education, Enterprise IT, Healthcare, MSPs, Retail, Financial ServicesPricing
Pricing model
FortiProxy
Contact VendorDNSFilter
Contact VendorFree trial
FortiProxy
Free trial: noDNSFilter
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
FortiProxy
Cloud
DNSFilter
SaaSCloud
Deployment details
FortiProxy
Physical appliance, virtual appliance and cloud-native options; Physical appliance, virtual appliance and cloud-native optionsDNSFilter
Cloud SaaS; Roaming Agent; Cloud SaaS; Global Anycast DNS; Roaming Client AgentData residency
FortiProxy
Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/regionDNSFilter
Global Anycast Points of Presence (United States, Europe, APAC)Key features
What it offers
FortiProxy
- URL filtering
- Web filtering
- SSL inspection
- Application control
- Antivirus
- DLP
- OCR inspection
- Inline CASB
DNSFilter
- Real-time AI domain classification
- Ransomware and phishing blocking
- Anycast global DNS network
- Roaming client agents
- Multi-tenant MSP console
- Protective DNS filtering
- Automated phishing and ransomware blocking
- Roaming endpoint security
Platform & access
API access
FortiProxy
API access: yesDNSFilter
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
FortiProxy
SSO: yesDNSFilter
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
FortiProxy
RBAC: yesDNSFilter
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
FortiProxy
Multi-tenant: yesDNSFilter
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
FortiProxy
Mobile app: noDNSFilter
Mobile app: yesSupported platforms
FortiProxy
Hardware applianceVMware ESXiMicrosoft Hyper-VKVMAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud
DNSFilter
Corporate NetworksGuest Wi-FiRoaming LaptopsMobile Devices
Compliance
FortiProxy
Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment
DNSFilter
SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAACOPPACIPA
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
FortiProxy
FortiGateFortiManagerFortiAnalyzerFortiSandboxFortiAuthenticatorFortiGuard
DNSFilter
ConnectWiseDattoNinjaOneMicrosoft Entra IDActive DirectorySplunk
Industries
FortiProxy
EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more
DNSFilter
EducationEnterprise ITHealthcareMSPsRetailFinancial Services
Regions
FortiProxy
GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region
DNSFilter
Global
Vendor
Company
FortiProxy
FortinetDNSFilter
DNSFilterHeadquarters
FortiProxy
Sunnyvale, California, USADNSFilter
Washington, D.C., USACompany size
FortiProxy
10,000+DNSFilter
201-500Founded
FortiProxy
2000DNSFilter
2015