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| Product | FortiProxy by Fortinet View product | Fortra SWG by Fortra 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. | Fortra SWG covers real-time URL filtering, SSL/TLS decryption and Deep Content Inspection for web malware blocking and SSL inspection. Compare top SWG tools. |
| Product type | Secure web gateway and web security proxy | Secure Web Gateway & Cloud Threat Filter |
| Best for | Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providers | Government, Healthcare, Education, Financial Services, Public Sector, Enterprise IT |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | Cloud | SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Physical appliance, virtual appliance and cloud-native options; Physical appliance, virtual appliance and cloud-native options | Cloud SaaS; Virtual Appliance; Hybrid; Cloud SaaS; Virtual Appliance; On-Premises Proxy |
| Data residency | Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/region | Regional cloud nodes; On-premises appliance sovereignty |
| 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 ESXiMicrosoft Hyper-VKVMAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud | Corporate EndpointsBranch OfficesRemote Workforces |
| Compliance | Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment | ISO 27001SOC 2 Type IIGDPRHIPAAPCI-DSS |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | FortiGateFortiManagerFortiAnalyzerFortiSandboxFortiAuthenticatorFortiGuard | Microsoft Entra IDActive DirectoryFortra Data ClassificationSplunkQRadar |
| Industries | EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more | GovernmentHealthcareEducationFinancial ServicesPublic SectorEnterprise IT |
| Regions | GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region | Global regional nodes |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Fortinet | Fortra |
| Headquarters | Sunnyvale, California, USA | Eden Prairie, Minnesota, USA |
| Company size | 10,000+ | 3,000+ |
| Founded | 2000 | 1984 |
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.Fortra SWG
Fortra SWG covers real-time URL filtering, SSL/TLS decryption and Deep Content Inspection for web malware blocking and SSL inspection. Compare top SWG tools.Product type
FortiProxy
Secure web gateway and web security proxyFortra SWG
Secure Web Gateway & Cloud Threat FilterBest for
FortiProxy
Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providersFortra SWG
Government, Healthcare, Education, Financial Services, Public Sector, Enterprise ITPricing
Pricing model
FortiProxy
Contact VendorFortra SWG
Contact VendorFree trial
FortiProxy
Free trial: noFortra SWG
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
FortiProxy
Cloud
Fortra SWG
SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise
Deployment details
FortiProxy
Physical appliance, virtual appliance and cloud-native options; Physical appliance, virtual appliance and cloud-native optionsFortra SWG
Cloud SaaS; Virtual Appliance; Hybrid; Cloud SaaS; Virtual Appliance; On-Premises ProxyData residency
FortiProxy
Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/regionFortra SWG
Regional cloud nodes; On-premises appliance sovereigntyKey features
What it offers
FortiProxy
- URL filtering
- Web filtering
- SSL inspection
- Application control
- Antivirus
- DLP
- OCR inspection
- Inline CASB
Fortra SWG
- Real-time URL filtering
- SSL/TLS decryption
- Deep Content Inspection
- Inline file sanitization
- Acceptable use policy enforcement
- Bandwidth governance
- Web malware blocking
- SSL inspection
Platform & access
API access
FortiProxy
API access: yesFortra SWG
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
FortiProxy
SSO: yesFortra SWG
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
FortiProxy
RBAC: yesFortra SWG
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
FortiProxy
Multi-tenant: yesFortra SWG
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
FortiProxy
Mobile app: noFortra SWG
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
FortiProxy
Hardware applianceVMware ESXiMicrosoft Hyper-VKVMAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud
Fortra SWG
Corporate EndpointsBranch OfficesRemote Workforces
Compliance
FortiProxy
Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment
Fortra SWG
ISO 27001SOC 2 Type IIGDPRHIPAAPCI-DSS
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
FortiProxy
FortiGateFortiManagerFortiAnalyzerFortiSandboxFortiAuthenticatorFortiGuard
Fortra SWG
Microsoft Entra IDActive DirectoryFortra Data ClassificationSplunkQRadar
Industries
FortiProxy
EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more
Fortra SWG
GovernmentHealthcareEducationFinancial ServicesPublic SectorEnterprise IT
Regions
FortiProxy
GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region
Fortra SWG
Global regional nodes
Vendor
Company
FortiProxy
FortinetFortra SWG
FortraHeadquarters
FortiProxy
Sunnyvale, California, USAFortra SWG
Eden Prairie, Minnesota, USACompany size
FortiProxy
10,000+Fortra SWG
3,000+Founded
FortiProxy
2000Fortra SWG
1984