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| Product | FortiSASE by Fortinet View product | Cisco Secure Access by Cisco View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | FortiSASE is a secure access service edge platform used for hybrid-workforce security. Highlights include secure web gateway and ZTNA. Compare it with other SASE tools. | Cisco Secure Access by Cisco: Secure Web Gateway and Firewall-as-a-Service. Ideal for CASB SaaS defense. Deployment: cloud. See how it compares with top SSE alternatives. |
| Product type | Secure access service edge platform | Security Service Edge (SSE) Platform |
| Best for | Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providers | Cross-industry, Remote Workforces, Financial Services, Healthcare, Technology |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloud | Cloud |
| Deployment details | Cloud-delivered SaaS with FortiClient and optional FortiGate/SD-WAN integration; Cloud-delivered SaaS with FortiClient and optional FortiGate/SD-WAN integration | Cloud; 100% Cloud-delivered Security Service Edge (SSE) |
| Data residency | Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/region | Global distributed cloud points of presence (PoPs) |
| 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 | Cloud-delivered SaaSFortiClient agentFortiGate and FortiExtender edge devices | Distributed endpointscloud applicationsweb trafficprivate data centers |
| Compliance | Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment | FedRAMP Moderate Authorized, SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | FortiClientFortiGateFortiManagerFortiAuthenticatorFortiAnalyzerFortiGuard | Cisco Secure ClientCisco DuoCisco UmbrellaCisco ThousandEyesMicrosoft Entra IDOkta |
| Industries | EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more | Cross-industryRemote WorkforcesFinancial ServicesHealthcareTechnology |
| Regions | GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Fortinet | Cisco |
| Headquarters | Sunnyvale, California, USA | San Jose, California, USA |
| Company size | 10,000+ | 80,000+ |
| Founded | 2000 | 1984 |
Overview
What it is
FortiSASE
FortiSASE is a secure access service edge platform used for hybrid-workforce security. Highlights include secure web gateway and ZTNA. Compare it with other SASE tools.Cisco Secure Access
Cisco Secure Access by Cisco: Secure Web Gateway and Firewall-as-a-Service. Ideal for CASB SaaS defense. Deployment: cloud. See how it compares with top SSE alternatives.Product type
FortiSASE
Secure access service edge platformCisco Secure Access
Security Service Edge (SSE) PlatformBest for
FortiSASE
Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providersCisco Secure Access
Cross-industry, Remote Workforces, Financial Services, Healthcare, TechnologyPricing
Pricing model
FortiSASE
Contact VendorCisco Secure Access
Contact VendorFree trial
FortiSASE
Free trial: noCisco Secure Access
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
FortiSASE
SaaSCloud
Cisco Secure Access
Cloud
Deployment details
FortiSASE
Cloud-delivered SaaS with FortiClient and optional FortiGate/SD-WAN integration; Cloud-delivered SaaS with FortiClient and optional FortiGate/SD-WAN integrationCisco Secure Access
Cloud; 100% Cloud-delivered Security Service Edge (SSE)Data residency
FortiSASE
Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/regionCisco Secure Access
Global distributed cloud points of presence (PoPs)Key features
What it offers
FortiSASE
- Secure web gateway
- ZTNA
- Cloud firewall
- CASB
- DLP
- SD-WAN integration
- Endpoint security
- DNS security
Cisco Secure Access
- Converged SSE platform
- Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA)
- Secure Web Gateway (SWG)
- Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB)
- Remote Browser Isolation (RBI)
- Firewall-as-a-Service (FWaaS)
- Cisco Talos intelligence
- CASB SaaS defense
Platform & access
API access
FortiSASE
API access: yesCisco Secure Access
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
FortiSASE
SSO: yesCisco Secure Access
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
FortiSASE
RBAC: yesCisco Secure Access
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
FortiSASE
Multi-tenant: yesCisco Secure Access
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
FortiSASE
Mobile app: noCisco Secure Access
Mobile app: yesSupported platforms
FortiSASE
Cloud-delivered SaaSFortiClient agentFortiGate and FortiExtender edge devices
Cisco Secure Access
Distributed endpointscloud applicationsweb trafficprivate data centers
Compliance
FortiSASE
Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment
Cisco Secure Access
FedRAMP Moderate Authorized, SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
FortiSASE
FortiClientFortiGateFortiManagerFortiAuthenticatorFortiAnalyzerFortiGuard
Cisco Secure Access
Cisco Secure ClientCisco DuoCisco UmbrellaCisco ThousandEyesMicrosoft Entra IDOkta
Industries
FortiSASE
EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more
Cisco Secure Access
Cross-industryRemote WorkforcesFinancial ServicesHealthcareTechnology
Regions
FortiSASE
GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region
Cisco Secure Access
Global
Vendor
Company
FortiSASE
FortinetCisco Secure Access
CiscoHeadquarters
FortiSASE
Sunnyvale, California, USACisco Secure Access
San Jose, California, USACompany size
FortiSASE
10,000+Cisco Secure Access
80,000+Founded
FortiSASE
2000Cisco Secure Access
1984