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Product	FortiSASE by Fortinet View product	Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks 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.	Prisma Access: globally distributed cloud fabric, Zero Trust Network Access and Cloud Secure Web Gateway. Built for hybrid workforce security. Compare SASE alternatives.
Product type	Secure access service edge platform	Cloud-Delivered Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)
Best for	Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providers	Cross-industry, Enterprise, Financial Services, Retail, Technology, Healthcare
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: no	Free trial: yes
Deployment
Deployment options	SaaSCloud	SaaSCloud
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 SaaS; Cloud-delivered Anycast SASE nodes in 100+ global locations
Data residency	Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/region	Multi-region hyperscale cloud fabric with regional compliance guarantees
Key features
What it offers	Secure web gateway ZTNA Cloud firewall CASB DLP SD-WAN integration Endpoint security DNS security	Globally distributed cloud fabric Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA 2.0) Cloud Secure Web Gateway Cloud CASB Firewall-as-a-Service (FWaaS) Autonomous DEM Single-pass inspection engine Hybrid workforce security
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	Cloudremote laptopsmobile devicesbranch SD-WAN gateways
Compliance	Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment	SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, FedRAMP Moderate
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	FortiClientFortiGateFortiManagerFortiAuthenticatorFortiAnalyzerFortiGuard	Strata Cloud ManagerOktaMicrosoft Entra IDPing IdentityAWSAzureServiceNow
Industries	EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more	Cross-industryEnterpriseFinancial ServicesRetailTechnologyHealthcare
Regions	GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region	Global
Vendor
Company	Fortinet	Palo Alto Networks
Headquarters	Sunnyvale, California, USA	Santa Clara, California, USA
Company size	10,000+	15,000+
Founded	2000	2005

FortiSASE

by Fortinet

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Prisma Access

by Palo Alto Networks

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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.

Prisma Access

Prisma Access: globally distributed cloud fabric, Zero Trust Network Access and Cloud Secure Web Gateway. Built for hybrid workforce security. Compare SASE alternatives.

Product type

FortiSASE

Secure access service edge platform

Prisma Access

Cloud-Delivered Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)

Best for

FortiSASE

Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providers

Prisma Access

Cross-industry, Enterprise, Financial Services, Retail, Technology, Healthcare

Pricing

Pricing model

FortiSASE

Contact Vendor

Prisma Access

Contact Vendor

Free trial

FortiSASE

Prisma Access

Deployment

Deployment options

FortiSASE

SaaSCloud

Prisma Access

SaaSCloud

Deployment details

FortiSASE

Cloud-delivered SaaS with FortiClient and optional FortiGate/SD-WAN integration; Cloud-delivered SaaS with FortiClient and optional FortiGate/SD-WAN integration

Prisma Access

Cloud SaaS; Cloud-delivered Anycast SASE nodes in 100+ global locations

Data residency

FortiSASE

Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/region

Prisma Access

Multi-region hyperscale cloud fabric with regional compliance guarantees

Key features

What it offers

FortiSASE

Secure web gateway
ZTNA
Cloud firewall
CASB
DLP
SD-WAN integration
Endpoint security
DNS security

Prisma Access

Globally distributed cloud fabric
Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA 2.0)
Cloud Secure Web Gateway
Cloud CASB
Firewall-as-a-Service (FWaaS)
Autonomous DEM
Single-pass inspection engine
Hybrid workforce security

Platform & access

API access

FortiSASE

Prisma Access

Single sign-on (SSO)

FortiSASE

Prisma Access

Role-based access (RBAC)

FortiSASE

Prisma Access

Multi-tenant

FortiSASE

Prisma Access

Mobile app

FortiSASE

Prisma Access

Supported platforms

FortiSASE

Cloud-delivered SaaSFortiClient agentFortiGate and FortiExtender edge devices

Prisma Access

Cloudremote laptopsmobile devicesbranch SD-WAN gateways

Compliance

FortiSASE

Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment

Prisma Access

SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, FedRAMP Moderate

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

FortiSASE

FortiClientFortiGateFortiManagerFortiAuthenticatorFortiAnalyzerFortiGuard

Prisma Access

Strata Cloud ManagerOktaMicrosoft Entra IDPing IdentityAWSAzureServiceNow

Industries

FortiSASE

EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more

Prisma Access

Cross-industryEnterpriseFinancial ServicesRetailTechnologyHealthcare

Regions

FortiSASE

GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region

Prisma Access

Global

Vendor

Company

FortiSASE

Fortinet

Prisma Access

Palo Alto Networks

Headquarters

FortiSASE

Sunnyvale, California, USA

Prisma Access

Santa Clara, California, USA

Company size

FortiSASE

10,000+

Prisma Access

15,000+

Founded

FortiSASE

2000

Prisma Access

2005