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Product	Fortra SWG by Fortra View product	Webroot DNS Protection by Webroot View product
Overview
What it is	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.	Webroot DNS Protection from Webroot focuses on secure web browsing. Key capabilities: DNS leak prevention. Compare it with the leading SWG alternatives.
Product type	Secure Web Gateway & Cloud Threat Filter	Cloud Secure Web Gateway (SWG) & DNS Filtering Service
Best for	Government, Healthcare, Education, Financial Services, Public Sector, Enterprise IT	Managed Service Providers (MSPs), SMBs, Education, Retail, Healthcare, Financial Services
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: yes	Free trial: yes
Deployment
Deployment options	SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise	SaaSCloudOn-Premise
Deployment details	Cloud SaaS; Virtual Appliance; Hybrid; Cloud SaaS; Virtual Appliance; On-Premises Proxy	Cloud SaaS / Agent / Network Edge; Cloud SaaS / Endpoint DNS agent / Network DNS
Data residency	Regional cloud nodes; On-premises appliance sovereignty	Global Anycast DNS network
Key features
What it offers	Real-time URL filtering SSL/TLS decryption Deep Content Inspection Inline file sanitization Acceptable use policy enforcement Bandwidth governance Web malware blocking SSL inspection	Predictive DNS threat blocking BrightCloud domain categorization Content and category filtering Roaming laptop protection DNS leak prevention Multi-tenant administration Secure web browsing Malicious domain blocking
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	Corporate EndpointsBranch OfficesRemote Workforces	WindowsmacOSCorporate LAN/WAN networks
Compliance	ISO 27001SOC 2 Type IIGDPRHIPAAPCI-DSS	SOC 2HIPAACIPA
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	Microsoft Entra IDActive DirectoryFortra Data ClassificationSplunkQRadar	Webroot Endpoint AgentActive DirectoryRouter/DHCP DNS forwarders
Industries	GovernmentHealthcareEducationFinancial ServicesPublic SectorEnterprise IT	Managed Service Providers (MSPs)SMBsEducationRetailHealthcareFinancial Services
Regions	Global regional nodes	Global
Vendor
Company	Fortra	Webroot
Headquarters	Eden Prairie, Minnesota, USA	Broomfield, Colorado, USA
Company size	3,000+	20,000+ (parent: OpenText)
Founded	1984	1997

Fortra SWG

by Fortra

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Webroot DNS Protection

by Webroot

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Overview

What it is

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.

Webroot DNS Protection

Webroot DNS Protection from Webroot focuses on secure web browsing. Key capabilities: DNS leak prevention. Compare it with the leading SWG alternatives.

Product type

Fortra SWG

Secure Web Gateway & Cloud Threat Filter

Webroot DNS Protection

Cloud Secure Web Gateway (SWG) & DNS Filtering Service

Best for

Fortra SWG

Government, Healthcare, Education, Financial Services, Public Sector, Enterprise IT

Webroot DNS Protection

Managed Service Providers (MSPs), SMBs, Education, Retail, Healthcare, Financial Services

Pricing

Pricing model

Fortra SWG

Contact Vendor

Webroot DNS Protection

Contact Vendor

Free trial

Fortra SWG

Webroot DNS Protection

Deployment

Deployment options

Fortra SWG

SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise

Webroot DNS Protection

SaaSCloudOn-Premise

Deployment details

Fortra SWG

Cloud SaaS; Virtual Appliance; Hybrid; Cloud SaaS; Virtual Appliance; On-Premises Proxy

Webroot DNS Protection

Cloud SaaS / Agent / Network Edge; Cloud SaaS / Endpoint DNS agent / Network DNS

Data residency

Fortra SWG

Regional cloud nodes; On-premises appliance sovereignty

Webroot DNS Protection

Global Anycast DNS network

Key features

What it offers

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

Webroot DNS Protection

Predictive DNS threat blocking
BrightCloud domain categorization
Content and category filtering
Roaming laptop protection
DNS leak prevention
Multi-tenant administration
Secure web browsing
Malicious domain blocking

Platform & access

API access

Fortra SWG

Webroot DNS Protection

Single sign-on (SSO)

Fortra SWG

Webroot DNS Protection

Role-based access (RBAC)

Fortra SWG

Webroot DNS Protection

Multi-tenant

Fortra SWG

Webroot DNS Protection

Mobile app

Fortra SWG

Webroot DNS Protection

Supported platforms

Fortra SWG

Corporate EndpointsBranch OfficesRemote Workforces

Webroot DNS Protection

WindowsmacOSCorporate LAN/WAN networks

Compliance

Fortra SWG

ISO 27001SOC 2 Type IIGDPRHIPAAPCI-DSS

Webroot DNS Protection

SOC 2HIPAACIPA

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Fortra SWG

Microsoft Entra IDActive DirectoryFortra Data ClassificationSplunkQRadar

Webroot DNS Protection

Webroot Endpoint AgentActive DirectoryRouter/DHCP DNS forwarders

Industries

Fortra SWG

GovernmentHealthcareEducationFinancial ServicesPublic SectorEnterprise IT

Webroot DNS Protection

Managed Service Providers (MSPs)SMBsEducationRetailHealthcareFinancial Services

Regions

Fortra SWG

Global regional nodes

Webroot DNS Protection

Global

Vendor

Company

Fortra SWG

Fortra

Webroot DNS Protection

Webroot

Headquarters

Fortra SWG

Eden Prairie, Minnesota, USA

Webroot DNS Protection

Broomfield, Colorado, USA

Company size

Fortra SWG

3,000+

Webroot DNS Protection

20,000+ (parent: OpenText)

Founded

Fortra SWG

1984

Webroot DNS Protection

1997