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Product	IBM QRadar EDR by IBM View product	FortiEDR by Fortinet View product
Overview
What it is	IBM QRadar EDR from IBM focuses on ransomware protection. Key capabilities: EDR, endpoint security and threat detection. Compare it with the leading EDR alternatives.	FortiEDR by Fortinet: behavior-based detection and endpoint telemetry. Ideal for ransomware defense. Deployment: cloud. See how it compares with top EDR alternatives.
Product type	Endpoint detection and response	Endpoint detection and response platform
Best for	Enterprise, Government, Financial Services, Healthcare	Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providers
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: no	Free trial: no
Deployment
Deployment options	SaaSCloudOn-Premise	CloudOn-Premise
Deployment details	SaaS; On-premises; SaaS; On-premises	Cloud-managed endpoint agent with supported management options; Cloud-managed endpoint agent with supported management options
Data residency	Deployment and region dependent	Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/region
Key features
What it offers	Endpoint detection and response with AI-driven behavioral analysis, automated alert handling and near-real-time remediation. EDR Endpoint security Threat detection Ransomware protection Threat hunting	Behavior-based detection Endpoint telemetry Incident investigation Automated containment Application control Exploit mitigation Ransomware protection Threat hunting
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	WindowsmacOS and supported endpoints	SaaS or on-premises managementWindows, macOS and Linux collectors
Compliance	Deployment and customer requirements vary	Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	Cloudon-premisesMDR	FortiAnalyzerFortiSIEMFortiSOARFortiGateFortiClientFortiNDRFortiSandbox
Industries	EnterpriseGovernmentFinancial ServicesHealthcare	EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more
Regions	Global	GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region
Vendor
Company	IBM	Fortinet
Headquarters	Armonk, New York, USA	Sunnyvale, California, USA
Company size	250,000+	10,000+
Founded	1911	2000

IBM QRadar EDR

by IBM

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FortiEDR

by Fortinet

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Overview

What it is

IBM QRadar EDR

IBM QRadar EDR from IBM focuses on ransomware protection. Key capabilities: EDR, endpoint security and threat detection. Compare it with the leading EDR alternatives.

FortiEDR

FortiEDR by Fortinet: behavior-based detection and endpoint telemetry. Ideal for ransomware defense. Deployment: cloud. See how it compares with top EDR alternatives.

Product type

IBM QRadar EDR

Endpoint detection and response

FortiEDR

Endpoint detection and response platform

Best for

IBM QRadar EDR

Enterprise, Government, Financial Services, Healthcare

FortiEDR

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

Pricing

Pricing model

IBM QRadar EDR

Contact Vendor

FortiEDR

Contact Vendor

Free trial

IBM QRadar EDR

FortiEDR

Deployment

Deployment options

IBM QRadar EDR

SaaSCloudOn-Premise

FortiEDR

CloudOn-Premise

Deployment details

IBM QRadar EDR

SaaS; On-premises; SaaS; On-premises

FortiEDR

Cloud-managed endpoint agent with supported management options; Cloud-managed endpoint agent with supported management options

Data residency

IBM QRadar EDR

Deployment and region dependent

FortiEDR

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

Key features

What it offers

IBM QRadar EDR

Endpoint detection and response with AI-driven behavioral analysis, automated alert handling and near-real-time remediation.
EDR
Endpoint security
Threat detection
Ransomware protection
Threat hunting

FortiEDR

Behavior-based detection
Endpoint telemetry
Incident investigation
Automated containment
Application control
Exploit mitigation
Ransomware protection
Threat hunting

Platform & access

API access

IBM QRadar EDR

FortiEDR

Single sign-on (SSO)

IBM QRadar EDR

FortiEDR

Role-based access (RBAC)

IBM QRadar EDR

FortiEDR

Multi-tenant

IBM QRadar EDR

FortiEDR

Mobile app

IBM QRadar EDR

FortiEDR

Supported platforms

IBM QRadar EDR

WindowsmacOS and supported endpoints

FortiEDR

SaaS or on-premises managementWindows, macOS and Linux collectors

Compliance

IBM QRadar EDR

Deployment and customer requirements vary

FortiEDR

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

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

IBM QRadar EDR

Cloudon-premisesMDR

FortiEDR

FortiAnalyzerFortiSIEMFortiSOARFortiGateFortiClientFortiNDRFortiSandbox

Industries

IBM QRadar EDR

EnterpriseGovernmentFinancial ServicesHealthcare

FortiEDR

EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more

Regions

IBM QRadar EDR

Global

FortiEDR

GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region

Vendor

Company

IBM QRadar EDR

IBM

FortiEDR

Fortinet

Headquarters

IBM QRadar EDR

Armonk, New York, USA

FortiEDR

Sunnyvale, California, USA

Company size

IBM QRadar EDR

250,000+

FortiEDR

10,000+

Founded

IBM QRadar EDR

1911

FortiEDR

2000