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| Product | Netgate 4200 by Netgate View product | FortiGate by Fortinet View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Netgate 4200 is a desktop firewall appliance with pfsense plus from Netgate. Learn how it supports VPN, what features stand out and which Firewall tools compete. | FortiGate helps teams with network firewalling. Explore features like firewall, IPS and application control, cloud deployment and the closest Firewall competitors. |
| Product type | Desktop Firewall Appliance with pfSense Plus | Next-generation firewall and secure networking platform |
| Best for | Small Business, Branch Offices, SOHO | 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 | On-Premise | Cloud |
| Deployment details | Hardware Appliance; pfSense Plus; Desktop hardware appliance | Physical appliance, virtual machine, cloud marketplace and FortiGate-as-a-Service; Physical appliance, virtual machine, cloud marketplace and FortiGate-as-a-Service |
| Data residency | Global | Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/region |
| 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 | Small business networksBranch officesEdge routing | Hardware applianceVMware ESXiMicrosoft Hyper-VKVMNutanix AHVAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud+2 more |
| Compliance | FCCCERoHSUL | Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | pfSense PlusRADIUSSnortSuricata | FortiManagerFortiAnalyzerFortiClientFortiAuthenticatorFortiNACFortiSandboxFortiGuardFortiSwitch+1 more |
| Industries | Small BusinessBranch OfficesSOHO | EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more |
| Regions | Global | GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Netgate | Fortinet |
| Headquarters | Austin, Texas, USA | Sunnyvale, California, USA |
| Company size | 201-500 | 10,000+ |
| Founded | 2000 | 2000 |
Overview
What it is
Netgate 4200
Netgate 4200 is a desktop firewall appliance with pfsense plus from Netgate. Learn how it supports VPN, what features stand out and which Firewall tools compete.FortiGate
FortiGate helps teams with network firewalling. Explore features like firewall, IPS and application control, cloud deployment and the closest Firewall competitors.Product type
Netgate 4200
Desktop Firewall Appliance with pfSense PlusFortiGate
Next-generation firewall and secure networking platformBest for
Netgate 4200
Small Business, Branch Offices, SOHOFortiGate
Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providersPricing
Pricing model
Netgate 4200
Contact VendorFortiGate
Contact VendorFree trial
Netgate 4200
Free trial: noFortiGate
Free trial: noDeployment
Deployment options
Netgate 4200
On-Premise
FortiGate
Cloud
Deployment details
Netgate 4200
Hardware Appliance; pfSense Plus; Desktop hardware applianceFortiGate
Physical appliance, virtual machine, cloud marketplace and FortiGate-as-a-Service; Physical appliance, virtual machine, cloud marketplace and FortiGate-as-a-ServiceData residency
Netgate 4200
GlobalFortiGate
Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/regionKey features
What it offers
Netgate 4200
- pfSense Plus software
- 4x 2.5 GbE ports
- Firewall throughput up to 18 Gbps
- Encrypted IPsec/WireGuard VPN
- Firewall / NGFW
- Network Security
- VPN
FortiGate
- Firewall
- IPS
- Application control
- Antivirus
- SSL inspection
- VPN
- SD-WAN
- Web filtering
Platform & access
API access
Netgate 4200
API access: yesFortiGate
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Netgate 4200
SSO: yesFortiGate
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Netgate 4200
RBAC: yesFortiGate
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Netgate 4200
Multi-tenant: yesFortiGate
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Netgate 4200
Mobile app: noFortiGate
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Netgate 4200
Small business networksBranch officesEdge routing
FortiGate
Hardware applianceVMware ESXiMicrosoft Hyper-VKVMNutanix AHVAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud+2 more
Compliance
Netgate 4200
FCCCERoHSUL
FortiGate
Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Netgate 4200
pfSense PlusRADIUSSnortSuricata
FortiGate
FortiManagerFortiAnalyzerFortiClientFortiAuthenticatorFortiNACFortiSandboxFortiGuardFortiSwitch+1 more
Industries
Netgate 4200
Small BusinessBranch OfficesSOHO
FortiGate
EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more
Regions
Netgate 4200
Global
FortiGate
GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region
Vendor
Company
Netgate 4200
NetgateFortiGate
FortinetHeadquarters
Netgate 4200
Austin, Texas, USAFortiGate
Sunnyvale, California, USACompany size
Netgate 4200
201-500FortiGate
10,000+Founded
Netgate 4200
2000FortiGate
2000