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| Product | Palo Alto IoT Security View product | Forescout Platform by Forescout View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Palo Alto IoT Security delivers behavioral anomaly detection for medical IoT protection. Explore its IoT Security capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors. | Forescout Platform offers agentless device discovery and multi-vendor network access control. Use it for agentless asset discovery. See Network Security alternatives. |
| Product type | AI-Powered IoT & OT Security Solution | Unified Device Visibility, Network Access Control & Segmentation Platform |
| Best for | Healthcare, Manufacturing, Smart Buildings, Cross-industry, Industrial Manufacturing, Smart Facilities, Financial, Energy | Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Manufacturing, Energy, Retail, Critical Infrastructure |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: no |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | Cloud | SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Cloud-delivered subscription on NGFW / Prisma Access; Cloud-delivered subscription leveraging existing NGFWs as sensors | Cloud SaaS; On-premises; Hybrid; On-premises appliances; Virtual appliances; Cloud-hosted management; Hybrid |
| Data residency | In-line traffic metadata processed via regional cloud analytics | United States; European Union; On-premises customer data |
| 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 | Hardware NGFWsVM-Seriesenterprise network segments | IT endpointsIoT devicesIoMT medical equipmentOT/ICS controllersCloud workloads |
| Compliance | HIPAA, MDR, FDA cybersecurity guidance compliance, SOC 2 | ISO 27001SOC 2 Type IIHIPAAPCI DSSNERC CIPCommon Criteria |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Palo Alto NGFWPrisma AccessCisco ISEAruba ClearPassServiceNowSplunk | Palo Alto NetworksCiscoServiceNowSplunkCrowdStrikeMicrosoft Defender |
| Industries | HealthcareManufacturingSmart BuildingsCross-industryIndustrial ManufacturingSmart Facilities+2 more | Financial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentManufacturingEnergyRetail+1 more |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Palo Alto Networks | Forescout |
| Headquarters | Santa Clara, California, USA | San Jose, California, USA |
| Company size | 15,000+ | 1,000+ |
| Founded | 2005 | 2000 |
Overview
What it is
Palo Alto IoT Security
Palo Alto IoT Security delivers behavioral anomaly detection for medical IoT protection. Explore its IoT Security capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors.Forescout Platform
Forescout Platform offers agentless device discovery and multi-vendor network access control. Use it for agentless asset discovery. See Network Security alternatives.Product type
Palo Alto IoT Security
AI-Powered IoT & OT Security SolutionForescout Platform
Unified Device Visibility, Network Access Control & Segmentation PlatformBest for
Palo Alto IoT Security
Healthcare, Manufacturing, Smart Buildings, Cross-industry, Industrial Manufacturing, Smart Facilities, Financial, EnergyForescout Platform
Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Manufacturing, Energy, Retail, Critical InfrastructurePricing
Pricing model
Palo Alto IoT Security
Contact VendorForescout Platform
Contact VendorFree trial
Palo Alto IoT Security
Free trial: yesForescout Platform
Free trial: noDeployment
Deployment options
Palo Alto IoT Security
Forescout Platform
Deployment details
Palo Alto IoT Security
Cloud-delivered subscription on NGFW / Prisma Access; Cloud-delivered subscription leveraging existing NGFWs as sensorsForescout Platform
Cloud SaaS; On-premises; Hybrid; On-premises appliances; Virtual appliances; Cloud-hosted management; HybridData residency
Palo Alto IoT Security
In-line traffic metadata processed via regional cloud analyticsForescout Platform
United States; European Union; On-premises customer dataKey features
What it offers
Palo Alto IoT Security
- Passive network device discovery
- Machine-learning asset profiling
- Automated vulnerability assessment
- Zero trust policy recommendation
- Behavioral anomaly detection
- Medical device protocol analysis
- Medical IoT protection
- Unmanaged device visibility
Forescout Platform
- Agentless device discovery
- Multi-vendor network access control
- Automated microsegmentation
- Continuous posture assessment
- Dynamic threat containment
- Unified IT/IoT/OT inventory
- Agentless asset discovery
- Zero-trust network access control
Platform & access
API access
Palo Alto IoT Security
API access: yesForescout Platform
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Palo Alto IoT Security
SSO: yesForescout Platform
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Palo Alto IoT Security
RBAC: yesForescout Platform
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Palo Alto IoT Security
Multi-tenant: yesForescout Platform
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Palo Alto IoT Security
Mobile app: noForescout Platform
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Palo Alto IoT Security
Forescout Platform
Compliance
Palo Alto IoT Security
Forescout Platform
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Palo Alto IoT Security
Forescout Platform
Industries
Palo Alto IoT Security
Forescout Platform
Regions
Palo Alto IoT Security
Forescout Platform
Vendor
Company
Palo Alto IoT Security
Palo Alto NetworksForescout Platform
ForescoutHeadquarters
Palo Alto IoT Security
Santa Clara, California, USAForescout Platform
San Jose, California, USACompany size
Palo Alto IoT Security
15,000+Forescout Platform
1,000+Founded
Palo Alto IoT Security
2005Forescout Platform
2000