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| Product | Symantec Web Protection by Broadcom View product | Fortra SWG by Fortra View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Symantec Web Protection offers secure web gateway proxy and high-speed SSL/TLS inspection. Use it for corporate web filtering. See Web Security alternatives. | 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. |
| Product type | Secure Web Gateway & Web Isolation Platform | Secure Web Gateway & Cloud Threat Filter |
| Best for | Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Retail, Enterprise, Education | Government, Healthcare, Education, Financial Services, Public Sector, Enterprise IT |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise | SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Cloud SaaS / Hardware Appliance / Hybrid; Cloud SaaS; Hardware Appliance (ProxySG); Hybrid | Cloud SaaS; Virtual Appliance; Hybrid; Cloud SaaS; Virtual Appliance; On-Premises Proxy |
| Data residency | Global cloud edge locations; On-premises appliances | Regional cloud nodes; On-premises appliance sovereignty |
| 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 | Enterprise EndpointsNetwork EdgeCloud SASE Edge | Corporate EndpointsBranch OfficesRemote Workforces |
| Compliance | GDPRHIPAAPCI-DSSISO/IEC 27001CIPASOC 2 | ISO 27001SOC 2 Type IIGDPRHIPAAPCI-DSS |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Symantec DLPMicrosoft Entra IDActive DirectoryOktaCisco SD-WANSplunk | Microsoft Entra IDActive DirectoryFortra Data ClassificationSplunkQRadar |
| Industries | Financial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentRetailEnterpriseEducation | GovernmentHealthcareEducationFinancial ServicesPublic SectorEnterprise IT |
| Regions | GlobalMulti-region edge | Global regional nodes |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Broadcom | Fortra |
| Headquarters | Palo Alto, California, USA | Eden Prairie, Minnesota, USA |
| Company size | 10,001+ | 3,000+ |
| Founded | 1961 | 1984 |
Overview
What it is
Symantec Web Protection
Symantec Web Protection offers secure web gateway proxy and high-speed SSL/TLS inspection. Use it for corporate web filtering. See Web Security alternatives.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.Product type
Symantec Web Protection
Secure Web Gateway & Web Isolation PlatformFortra SWG
Secure Web Gateway & Cloud Threat FilterBest for
Symantec Web Protection
Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Retail, Enterprise, EducationFortra SWG
Government, Healthcare, Education, Financial Services, Public Sector, Enterprise ITPricing
Pricing model
Symantec Web Protection
Contact VendorFortra SWG
Contact VendorFree trial
Symantec Web Protection
Free trial: yesFortra SWG
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Symantec Web Protection
Fortra SWG
Deployment details
Symantec Web Protection
Cloud SaaS / Hardware Appliance / Hybrid; Cloud SaaS; Hardware Appliance (ProxySG); HybridFortra SWG
Cloud SaaS; Virtual Appliance; Hybrid; Cloud SaaS; Virtual Appliance; On-Premises ProxyData residency
Symantec Web Protection
Global cloud edge locations; On-premises appliancesFortra SWG
Regional cloud nodes; On-premises appliance sovereigntyKey features
What it offers
Symantec Web Protection
- Secure web gateway proxy
- High-speed SSL/TLS inspection
- Remote browser isolation
- Integrated Symantec DLP
- URL category filtering
- Global Intelligence sync
- Corporate web filtering
- Encrypted SSL inspection
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
Platform & access
API access
Symantec Web Protection
API access: yesFortra SWG
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Symantec Web Protection
SSO: yesFortra SWG
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Symantec Web Protection
RBAC: yesFortra SWG
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Symantec Web Protection
Multi-tenant: yesFortra SWG
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Symantec Web Protection
Mobile app: noFortra SWG
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Symantec Web Protection
Fortra SWG
Compliance
Symantec Web Protection
Fortra SWG
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Symantec Web Protection
Fortra SWG
Industries
Symantec Web Protection
Fortra SWG
Regions
Symantec Web Protection
Fortra SWG
Vendor
Company
Symantec Web Protection
BroadcomFortra SWG
FortraHeadquarters
Symantec Web Protection
Palo Alto, California, USAFortra SWG
Eden Prairie, Minnesota, USACompany size
Symantec Web Protection
10,001+Fortra SWG
3,000+Founded
Symantec Web Protection
1961Fortra SWG
1984