Top Fortinet SASE Alternatives and Competitors
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SASE is the future of converged security and networking. From ZTNA, SWG to cloud-delivered NGFW, the Fortinet platform provides complete readiness for embracing SASE. SASE Solution - Cloud Delivered Security for Distributed Networks
Common Features
Secure Web Gateway (SWG) | Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) | Zero Trust | SD-WAN | Firewall as a Service (FWaaS) | Data Analytics / BI / AI | Web Application and API Protection (WAAP) | Remote Browser Isolation (RBI) | Network Sandboxes | Viable Alternative VS Traditional MPLS | Enablement for Security Teams
33.6
Composite
Score
+95
Emotional
Footprint
48
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Best Alternatives and Competitors to Fortinet SASE
Compare how Fortinet SASE stacks up to the competition in the areas that matter most to real users to short list options that will best fit your business needs.

Cisco Systems
Cisco Umbrella
34.6
Composite
Score
+93
Emotional
Footprint
67
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Compared to Fortinet SASE, Cisco Umbrella is:
Easier to Implement
Easier to Customize
Less Inspiring
Less Transparent
Less Respectful
Less Innovative
Cisco Umbrella offers flexible, cloud-delivered security when and how you need it. It combines multiple security functions into one solution, so you can extend protection to devices, remote users, and distributed locations anywhere.

Netskope
Netskope One
25.7
Composite
Score
+95
Emotional
Footprint
24
Reviews
Reviews Say
Compared to Fortinet SASE, Netskope One is:
More Caring
Better at Integrating
Less Transparent
Less Reliable
Harder to Customize
Worse at Support
Netskope One is a cloud-native platform that offers converged security and networking services to enable your Secure Access Services Edge (SASE) and Zero Trust transformation. Using its patented Zero Trust Engine, Intelligent Security Services Edge (SSE) components, and the NewEdge network, Netskope One makes it easy for you to defend your business and protect your valuable data while delivering a phenomenal user experience.

CloudFlare
Cloudflare
23.3
Composite
Score
+96
Emotional
Footprint
80
Reviews
Reviews Say
Compared to Fortinet SASE, Cloudflare is:
More Caring
Easier to Use
Better at Integrating
More Efficient
Less Respectful
Less Reliable
Cloudflare is a global network designed to make everything you connect to the Internet secure, private, fast, and reliable. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare have all traffic routed through its intelligent global network, which gets smarter with each new site added. As a result, they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks.

ADAMnetworks
adam:ONE
23.3
Composite
Score
+97
Emotional
Footprint
40
Reviews
Reviews Say
Compared to Fortinet SASE, adam:ONE is:
Better at Training
More Caring
Better at Support
Easier to Implement
Easier to Customize
Easier to Use
adam:ONE® is a SASE solution focused on Zero Trust connectivity at each network edge. It is compatible with all types of IP network deployments, on-premise or cloud-centric. The system functions without agents, tunnels, proxies or the need to break encryption and is thus also effective for OT. Some of the core elements are: dynamic machine driven allowlisting; egress control by preventing traffic that did not originate with a permitted DNS query, using Don’t Talk to Strangers (DTTS)® and threat intelligence aggregation (DNSharmony®).
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Zscaler, Inc.
Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange
20.5
Composite
Score
+85
Emotional
Footprint
26
Reviews
Reviews Say
Compared to Fortinet SASE, Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange is:
Easier to Use
Less Efficient
Less Inspiring
Less Respectful
Less Caring
Less Innovative
As cyberattacks become more sophisticated and users work from anywhere, the hub-and-spoke networks and perimeter security we once relied on—VPNs and firewalls—fail to provide strong cyber and data protection and deliver poor user experience. Stretching your network like this enables cybercriminals to attack and compromise sensitive data.
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