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
8.5
Composite
Score
+95
Emotional
Footprint
46
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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.

CloudFlare
Cloudflare
8.8
Composite
Score
+95
Emotional
Footprint
77
Reviews
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Compared to Fortinet SASE, Cloudflare is:
More Caring
More Innovative
More Efficient
Less Respectful
Less Inspiring
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.

Cisco Systems
Cisco Umbrella
8.8
Composite
Score
+93
Emotional
Footprint
62
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Compared to Fortinet SASE, Cisco Umbrella is:
Easier to Implement
Easier to Customize
Better at Integrating
Less Inspiring
Less Innovative
Less Respectful
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.

ADAMnetworks
adam:ONE
8.4
Composite
Score
+95
Emotional
Footprint
35
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Reviews Say
Compared to Fortinet SASE, adam:ONE is:
Better at Training
More Caring
Easier to Implement
Better at Support
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®).

Aruba Networks
Aruba EdgeConnect
7.9
Composite
Score
+98
Emotional
Footprint
23
Reviews
Reviews Say
Compared to Fortinet SASE, Aruba EdgeConnect is:
Easier to Implement
Easier to Use
Better at Training
More Caring
Better at Integrating
Less Reliable
Aruba Edge-to-Cloud Security for the Intelligent Edge. Full visibility, control, and enforcement with a built-in foundation for Zero Trust and SASE frameworks.
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Zscaler
Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange
7.9
Composite
Score
+85
Emotional
Footprint
24
Reviews
Reviews Say
Compared to Fortinet SASE, Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange is:
Easier to Implement
Less Efficient
Less Respectful
Less Caring
Less Inspiring
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.

CATO Networks
Cato SASE Cloud
7.8
Composite
Score
+99
Emotional
Footprint
17
Reviews
Reviews Say
Compared to Fortinet SASE, Cato SASE Cloud is:
Better at Training
More Transparent
More Caring
More Efficient
More Innovative
Harder to Customize
Cato SASE cloud is a global converged cloud-native service that securely and optimally connects all branches, datacenters, people, and clouds. Cato can be gradually deployed to replace or augment legacy network services and security point solutions.
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Broadcom
VeloCloud SASE
7.7
Composite
Score
+94
Emotional
Footprint
21
Reviews
Reviews Say
Compared to Fortinet SASE, VeloCloud SASE is:
Better at Training
Easier to Implement
Easier to Customize
Better at Integrating
Better at Support
Less Inspiring
VeloCloud SASE (formerly VMware SASE) uses a cloud-first approach with integrated AI and ML to deliver better user experience, tighter security, and operational simplicity. Using the centralized VeloCloud SD-WAN Orchestrator the solution reduces the operational burden of managing branch and remote access connectivity. Customers have the flexibility to deploy security in the cloud or at the edge (branch) to protect all traffic patterns on all ports and protocols. The components of SASE include: VeloCloud SD-WAN, VeloCloud SD Access, and Symantec SSE.

Palo Alto Networks
Prisma SASE
7.7
Composite
Score
+97
Emotional
Footprint
23
Reviews
Reviews Say
Compared to Fortinet SASE, Prisma SASE is:
More Caring
Better at Support
More Efficient
Worse at Integrating
Harder to Implement
Harder to Use
Prisma SASE is the secure foundation for agile, cloud-enabled organizations. Prisma SASE converges best-of-breed security with best-of-breed next-gen SD-WAN into the cloud-delivered platform. It consolidates multiple point products, including ZTNA, Cloud SWG, CASB, FWaaS, and SD-WAN, into a single integrated service, reducing network and security complexity while increasing organizational agility. Prisma SASE secures all apps used by your hybrid workforce, regardless of whether users are remote, mobile, or working from a branch office. Our proven cloud-delivered security services leverage ML-powered threat prevention.

Lookout Inc
Lookout Secure Access Service Edge
7.1
Composite
Score
+84
Emotional
Footprint
20
Reviews
Reviews Say
Compared to Fortinet SASE, Lookout Secure Access Service Edge is:
Less Inspiring
Less Caring
Less Innovative
Less Respectful
Worse at Support
Less Transparent
With users everywhere and apps and data in the cloud, work no longer occurs in designated locations. But this means the legacy perimeter is insufficient. To protect anywhere, anytime access to apps and data, you need security that is software-defined and cloud-delivered in order to regain the visibility and controls you once had.
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