Competitive Report

Fortinet vs Palo Alto Networks

FortiGate 601E: 2 x 10GE SFP+ slots, 10 x GE RJ45 ports (including 1 x MGMT port, 1 X HA port, 8
x switch ports), 8 x GE SFP slots, SPU NP6 and CP9 hardware accelerated, 2x 240GB onboard
SSD storage

FortiGate 1100E: 2x 40GE QSFP+ slots , 4x 25GE SFP28 slots, 4x 10GE SFP+ slots, 8x GE SFP
slots, 18x GE RJ45 ports (including 16x ports, 2x management/HA ports) SPU NP6 and CP9
hardware accelerated, and 2 AC power supplies

PA 3260 (HW Only)

Generated on February 16, 2021

Vendors

Fortinet Palo Alto Networks

Fortinet is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. It develops and markets Palo Alto Networks, Inc. is an American multinational
cybersecurity software and appliances and services, such as firewalls, anti-virus, intrusion prevention and endpoint cybersecurity company with headquarters in Santa
security. Fortinet was founded in 2000 by brothers Ken and Michael Xie. Clara, California. Its core products are a platform that
includes advanced firewalls and cloud-based offerings
Subsidiaries: ZoneFox, Accelops, Bradford Networks, Inc., MORE that extend those firewalls to cover other aspects of
security.
Summary
Competitive Information
From the start, the Fortinet vision has been to deliver broad, truly integrated, high-performance security across the IT
infrastructure. • Compare certification
• Blurb about nss results
We provide top-rated network and content security, as well as secure access products that share intelligence and work
together to form a cooperative fabric. Our unique Security Fabric combines Security Processors, an intuitive operating
system, and applied threat intelligence to give you proven security, exceptional performance, and better visibility and
control--while providing easier administration. The Fortinet Security Fabric delivers a unified approach that is broad,
integrated, and automated. Reduce and manage the attack surface through integrated broad visibility, stop advanced
threats through integrated AI-driven breach prevention, and reduce complexity through automated operations and
orchestration.

Our flagship enterprise firewall platform, FortiGate, is available in a wide range of sizes and form factors to fit any
environment and provides a broad array of next-generation security and networking functions. Complementary products
can be deployed with a FortiGate to enable a simplified, end-to-end security infrastructure covering:

• Network Security - Protect the entire attack surface from headquarters to branch offices with advanced security.
• Multi-Cloud Security - Complete visibility and control across the cloud that enables secure applications and
connectivity.
• Secure Access - Deliver secure application, device access, and management without compromising
performance and speed.
• Security Operations - Implement advanced threat intelligence to detect, prevent, and respond sophisticated
malware and improve security awareness.
• Network Operations - Leverage a smart security strategy that prioritizes automation-driven network operations
that spots and prevents network breaches.
• Endpoint and Device Protection - Proactive protection, visibility, and control for all endpoints and devices across
the network.
• Application Security - Protect critical business web applications with an integrated set of products to thwart
advanced threats.

Our market position and solution effectiveness have been widely validated by industry analysts, independent testing labs,
business organizations, and media outlets worldwide. We are proud to count the majority of Fortune 500 companies
among our satisfied customers.
Product Comparison

$37.8 K

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10 Gbps
$9.2 K
8 Gbps
8000
7 Gbps 7.1 Gbps

4.8 Gbps
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1.66 Gbps

FortiGate 601E FortiGate 1100E PA 3260 (HW Only)

List Price Threat Prevention SSL/TLS

FortiGate 601E FortiGate 1100E PA 3260 (HW Only)

Company Fortinet Fortinet Palo Alto Networks

Technologies Secure Web Gateway, NGFW, Firewall, VPN NGFW

Bundle 2 x 10GE SFP+ slots, 10 x GE RJ45 ports 2x 40GE QSFP+ slots , 4x 25GE SFP28 slots, No bundle
(including 1 x MGMT port, 1 X HA port, 8 x 4x 10GE SFP+ slots, 8x GE SFP slots, 18x
switch ports), 8 x GE SFP slots, SPU NP6 GE RJ45 ports (including 16x ports, 2x
and CP9 hardware accelerated, 2x 240GB management/HA ports) SPU NP6 and CP9
onboard SSD storage hardware accelerated, and 2 AC power
supplies

Certifications NSS Labs Security Effectiveness for NGFW -- ICSA Firewall Only; NSS Labs NGFW
2017: 99.48%, BDS 99.1%, IPS 99.72%%, 2014 Failed Evastion Testing, ~92%
ICSA (Firewall, IPSec, SSL, Antivirus, Security Effectiveness, and IPS,
NIPS, Antispam), IPv6; VB 100 96%, AV Cyber Threat Alliance Member
Comparative 98.3%, Cyber Threat Alliance

Price $9,200.00 $25,000.00 $37,800.00

Hardware 2 x 10GE SFP+ slots, 10 x GE RJ45 ports 2 x 40GE QSFP+ slots , 4x 25GE SFP28 1U (12) 10/100/1000, (8) 1G/10G
(including 1 x MGMT port, 1 X HA port, 8 x slots, 4 x 10GE SFP+ slots, 8 x 1GE SFP SFP/SFP+, (4) 40G QSFP+
switch ports), 8 x GE SFP slots, SPU NP6 slots, 18 x GE RJ45 ports (including 16 x
and CP9 hardware accelerated ports, 2 x management ports)

Application Over 5,800 Application Control Rules, Over Over 5,800 Application Control Rules, Over ~ 3,200 applications supported
Control 3,300 application signatures 3,300 application signatures

Data Loss Network based DLP Network based DLP Partial

Prevention
 FortiGate 601E FortiGate 1100E PA 3260 (HW Only)

Firewall 36 Gbps 80 Gbps 8.8 Gbps

Performance
(Mbps)

Next Generation 9.5 Gbps 9.8 Gbps --

Firewall
Performance
(Mbps)

Threat Prevention 7 Gbps 7.1 Gbps 4.8 Gbps

Performance
(Mbps)

IPS Performance 10 Gbps 12.5 Gbps --

(Mbps)

Sessions 8,000,000 8,000,000 3,000,000

New Sessions 450,000 500,000 105,000

(CPS)

Users Supported Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited

SSL Inspection 8 Gbps 10 Gbps 1.66 Gbps

Performance
(Mbps)

IPSec 20 Gbps 48 Gbps 5 Gbps

Performance
(Mbps)

SSL VPN 7 Gbps 8.4 Gbps --

Performance
(Mbps)

VPN Tunnels 2,000 20,000 6,000

Virtual Domain 10/10 10/250 1, license up to 6

(Default/Max)

Antispam Optional license Optional license Not Supported

Content (URL) Web Filtering categories are organized into Web Filtering categories are organized into 6 86 categories, Two type off web
Filtering 6 main groups with 78 Categories, 250 main groups with 78 Categories, 250 million filtering offered. One is the PANDB
million rated websites, 310,000 malicious rated websites, 310,000 malicious websites and the other is the OEM from
websites accessed blocked per minute, 1 accessed blocked per minute, 1 million new Webroot/BrightCloud. PAN does not
million new URL rated per week URL rated per week have control of the BrightCloud

Total Storage 480 GB -- --

(MB)

High Availability -- Active-Active, Active-Passive, Clustering Active/Passive and Active/Active