Alternatives and competitors

Sites like Fortinet

The 20 closest network security alternatives to Fortinet, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 11 technologies behind it.

Looking for an alternative to Fortinet? The closest matches are SonicWall, Check Point and Palo Alto Networks. We match sites by what they actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Vote on each alternative and leave a short note to help the next person choose.

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01 · Entity

About Fortinet

Fortinet fortinet.com

Wikidata: network security corporation

Top 10K · #3,057 11 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026

Summary by Claude

Fortinet develops and sells network security hardware and software, including next-generation firewalls, endpoint protection, intrusion prevention, secure SD-WAN and SASE services.

Who it’s for
Enterprises, service providers, government organizations
Business model
Hardware sales, software licenses and subscriptions

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

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ESETForterSophosThreatLockerF5CiscoNetgatePalo Alto NetworksCheck PointSonicWall

03 · Nearest neighbours

Alternatives to Fortinet

Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to Fortinet, thumbs down if it isn’t.

We can’t read fortinet.com’s homepage (robots.txt disallows our crawler), so it’s compared on what Wikidata and Wikipedia say about it.

  1. 01
    SonicWall sonicwall.com Top 10K

    cybersecurity company

  2. 02
    Check Point checkpoint.com Top 1K English

    Check Point Software: Leader in Cyber Security Solutions

    Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. is a leading provider of cyber security solutions to corporate enterprises and governments globally.

  3. 03
    Palo Alto Networks paloaltonetworks.com Top 1K English

    Leader in Cybersecurity Protection & Software for the Modern Enterprises - Palo Alto Networks

    Implement Zero Trust, Secure your Network, Cloud workloads, Hybrid Workforce, Leverage Threat Intelligence & Security Consulting. Cybersecurity Services & Education for CISO’s, Head of Infrastructure, Network Security Engineers, Cloud Architects & SOC Managers

  4. 04
    Netgate netgate.com Top 10K English

    Netgate | Firewall, VPN and Routing Solutions

    Netgate is an open-source driven secure networking company that provides appliance and software-based firewall, VPN and routing solutions including pfSense

  5. 05
    Cisco cisco.com Top 1K English

    AI Infrastructure, Secure Networking, and Software Solutions - Cisco

    Cisco is a worldwide technology leader powering an inclusive future for all. Learn more about our products, services, solutions, and innovations.

  6. 06
    WatchGuard watchguard.com Top 10K English

    WatchGuard | Comprehensive Cybersecurity Solutions

    Award-winning solutions that are easy to deploy and manage, making enterprise-grade security accessible to any organization regardless of size or expertise.

  7. 07
    F5 f5.com Top 100 English

    Hybrid Multicloud App Security & Delivery for the AI Era | F5

    Unified delivery & security for applications, APIs, & AI workloads across any infrastructure, trusted by 85% of the Fortune 500. Secure your digital ecosystem.

  8. 08
    Cato Networks catonetworks.com Top 10K

    Israeli network security company

  9. 09
    ThreatLocker threatlocker.com Top 10K English

    Enterprise Cybersecurity Solutions | ThreatLocker

    A Zero Trust cybersecurity solutions platform, ThreatLocker delivers world-class enterprise security software and solutions worldwide.

  10. 10
    bsclink.cn Top 10K Chinese

    零信任_安全办公平台_远程安全访问_SASE方案_终端安全-白山云

    基于零信任理念和白山云全球边缘网络,「网络+安全+服务+情报」一体化建设,更安全、更快速、更经济地保障企业全球化高效办公,确保分布在全球各地的用户都能随时随地、快速安全地访问企业本地和云上资源。

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    Sophos sophos.com Top 1K English

    Sophos: Cyber Resilience for the Agentic AI Era

    Sophos Fusion is the industry’s most complete cyber defense system. It sees everything, connects everything, and enables your defenses to respond as one.

  12. 12
    Forter forter.com Top 1K English

    Forter – Fraud Prevention, Payment Optimization and Agentic Commerce

    AI powered fraud, abuse, and payment decisions — so your best customers feel less friction, and you leave no revenue behind.

  13. 13
    ESET eset.com Top 1K English

    ESET Cybersecurity | Enterprise, Business and Home Solutions | ESET

    Best IT security solutions for your home and business devices. Try ESET antivirus and internet security solutions for Windows, Android, Mac or Linux OS.

  14. 14
    Zyxel zyxel.com Top 10K English

    Zyxel

    Zyxel is a networking industry leader, deeply rooted in various network technology areas. We prioritize customer-centric product design, and focus on a superior competitive advantage, driving communication technology forward to meet the internet’s evolving demands.

  15. 15
    Island island.io Top 10K English

    Island | The Enterprise Agentic Control Plane | AI, Network, Data Protection

    Govern human and AI workflows with Island’s Enterprise Agentic Control Plane. Streamline ZTNA, enforce browser DLP, and optimize digital experiences.

  16. 16
    Kaspersky kaspersky.com Top 1K English

    Kaspersky Cyber Security Solutions for Home and Business | Kaspersky

    Official Site – A Global Leader in next-generation cybersecurity solutions and services, Kaspersky offers premium protection against all cyber threats for your home and business.

  17. 17
    Bitdefender bitdefender.com Top 10K English

    Bitdefender - Global Leader in Cybersecurity Software

    Bitdefender is a cybersecurity software leader delivering best-in-class threat prevention, detection, and response solutions worldwide.

  18. 18
    Proofpoint proofpoint.com Top 10K

    Cybersecurity Firm

  19. 19
    Cloudflare cloudflare.com Top 100 English

    Cloudflare: Build for the agent era

    Welcome to Cloudflare - Powering the next generation of applications

  20. 20
    CrowdStrike crowdstrike.com Top 10K

    American cybersecurity technology company

Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to fortinet.com’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones Fortinet uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

What Fortinet is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.

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