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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- k = 20
- Sites searched
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01 · Entity
About Fortinet
Fortinet fortinet.com
Wikidata: network security corporation
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
Each alternative by how close its vector is to Fortinet’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Lines split each axis at the median. Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.
similarity × popularity
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.
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cybersecurity company
Very close cos 0.903 - 02
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.
Very close cos 0.903 - 03
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
Very close cos 0.901 - 04
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
Very close cos 0.896 - 05
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.
Very close cos 0.896 - 06
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.
Close cos 0.891 - 07
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.
Close cos 0.890 - 08
Israeli network security company
Close cos 0.888 - 09
Enterprise Cybersecurity Solutions | ThreatLocker
A Zero Trust cybersecurity solutions platform, ThreatLocker delivers world-class enterprise security software and solutions worldwide.
Close cos 0.889 - 10
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。
Close cos 0.891 - 11
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.
Close cos 0.888 - 12
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.
Close cos 0.886 - 13
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.
Close cos 0.888 - 14
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.
Close cos 0.884 - 15
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.
Close cos 0.882 - 16
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.
Close cos 0.884 - 17
Bitdefender - Global Leader in Cybersecurity Software
Bitdefender is a cybersecurity software leader delivering best-in-class threat prevention, detection, and response solutions worldwide.
Close cos 0.881 - 18
Cybersecurity Firm
Close cos 0.881 - 19
Cloudflare: Build for the agent era
Welcome to Cloudflare - Powering the next generation of applications
Close cos 0.881 - 20
American cybersecurity technology company
Close cos 0.880
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.
Built with
- Live chat & support
- Zendesk TXT v=spf1 ip4:208.91.113.0/24 ip4:208.91.114.0/25 ip4:208.91.114.128/28 …
- SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
- Adobe TXT adobe-idp-site-verification=05d8c4c50dc9e3a27ad908c0beabb7023466e1dc8…
- Apple Business TXT apple-domain-verification=TlROhRfxb2zKxm6A
- Atlassian TXT atlassian-domain-verification=60Vl3cLqphPQ7WGzbkz7k7aFaVog/xNgGaPqarJ…
- DocuSign TXT docusign=38c8b1b2-66ff-4d90-8011-824c913e98f8
- Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=6Wb74-u5wTsI2wHMmi7y8fCMyvsnVZv-ZRhxE_pRlh8
- Meta Business Suite TXT facebook-domain-verification=aakjubmhk3oxdlv2efp7faayfcz8bf
- Miro TXT miro-verification=35f8c621f65caffe2e33c0913879fd6b64a48418
- OpenAI TXT openai-domain-verification=dv-pb3NqRQjRjHZoZVkxbqhDNsy
- Salesforce TXT v=spf1 ip4:208.91.113.0/24 ip4:208.91.114.0/25 ip4:208.91.114.128/28 …
- Zoom TXT ZOOM_verify_L4Q5sFk8Zky6iNGyR6C1gu
Stack changes
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What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console 17/20
- Microsoft 365 · not on fortinet.com 17/20
- Atlassian 16/20
- Apple Business 12/20
- DocuSign 11/20
- Google Tag Manager · not on fortinet.com 11/20
- OneTrust · not on fortinet.com 9/20
- Cloudflare · not on fortinet.com 8/20
- Salesforce 7/20
- jQuery · not on fortinet.com 6/20
- HubSpot · not on fortinet.com 6/20
- OpenAI 6/20
- Miro 5/20
- Adobe 5/20
- Stripe · not on fortinet.com 5/20
- Google Workspace · not on fortinet.com 5/20