Evidence-Backed Side-by-Side Comparison
Cloudflare One SASE vs. Fortinet FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall
Comparing documented technical capabilities, SLA commitments, and verified pricing models without synthetic scores.
Cross-Category Comparison: The selected solutions are categorized under different security specializations (Zero trust and SASE vs Network security and firewalls). Ensure you evaluate capability specifications within your targeted architecture.
Comparing 2 solutions side-by-side
| Evaluation Criteria | CL Cloudflare Cloudflare One SASE | |
|---|---|---|
| Classification & Vendor | ||
Offering Type | Software Product | Software Product |
Vendor Headquarters | San Francisco, CA | Sunnyvale, CA |
Corporate Identity Status | Unverified Profile | Unverified Profile |
Primary Security Specialization | Zero trust and SASE | Network security and firewalls |
| Architecture & Deployment | ||
Deployment Models | Anycast Cloud Edge / WARP Client / Clientless | Hardware physical appliances, virtual machines (FortiGate-VM), or cloud-native marketplace instances |
Supported Platforms / OS | Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, ChromeOS | FortiOS 7.4 / 7.2 purpose-built security operating system |
| Pricing & Commercial Model | ||
Pricing Transparency Status | Published Tier Pricing | Publicly Documented |
Entry List Pricing | $7.00 (per user/month (Zero Trust Standard; up to 50 users free)) | $549.00 (appliance-plus-annual-fortiguard) |
Commercial Licensing Scope | Published tier pricing: Free tier available for up to 50 users; Standard Zero Trust seats are $7.00/user/month. Enterprise Cloudflare One SASE (Magic WAN, Magic Firewall, CASB, and DLP) requires custom enterprise quote based on egress bandwidth and interconnect locations. | Entry-level hardware appliances (FortiGate 40F) start around $549 with annual FortiGuard Unified Threat Protection (UTP) bundles. |
| Network Architecture | ||
Architecture Type Architectural delivery model (Unified SASE, Cloud-Delivered SSE, Hybrid Mesh NGFW). | Anycast Unified SASE & Edge Network | Hybrid Mesh Next-Generation Firewall & SD-WAN |
Global Edge PoP Footprint Published edge data center points of presence providing direct peering and low latency. | 330+ Cities Worldwide | On-premise hardware + FortiSASE Cloud POPs |
| Secure Access & Connectivity | ||
Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) Engine Application-level micro-segmentation without placing users on the corporate network. | Supported | Supported |
Threat Prevention Engine & Sandboxing In-line deep packet inspection, TLS decryption, and zero-day sandboxing. | Supported | Supported |
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