Cisco Secure Web Gateway vs FortiProxy

Cisco Secure Web Gateway8.9Visit FortiProxy8.8Visit

Higher score Cisco Secure Web Gateway #6 in Secure Web Gateway Software 8.9/10 Pricing on request ✓ 1 of 4 features Visit Cisco

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FortiProxy #7 in Secure Web Gateway Software 8.8/10 Pricing on request ✓ 1 of 4 features Visit FortiProxy

• Cisco Secure Web Gateway fits best

  Organizations needing conventional proxy-based SWG

• FortiProxy fits best

  Teams seeking a configurable proxy with DLP

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Side by side

Feature	Cisco Secure Web Gateway 8.9/10 Visit ↗	FortiProxy 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	8.8
Ranking	#6 in Secure Web Gateway Software	#7 in Secure Web Gateway Software
Best for	Organizations needing conventional proxy-based SWG	Teams seeking a configurable proxy with DLP
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	Not published	Not published
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted
Support	Phone, Docs · 24/7	Community · 24/7
Integrations	3 integrations	6 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Cisco Secure Web Gateway 1/4 · FortiProxy 1/4
TLS inspection	✓	✓
Malware scanning	Not published	Not published
Data loss controls	Not published	Not published
Managed service	Not published	Not published
Specs
Deployment	Cloud	Hybrid
Policy controls	Not published	Not published
Our review
Pros	Inspects HTTP/HTTPS traffic with TLS decryption and URL filtering Scans downloaded files and sandboxes unknown files Supports SAML authentication, IPsec tunnels, PAC files and proxy chaining	Combines URL, web, video and DNS filtering with SSL and SSH inspection. Includes DLP with OCR and content analysis, plus antivirus and intrusion prevention. Supports cloud and self-hosted deployment with multiple proxy modes.
Cons	Umbrella SIG capabilities are transitioning to Cisco Secure Access Proxy-based traffic forwarding may not suit every network architecture Pricing requires contacting sales	Pricing is sales-led, with quote-based seat licensing and yearly VM subscriptions. Its listed protocol support is limited to HTTP and HTTPS. The listed support channel is community support.
Our verdict	Cisco Secure Web Gateway is a cloud-delivered secure web gateway built around a full proxy for inspecting and controlling internet traffic. It is aimed at mid-market and enterprise organizations that need conventional proxy-based… Read the review →	FortiProxy is Fortinet’s secure web gateway for organizations that want to control and inspect employee internet traffic. It suits teams seeking configurable filtering and proxy controls alongside data loss prevention, including… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Cisco Secure Web Gateway — where it wins

  • Inspects HTTP/HTTPS traffic with TLS decryption and URL filtering
  • Scans downloaded files and sandboxes unknown files
  • Supports SAML authentication, IPsec tunnels, PAC files and proxy chaining

  Where it doesn't

  • Umbrella SIG capabilities are transitioning to Cisco Secure Access
  • Proxy-based traffic forwarding may not suit every network architecture
  • Pricing requires contacting sales

• FortiProxy — where it wins

  • Combines URL, web, video and DNS filtering with SSL and SSH inspection.
  • Includes DLP with OCR and content analysis, plus antivirus and intrusion prevention.
  • Supports cloud and self-hosted deployment with multiple proxy modes.

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is sales-led, with quote-based seat licensing and yearly VM subscriptions.
  • Its listed protocol support is limited to HTTP and HTTPS.
  • The listed support channel is community support.

• Cisco Secure Web Gateway8.9/10 · Pricing on request

  A proxy-based SWG with HTTP/HTTPS inspection, filtering, malware scanning and sandboxing.

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• FortiProxy8.8/10 · Pricing on request

  A configurable gateway combining web controls, traffic inspection and DLP.

  Visit FortiProxyFull verdict →