FortiGate vs Stormshield Network Security

FortiGate9.4Visit Stormshield Network Security8.8Visit

Higher score FortiGate #1 in Unified Threat Management 9.4/10 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Free trial✓ 1 of 4 features Visit FortiGate

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Stormshield Network Security #8 in Unified Threat Management 8.8/10 Pricing on request ✓ 1 of 4 features Visit Stormshield

• FortiGate fits best

  Organizations needing broad hybrid UTM and integrations

• Stormshield Network Security fits best

  Teams needing hybrid UTM and network segmentation

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Side by side

Feature	FortiGate 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Stormshield Network Security 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.8
Ranking	#1 in Unified Threat Management	#8 in Unified Threat Management
Best for	Organizations needing broad hybrid UTM and integrations	Teams needing hybrid UTM and network segmentation
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request · 30-day trial	Pricing on request
Free plan	—	Not checked yet
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Support	Phone, Live chat, Tickets, Community	Email, Phone, Tickets, Docs
Integrations	12 integrations	3 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features FortiGate 1/4 · Stormshield Network Security 1/4
Intrusion prevention	✓	✓
Gateway antivirus	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
VPN support	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Central management	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment options	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Max throughput	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Combines firewall, IPS, antivirus, SSL inspection, VPN, filtering, and SD-WAN Supports cloud and self-hosted deployments across hybrid environments Integrates with major clouds, virtualization platforms, and infrastructure automation	Combines firewalling, segmentation, IPS, malware filtering, and application controls Supports SSL inspection, site-to-site and mobile VPN, SD-WAN, and multi-WAN Offers cloud and self-hosted deployment with centralized management and high availability
Cons	Pricing requires a sales conversation and varies by model, licensing, and services. Performance differs by model, so capacity planning needs model-specific review. Broad feature scope may exceed the needs of teams wanting a focused firewall.	Pricing requires contacting Stormshield sales or a distributor Selecting among physical and virtual models requires architecture planning Its broad feature set may exceed needs of teams seeking a narrowly focused firewall
Our verdict	FortiGate is Fortinet’s next-generation firewall platform for protecting users, applications, assets, data, and cloud workloads across hybrid environments. It is offered through physical and virtual appliances, public and private cloud… Read the review →	Stormshield Network Security is a firewall platform for organizations protecting IT, OT, industrial, branch, and remote-site networks. It combines firewall protection and network segmentation with intrusion prevention and detection,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• FortiGate — where it wins

  • Combines firewall, IPS, antivirus, SSL inspection, VPN, filtering, and SD-WAN
  • Supports cloud and self-hosted deployments across hybrid environments
  • Integrates with major clouds, virtualization platforms, and infrastructure automation

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a sales conversation and varies by model, licensing, and services.
  • Performance differs by model, so capacity planning needs model-specific review.
  • Broad feature scope may exceed the needs of teams wanting a focused firewall.

• Stormshield Network Security — where it wins

  • Combines firewalling, segmentation, IPS, malware filtering, and application controls
  • Supports SSL inspection, site-to-site and mobile VPN, SD-WAN, and multi-WAN
  • Offers cloud and self-hosted deployment with centralized management and high availability

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting Stormshield sales or a distributor
  • Selecting among physical and virtual models requires architecture planning
  • Its broad feature set may exceed needs of teams seeking a narrowly focused firewall

• FortiGate9.4/10 · Pricing on request · 30-day trial

  Broad hybrid UTM protection with extensive cloud, virtualization, and automation integrations.

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• Stormshield Network Security8.8/10 · Pricing on request

  Hybrid firewall security with segmentation, inspection, VPN, and centralized control.

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