# Cato SASE Cloud vs FortiGate-VM NGFW Comparison

| | Cato SASE Cloud | FortiGate-VM NGFW | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.5 out of 5 | 4.6 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 83 | 238 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Mid-Market (52.5% of reviews) | Mid-Market (57.7% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | Contact Us | No pricing available | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### Cato SASE Cloud

Pros:
- Ease of Use (5 reviews)
- Customer Support (4 reviews)

Cons:
- Limited Features (3 reviews)
- Connection Issues (2 reviews)

### FortiGate-VM NGFW

Pros:
- Ease of Use (12 reviews)
- Features (10 reviews)

Cons:
- Difficult Learning Curve (4 reviews)
- Expensive (4 reviews)

---
## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Cato SASE Cloud | FortiGate-VM NGFW | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 8.6 (76 reviews) | 9.1 (186 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 9.1 (76 reviews) | 9.0 (189 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 8.8 (70 reviews) | 8.9 (155 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 8.9 (70 reviews) | 9.1 (142 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 8.9 (73 reviews) | 8.6 (184 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 9.0 (70 reviews) | 9.1 (138 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 9.4 (74 reviews) | 9.4 (186 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### Cato SASE Cloud

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Cato SASE Platform

Price: Contact Us

Description: 
Cato converges security, networking, and access technologies into a single, cloud-native SASE platform—reducing cost, complexity, and risk across the enterprise.
With one platform, one management console, and one unified policy framework, Cato strengthens security, improves performance, simplifies operations, and helps enterprises advance Zero Trust at scale.
By replacing fragmented stacks with an elegant SASE architecture—often funded through existing IT budgets—Cato eliminates upfront costs, refresh cycles, management overhead, and vendor sprawl. The result: lower total cost of ownership, greater agility, and a future-ready infrastructure

Key Features:
- Comprehensive Security with Cato SSE 360
- Global Private Backbone with 80+ Points of Presence
- Unified Management via Cato Management Application (CMA)

[Learn more about Cato SASE Cloud](https://www.g2.com/products/cato-networks-cato-sase-cloud/reviews)

#### Free Trial

No

### FortiGate-VM NGFW

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

Yes

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## Features Comparison By Category

### WAN Edge Infrastructure

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Cato SASE Cloud** | 8.3/10 | 14 |
| **FortiGate-VM NGFW** | N/A | N/A |

#### Network

| Feature | Cato SASE Cloud | FortiGate-VM NGFW | 
|---|---|---|
| **Overlay and Underlay** | 8.2 (13 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Connectivity** | 8.3 (14 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Availability** | 8.6 (12 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Application

| Feature | Cato SASE Cloud | FortiGate-VM NGFW | 
|---|---|---|
| **Integration** | 9.0 (13 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Performance** | 8.7 (14 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Health** | 8.3 (14 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Self-Heal** | 8.0 (14 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Simplify** | 8.9 (14 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Expenses** | 7.6 (14 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Unified Threat Management (UTM)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Cato SASE Cloud** | N/A | N/A |
| **FortiGate-VM NGFW** | 9.3/10 | 121 |

#### Security - Unified Threat Management

| Feature | Cato SASE Cloud | FortiGate-VM NGFW | 
|---|---|---|
| **Antivirus** | Not enough data | 9.3 (96 reviews) | 
| **Whitelists** | Not enough data | 9.4 (98 reviews) | 
| **Antispam Filtering** | Not enough data | 9.0 (90 reviews) | 
| **Content Filtering** | Not enough data | 9.2 (96 reviews) | 
| **Web Filtering** | Not enough data | 9.7 (97 reviews) | 
| **Firewall** | Not enough data | 9.7 (102 reviews) | 

#### Administration

| Feature | Cato SASE Cloud | FortiGate-VM NGFW | 
|---|---|---|
| **Reports & Analytics** | Not enough data | 8.7 (97 reviews) | 
| **Dashboard** | Not enough data | 9.4 (99 reviews) | 

### Data Center Security Solutions

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Cato SASE Cloud** | N/A | N/A |
| **FortiGate-VM NGFW** | 9.4/10 | 76 |

#### Prevention

| Feature | Cato SASE Cloud | FortiGate-VM NGFW | 
|---|---|---|
| **Intrusion Prevention** | Not enough data | 9.6 (59 reviews) | 
| **Firewall** | Not enough data | 9.5 (62 reviews) | 
| **Encryption** | Not enough data | 9.2 (56 reviews) | 
| **Security hardening** | Not enough data | 9.4 (56 reviews) | 
| **Cloud Data Protection** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 

#### Detection

| Feature | Cato SASE Cloud | FortiGate-VM NGFW | 
|---|---|---|
| **Intrusion Detection** | Not enough data | 9.4 (58 reviews) | 
| **Security Monitoring** | Not enough data | 9.4 (54 reviews) | 
| **Anti-Malware / Malware Detection** | Not enough data | 9.3 (54 reviews) | 

#### Administration

| Feature | Cato SASE Cloud | FortiGate-VM NGFW | 
|---|---|---|
| **Compliance** | Not enough data | 9.4 (54 reviews) | 
| **Administration Console -** | Not enough data | 9.4 (58 reviews) | 
| **API / integrations** | Not enough data | 9.0 (52 reviews) | 

### Zero Trust Networking

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Cato SASE Cloud** | 9.1/10 | 13 |
| **FortiGate-VM NGFW** | N/A | N/A |

#### Network Management

| Feature | Cato SASE Cloud | FortiGate-VM NGFW | 
|---|---|---|
| **Network Segmentation** | 9.3 (12 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Network Mapping** | 9.4 (13 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Security Analytics** | 9.4 (13 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **API/Integrations** | 8.9 (12 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Security

| Feature | Cato SASE Cloud | FortiGate-VM NGFW | 
|---|---|---|
| **Security Automation** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 
| **Application Security** | 9.4 (13 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Workload Protection** | 9.0 (12 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Data Protection** | 8.9 (12 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Identity Management

| Feature | Cato SASE Cloud | FortiGate-VM NGFW | 
|---|---|---|
| **Adaptive Access Control** | 9.2 (12 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Identity Scoring** | 9.0 (12 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **User Monitoring** | 9.4 (12 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | Cato SASE Cloud | FortiGate-VM NGFW | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Summarization** | 8.8 (12 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **AI Text Generation** | 8.6 (12 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Cato SASE Cloud** | 9.0/10 | 12 |
| **FortiGate-VM NGFW** | N/A | N/A |

#### Analysis

| Feature | Cato SASE Cloud | FortiGate-VM NGFW | 
|---|---|---|
| **User Analytics** | 8.9 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Cloud Gap Analytics** | 9.0 (10 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Anomoly Detection** | 8.7 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Functionality

| Feature | Cato SASE Cloud | FortiGate-VM NGFW | 
|---|---|---|
| **SSO** | 9.3 (10 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Cloud Registry** | 9.1 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Mobile Device Mangement** | 8.2 (10 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Security

| Feature | Cato SASE Cloud | FortiGate-VM NGFW | 
|---|---|---|
| **Governance** | 8.8 (10 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Data loss Prevention** | 9.7 (10 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Data Encryption/Security** | 9.5 (10 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Access Control** | 9.0 (10 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Firewall Software

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Cato SASE Cloud** | N/A | N/A |
| **FortiGate-VM NGFW** | 9.0/10 | 125 |

#### Administration

| Feature | Cato SASE Cloud | FortiGate-VM NGFW | 
|---|---|---|
| **Policy Management** | Not enough data | 9.2 (102 reviews) | 
| **Logging and Reporting** | Not enough data | 9.0 (102 reviews) | 
| **Application Gateway** | Not enough data | 9.2 (93 reviews) | 
| **Concurrent Sessions** | Not enough data | 9.3 (98 reviews) | 

#### Agentic AI - Firewall Software

| Feature | Cato SASE Cloud | FortiGate-VM NGFW | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Functionality

| Feature | Cato SASE Cloud | FortiGate-VM NGFW | 
|---|---|---|
| **Virtual Private Network (VPN)** | Not enough data | 9.4 (104 reviews) | 
| **Antivirus** | Not enough data | 9.0 (96 reviews) | 
| **URL Filtering** | Not enough data | 9.4 (101 reviews) | 
| **Availability** | Not enough data | 9.5 (99 reviews) | 

#### Monitoring

| Feature | Cato SASE Cloud | FortiGate-VM NGFW | 
|---|---|---|
| **Load Balancing** | Not enough data | 9.2 (92 reviews) | 
| **Continuous Analysis** | Not enough data | 9.0 (94 reviews) | 
| **Intrusion Prevention** | Not enough data | 9.2 (105 reviews) | 
| **Intrusion Detection** | Not enough data | 9.3 (98 reviews) | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | Cato SASE Cloud | FortiGate-VM NGFW | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | 8.2 (20 reviews) | 

#### Artificial Intelligence - Firewall

| Feature | Cato SASE Cloud | FortiGate-VM NGFW | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Firewall** | Not enough data | 7.7 (5 reviews) | 

### Cloud Edge Security

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Cato SASE Cloud** | 8.8/10 | 11 |
| **FortiGate-VM NGFW** | N/A | N/A |

#### Management

| Feature | Cato SASE Cloud | FortiGate-VM NGFW | 
|---|---|---|
| **Multicloud Management** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 
| **DLP Configuration** | 9.4 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Dynamic Scaling** | 8.3 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Policy Enforcement** | 9.2 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Monitoring

| Feature | Cato SASE Cloud | FortiGate-VM NGFW | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Center Networking** | 8.8 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Multicloud Visibility** | 8.6 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Anomaly Detection** | 8.2 (10 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Protection

| Feature | Cato SASE Cloud | FortiGate-VM NGFW | 
|---|---|---|
| **Firewall-as-a-Service** | 9.1 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Cloud Application Brokerage** | 8.5 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Web Gateway** | 9.1 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Adaptive Access Control** | 8.9 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Network as a Service (NaaS) Platforms

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Cato SASE Cloud** | N/A | N/A |
| **FortiGate-VM NGFW** | N/A | N/A |

#### Scalability & Deployment - Network as a Service (NaaS)

| Feature | Cato SASE Cloud | FortiGate-VM NGFW | 
|---|---|---|
| **Cloud-Based Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-Cloud & Hybrid Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **On-Demand Scalability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Security & Compliance - Network as a Service (NaaS)

| Feature | Cato SASE Cloud | FortiGate-VM NGFW | 
|---|---|---|
| **Integrated Security Features** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Compliance & Regulatory Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **DDoS Protection & Threat Intelligence** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Network Performance & Optimization - Network as a Service (NaaS)

| Feature | Cato SASE Cloud | FortiGate-VM NGFW | 
|---|---|---|
| **Quality of Service (QoS) & Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **SD-WAN Functionality** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Zero-Touch Provisioning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Remote Connectivity & Access - Network as a Service (NaaS)

| Feature | Cato SASE Cloud | FortiGate-VM NGFW | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI-Powered Policy Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Adaptive Network Security** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **AI-Driven Network Optimization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Secure Remote Access** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **5G & Private LTE Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Edge Computing Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### AI-Driven & Adaptive Features - Network as a Service (NaaS)

| Feature | Cato SASE Cloud | FortiGate-VM NGFW | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI-Powered Policy Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Adaptive Network Security** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **AI-Driven Network Optimization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platforms

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Cato SASE Cloud** | 8.6/10 | 8 |
| **FortiGate-VM NGFW** | N/A | N/A |

#### Components - Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)

| Feature | Cato SASE Cloud | FortiGate-VM NGFW | 
|---|---|---|
| **Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA)** | 8.8 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Wide Area Network (WAN)** | 8.5 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB)** | 8.5 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Secure Web Gateway (SWG)** | 8.8 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Firewall as a Service** | 9.0 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Artificial Intelligence - Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)

| Feature | Cato SASE Cloud | FortiGate-VM NGFW | 
|---|---|---|
| **Predictive Capabilities** | 8.3 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Real-Time Threat Detection** | 8.5 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Automation** | 8.1 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platforms

| Feature | Cato SASE Cloud | FortiGate-VM NGFW | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Secure Service Edge (SSE) Solutions

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Cato SASE Cloud** | N/A | N/A |
| **FortiGate-VM NGFW** | N/A | N/A |

#### Components - Secure Service Edge (SSE)

| Feature | Cato SASE Cloud | FortiGate-VM NGFW | 
|---|---|---|
| **Secure Web Gateway (SWG)** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Firewall as a Service** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA)** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB)** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Artificial Intelligence -Secure Service Edge (SSE)

| Feature | Cato SASE Cloud | FortiGate-VM NGFW | 
|---|---|---|
| **Automation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Predictive Capabilities** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Real-Time Threat Detection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Secure Service Edge (SSE)

| Feature | Cato SASE Cloud | FortiGate-VM NGFW | 
|---|---|---|
| **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### AI Security Solutions

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Cato SASE Cloud** | N/A | N/A |
| **FortiGate-VM NGFW** | N/A | N/A |

#### Model Protection - AI Security Solutions

| Feature | Cato SASE Cloud | FortiGate-VM NGFW | 
|---|---|---|
| **Input Hardening** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Input/Output Inspection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Integrity Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Model Access Control** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Runtime Monitoring - AI Security Solutions

| Feature | Cato SASE Cloud | FortiGate-VM NGFW | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Behavior Anomaly Detection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Audit Trail** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Policy Enforcement and Compliance - AI Security Solutions

| Feature | Cato SASE Cloud | FortiGate-VM NGFW | 
|---|---|---|
| **Scalable Governance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Integrations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Shadow AI** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Policy‑as‑Code for AI Assets** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Cloud Security

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Cato SASE Cloud** | N/A | N/A |
| **FortiGate-VM NGFW** | N/A | N/A |

#### Cloud Visibility

| Feature | Cato SASE Cloud | FortiGate-VM NGFW | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Discovery** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cloud Registry** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cloud Gap Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Security

| Feature | Cato SASE Cloud | FortiGate-VM NGFW | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Security** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data loss Prevention** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Security Auditing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Identity

| Feature | Cato SASE Cloud | FortiGate-VM NGFW | 
|---|---|---|
| **SSO** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Governance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **User Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Data Security

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Cato SASE Cloud** | N/A | N/A |
| **FortiGate-VM NGFW** | N/A | N/A |

#### Compliance

| Feature | Cato SASE Cloud | FortiGate-VM NGFW | 
|---|---|---|
| **Access Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **At-Risk Analysis** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **DLP Configuration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Sensitive Data Compliance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Administration

| Feature | Cato SASE Cloud | FortiGate-VM NGFW | 
|---|---|---|
| **Database Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Deduplication ** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Backup** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **API / integrations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Security 

| Feature | Cato SASE Cloud | FortiGate-VM NGFW | 
|---|---|---|
| **Multi-Factor Authentication** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Transport** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Types** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Security Tools** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

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## Categories

**Unique to Cato SASE Cloud (9):** [Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platforms](https://www.g2.com/categories/secure-access-service-edge-sase-platforms), [Network as a Service (NaaS) Platforms](https://www.g2.com/categories/network-as-a-service-naas-platforms), [Cloud Edge Security Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/cloud-edge-security), [Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/cloud-access-security-broker-casb), [WAN Edge Infrastructure Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/wan-edge-infrastructure), [SD-WAN Solutions](https://www.g2.com/categories/sd-wan), [Zero Trust Networking Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/zero-trust-networking), [Secure Service Edge (SSE) Solutions](https://www.g2.com/categories/secure-service-edge-sse-solutions), [AI Security Solutions Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/ai-security-solutions)

**Unique to FortiGate-VM NGFW (3):** [Firewall Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/firewall-software), [Data Center Security Solutions](https://www.g2.com/categories/data-center-security-solutions), [Unified Threat Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/unified-threat-management-utm)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Cato SASE Cloud | FortiGate-VM NGFW | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 23.8% | 20.0% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 52.5% | 57.7% | 
| **Enterprise** | 23.8% | 22.3% | 

### By Industry

#### Cato SASE Cloud

- **Information Technology and Services:** 16.3%
- **Financial Services:** 10.0%
- **Logistics and Supply Chain:** 6.3%
- **Construction:** 6.3%
- **Transportation/Trucking/Railroad:** 5.0%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 5.0%
- **Computer Software:** 3.8%
- **Computer Hardware:** 3.8%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 2.5%
- **Machinery:** 2.5%
- **Other:** 38.8%

#### FortiGate-VM NGFW

- **Information Technology and Services:** 22.7%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 11.8%
- **Telecommunications:** 10.0%
- **Computer Software:** 6.6%
- **Financial Services:** 6.6%
- **Computer Networking:** 4.7%
- **Education Management:** 2.8%
- **Construction:** 2.4%
- **Information Services:** 1.9%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 1.9%
- **Other:** 28.4%

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## Top Discussions

### Cato SASE Cloud

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  > **Top comment:** "with FortiGate has many Features including SD-WAN, SSL-VPN, Video Filtering, integrated with Sandbox...."

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