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Compare Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN and FortiGate SD-WAN 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (41.6% of reviews)
Mid-Market (44.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Star Rating
(90)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (41.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Cisco Catalyst SD-WANFortiGate SD-WAN
Star Rating
(56)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (44.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about FortiGate SD-WANCisco Catalyst SD-WAN vs FortiGate SD-WAN
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN easier to use, set up, and do business with overall. However, reviewers preferred the ease of administration with FortiGate SD-WAN.
- Reviewers felt that Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN meets the needs of their business better than FortiGate SD-WAN.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN and FortiGate SD-WAN provide similar levels of assistance.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of FortiGate SD-WAN over Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
No pricing availableFortiGate SD-WAN
No pricing availableFree Trial
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
No trial information availableFortiGate SD-WAN
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.9
56
8.8
39
Ease of Use
9.1
58
9.0
39
Ease of Setup
9.2
44
9.0
32
Ease of Admin
8.9
42
9.3
32
Quality of Support
8.9
55
8.9
39
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.3
43
8.9
32
Product Direction (% positive)
7.7
55
10.0
39
Features by Category
Network
Not enough data
8.5
19
Not enough data
8.9
19
Not enough data
9.1
19
Application
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
9.1
19
Not enough data
9.2
19
Not enough data
8.3
18
Not enough data
8.5
19
Not enough data
8.1
19
Administration
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
9.6
8
Protection
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
9.3
9
Not enough data
9.6
9
Monitoring
Not enough data
9.6
8
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
9.8
9
Not enough data
9.1
9
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN and FortiGate SD-WAN are categorized as SD-WAN
Unique Categories
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN has no unique categories
FortiGate SD-WAN is categorized as WAN Edge Infrastructure and Software-Defined Perimeter (SDP)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
FortiGate SD-WAN
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
24.4%
Hospital & Health Care
6.4%
Retail
5.1%
Automotive
5.1%
Higher Education
3.8%
Other
55.1%
Information Technology and Services
30.2%
Computer & Network Security
18.6%
Telecommunications
9.3%
Insurance
7.0%
Hospital & Health Care
7.0%
Other
27.9%
Alternatives
Discussions
What is Cisco SD-WAN used for?
1 Comment
NL
Cisco SDWAN is used for Software Defined Networking
Centralized management
Zero Touch provisioning
Link agnostic
Load Balancing and sharing...Read more
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN has no more discussions with answers
What is FortiGate SD WAN?
1 Comment
LS
FortiGate SD-WAN is a software define approach to managing the WAN network. SD-WAN is used for security.Read more
What is the use of SD Wan in FortiGate?
1 Comment
LS
The used of SD-WAN in FortiGate is provides the security.
Also its provides:
1. Enhanced Security
2. Operation Reliability
3. ROI Benefits
4. Best...Read more
FortiGate SD-WAN has no more discussions with answers
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