# Cisco Umbrella vs FortiSASE Comparison

| | Cisco Umbrella | FortiSASE | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.4 out of 5 | 4.3 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 284 | 18 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Mid-Market (46.2% of reviews) | Mid-Market (56.3% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### Cisco Umbrella

**Not enough data**

### FortiSASE

Pros:
- Security (5 reviews)
- Threat Protection (5 reviews)

Cons:
- Difficult Learning Curve (2 reviews)
- Difficult Setup (2 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Cisco Umbrella | FortiSASE | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 8.7 (245 reviews) | 9.2 (14 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.6 (248 reviews) | 8.5 (14 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 8.3 (189 reviews) | 9.0 (12 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 8.6 (174 reviews) | 9.2 (12 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 8.5 (234 reviews) | 8.7 (14 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.5 (168 reviews) | 9.0 (12 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 8.8 (245 reviews) | 9.2 (15 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### Cisco Umbrella

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

### FortiSASE

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Data Loss Prevention (DLP)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Cisco Umbrella** | N/A | N/A |
| **FortiSASE** | N/A | N/A |

#### Administration

| Feature | Cisco Umbrella | FortiSASE | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Incident Logs** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Reporting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Governance

| Feature | Cisco Umbrella | FortiSASE | 
|---|---|---|
| **Access Control** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Compliance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Visibility** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Security

| Feature | Cisco Umbrella | FortiSASE | 
|---|---|---|
| **Encryption** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Endpoint Intelligence** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Activity Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Breach Detection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Zero Trust Networking

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Cisco Umbrella** | N/A | N/A |
| **FortiSASE** | 8.8/10 | 11 |

#### Network Management

| Feature | Cisco Umbrella | FortiSASE | 
|---|---|---|
| **Network Segmentation** | Not enough data | 9.0 (8 reviews) | 
| **Network Mapping** | Not enough data | 8.9 (9 reviews) | 
| **Security Analytics** | Not enough data | 8.3 (8 reviews) | 
| **API/Integrations** | Not enough data | 8.5 (8 reviews) | 

#### Security

| Feature | Cisco Umbrella | FortiSASE | 
|---|---|---|
| **Security Automation** | Not enough data | 8.5 (8 reviews) | 
| **Application Security** | Not enough data | 8.7 (9 reviews) | 
| **Workload Protection** | Not enough data | 8.3 (9 reviews) | 
| **Data Protection** | Not enough data | 9.1 (9 reviews) | 

#### Identity Management

| Feature | Cisco Umbrella | FortiSASE | 
|---|---|---|
| **Adaptive Access Control** | Not enough data | 9.3 (9 reviews) | 
| **Identity Scoring** | Not enough data | 9.3 (9 reviews) | 
| **User Monitoring** | Not enough data | 9.3 (9 reviews) | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | Cisco Umbrella | FortiSASE | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | 8.3 (7 reviews) | 
| **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | 8.3 (7 reviews) | 

### DNS Security Solutions

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Cisco Umbrella** | 8.6/10 | 59 |
| **FortiSASE** | N/A | N/A |

#### Protection

| Feature | Cisco Umbrella | FortiSASE | 
|---|---|---|
| **Quarantine** | 8.7 (53 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Continuous Monitoring** | 9.1 (53 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Off-Network Protection** | 8.4 (51 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Guest Network Protection** | 8.9 (51 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **BYOD Protection** | 8.3 (47 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Native DNS over HTTPS (DoH)** | 8.9 (49 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Functionality

| Feature | Cisco Umbrella | FortiSASE | 
|---|---|---|
| **DNS Lookups** | 9.1 (56 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Threat Intelligence** | 8.9 (56 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Advanced Traffic Filtering** | 8.5 (53 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Administration

| Feature | Cisco Umbrella | FortiSASE | 
|---|---|---|
| **Whitelisting** | 8.8 (55 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Policy Enforcement** | 8.8 (56 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Incident Reports** | 8.1 (55 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Domain Categorization** | 8.1 (54 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-Network Management** | 8.2 (52 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Cloud Edge Security

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Cisco Umbrella** | 9.0/10 | 27 |
| **FortiSASE** | 9.0/10 | 12 |

#### Management

| Feature | Cisco Umbrella | FortiSASE | 
|---|---|---|
| **Multicloud Management** | 8.8 (24 reviews) | 8.7 (9 reviews) | 
| **DLP Configuration** | 8.6 (23 reviews) | 9.1 (9 reviews) | 
| **Dynamic Scaling** | 8.8 (23 reviews) | 9.1 (9 reviews) | 
| **Policy Enforcement** | 9.1 (25 reviews) | 8.9 (9 reviews) | 

#### Monitoring

| Feature | Cisco Umbrella | FortiSASE | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Center Networking** | 9.0 (24 reviews) | 9.3 (9 reviews) | 
| **Multicloud Visibility** | 9.4 (23 reviews) | 9.1 (9 reviews) | 
| **Anomaly Detection** | 9.0 (24 reviews) | 9.4 (9 reviews) | 

#### Protection

| Feature | Cisco Umbrella | FortiSASE | 
|---|---|---|
| **Firewall-as-a-Service** | 8.9 (25 reviews) | 9.6 (9 reviews) | 
| **Cloud Application Brokerage** | 8.8 (23 reviews) | 8.7 (9 reviews) | 
| **Web Gateway** | 9.3 (25 reviews) | 8.7 (10 reviews) | 
| **Adaptive Access Control** | 8.9 (25 reviews) | 8.7 (9 reviews) | 

### Secure Web Gateways

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Cisco Umbrella** | 8.7/10 | 18 |
| **FortiSASE** | N/A | N/A |

#### Web Content and Traffic Filtering - Secure Web Gateways

| Feature | Cisco Umbrella | FortiSASE | 
|---|---|---|
| **SSL/TLS Inspection** | 8.9 (15 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Content Filtering** | 9.0 (14 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **URL Filtering** | 8.2 (18 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Real-Time Traffic Inspection** | 8.8 (15 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Ad and Tracker Blocking** | 8.6 (15 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Data Protection and Loss Prevention - Secure Web Gateways

| Feature | Cisco Umbrella | FortiSASE | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Loss Prevention (DLP)** | 8.1 (15 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Phishing Protection** | 8.6 (15 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Malware Protection** | 8.9 (15 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Cloud Access Security** | 8.8 (15 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Access Control and Authentication - Secure Web Gateways

| Feature | Cisco Umbrella | FortiSASE | 
|---|---|---|
| **Application Control** | 8.6 (15 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Authentication and Access Control** | 8.7 (15 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **User and Group Policies** | 9.0 (17 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Performance and Management - Secure Web Gateways

| Feature | Cisco Umbrella | FortiSASE | 
|---|---|---|
| **Customizable Policy Enforcement** | 8.8 (18 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Bandwidth Management** | 8.0 (15 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Integration Capabilities** | 8.4 (16 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Reporting and Logging** | 9.0 (16 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Threat Intelligence Integration** | 9.2 (16 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Network as a Service (NaaS) Platforms

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Cisco Umbrella** | N/A | N/A |
| **FortiSASE** | N/A | N/A |

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

| Feature | Cisco Umbrella | FortiSASE | 
|---|---|---|
| **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 | Cisco Umbrella | FortiSASE | 
|---|---|---|
| **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 | Cisco Umbrella | FortiSASE | 
|---|---|---|
| **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 | Cisco Umbrella | FortiSASE | 
|---|---|---|
| **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 | Cisco Umbrella | FortiSASE | 
|---|---|---|
| **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 |
|---|---|---|
| **Cisco Umbrella** | N/A | N/A |
| **FortiSASE** | N/A | N/A |

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

| Feature | Cisco Umbrella | FortiSASE | 
|---|---|---|
| **Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA)** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Wide Area Network (WAN)** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB)** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Secure Web Gateway (SWG)** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Firewall as a Service** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

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

| Feature | Cisco Umbrella | FortiSASE | 
|---|---|---|
| **Predictive Capabilities** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Real-Time Threat Detection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Automation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

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

| Feature | Cisco Umbrella | FortiSASE | 
|---|---|---|
| **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 |
|---|---|---|
| **Cisco Umbrella** | N/A | N/A |
| **FortiSASE** | N/A | N/A |

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

| Feature | Cisco Umbrella | FortiSASE | 
|---|---|---|
| **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 | Cisco Umbrella | FortiSASE | 
|---|---|---|
| **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 | Cisco Umbrella | FortiSASE | 
|---|---|---|
| **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 | 

### Cloud Security

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Cisco Umbrella** | N/A | N/A |
| **FortiSASE** | N/A | N/A |

#### Cloud Visibility

| Feature | Cisco Umbrella | FortiSASE | 
|---|---|---|
| **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 | Cisco Umbrella | FortiSASE | 
|---|---|---|
| **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 | Cisco Umbrella | FortiSASE | 
|---|---|---|
| **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 |
|---|---|---|
| **Cisco Umbrella** | N/A | N/A |
| **FortiSASE** | N/A | N/A |

#### Compliance

| Feature | Cisco Umbrella | FortiSASE | 
|---|---|---|
| **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 | Cisco Umbrella | FortiSASE | 
|---|---|---|
| **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 | Cisco Umbrella | FortiSASE | 
|---|---|---|
| **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
**Shared Categories (1):** [Cloud Edge Security Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/cloud-edge-security)

**Unique to Cisco Umbrella (2):** [DNS Security Solutions](https://www.g2.com/categories/dns-security-solutions), [Secure Web Gateway Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/secure-web-gateways)

**Unique to FortiSASE (5):** [Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/data-loss-prevention-dlp), [Network as a Service (NaaS) Platforms](https://www.g2.com/categories/network-as-a-service-naas-platforms), [Zero Trust Networking Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/zero-trust-networking), [Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platforms](https://www.g2.com/categories/secure-access-service-edge-sase-platforms), [Secure Service Edge (SSE) Solutions](https://www.g2.com/categories/secure-service-edge-sse-solutions)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Cisco Umbrella | FortiSASE | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 23.5% | 12.5% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 46.2% | 56.3% | 
| **Enterprise** | 30.3% | 31.3% | 

### By Industry

#### Cisco Umbrella

- **Information Technology and Services:** 19.8%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 8.8%
- **Computer Software:** 6.5%
- **Telecommunications:** 6.5%
- **Banking:** 4.2%
- **Financial Services:** 3.8%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 2.7%
- **Internet:** 2.3%
- **Consumer Services:** 1.9%
- **Medical Devices:** 1.9%
- **Other:** 41.6%

#### FortiSASE

- **Information Technology and Services:** 31.3%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 25.0%
- **Retail:** 6.3%
- **Pharmaceuticals:** 6.3%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 6.3%
- **Information Services:** 6.3%
- **Higher Education:** 6.3%
- **Education Management:** 6.3%
- **Biotechnology:** 6.3%

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## Top Discussions

### Cisco Umbrella

No discussions available for this product.

### FortiSASE

No discussions available for this product.

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**Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/cisco-umbrella-vs-fortisase)