Fortinet

What the company sells

Fortinet sells cybersecurity and networking technology to enterprises, service providers, and government organizations. Fortinet describes itself as a global US-based company securing over 700,000 enterprises, service providers, and government organizations worldwide.

Fortinet’s firewall line is built around FortiGate. FortiGate Next Generation Firewall uses purpose-built security processors and threat intelligence security services from FortiGuard labs. Fortinet says FortiGate provides automated visibility into applications, users, and network, and provides security ratings. Fortinet’s hybrid mesh firewall approach unifies FortiGate Next-Generation Firewalls across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments with centralized management and analytics. Fortinet says its firewall solutions include appliances, VMs, and FWaaS, so they can be deployed anywhere in the network, including cloud resources. Fortinet says its hybrid mesh firewalls (HMFs) offer unified management and consistent security enabled via a single operating system. For branch offices, Fortinet describes unified firewalling, SD-WAN, and a LAN/WLAN controller in one NGFW. FortiGate 1200G with FortiSASE Outpost delivers ASIC-powered local enforcement and cloud-delivered security where businesses need it most.

Fortinet sells Secure SD-WAN, which combines networking with security. Fortinet says FortiAPs used with Fortinet Secure SD-WAN create a Secure SD-Branch. Fortinet’s wireless LAN solution integrates with the Fortinet Security Fabric to offer built-in security, end-to-end network visibility, and automated threat response. FortiAP integrates with the Fortinet SASE offering to support organizations securing microbranches and related devices. FortiAPs are available in models from 2x2 to 4x4, and configuration and control can be done with a FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall appliance, FortiGate VM, FortiSASE, or FortiEdge Cloud. Fortinet also describes deploying FortiAPs as remote APs to extend corporate network access securely to remote workers.

Fortinet Unified SASE is described as helping secure the AI era with integrated networking, AI-aware controls, sovereign options, and digital experience visibility. In security operations, FortiSIEM is Fortinet’s SIEM solution. FortiSandbox delivers AI-powered protection against emerging, sophisticated, and zero-day threats. Fortinet offers FortiAIGate to secure AI apps and agents, enforce usage policy, and control AI spend. Virtue AI will enhance the Fortinet AI-Native Security Fabric with continuous agentic AI validation and runtime protection across the AI lifecycle, according to Fortinet.

Fortinet also sells application security. FortiWeb protects business-critical web applications and APIs from emerging web-based threats that target known and unknown vulnerabilities. FortiWeb features anomaly detection, API discovery and protection, bot mitigation, and client-side security. FortiWeb comes in many form factors including hardware, virtual machines, and SaaS, and is available in public cloud marketplaces. FortiGuard security services used with FortiWeb are annual subscriptions that can be purchased a la carte or as part of a bundle with FortiWeb. Fortinet Email Security provides protection for your critical business information. Fortinet offers FortiProxy for protection against internet-borne threats and Advanced Web Content Caching. FortiADC brings the power of the Fortinet Security Fabric to your application layer. FortiDeceptor is based on deception-based technology that complements an organization’s existing breach protection strategy.

Fortinet sells management and endpoint tools alongside its security products. FortiManager is the NOC-SOC operations tool that was built with security perspective, and it provides a single-pane-of-glass across the entire Fortinet Security Fabric. FortiAIOps uses artificial intelligence with machine learning to collect data and identify pattern anomalies. FortiClient Fabric Agent integrates endpoints into the Security Fabric and provides endpoint telemetry, including user identity. FortiExtender WWAN appliance uses LTE connectivity with the cellular infrastructure to provide broadband speeds.

Fortinet names customers in several sectors. Global hospitality company IHG Hotels & Resorts is replacing its legacy hub-and-spoke network with a managed SD-WAN solution from Fortinet. IHG Hotels & Resorts is deploying Fortinet Secure SD-WAN to 4,000 sites. Jersey Mike’s says moving to FortiSwitches is greatly enhancing its help desk support of franchisees.^{[1][3][11][14][15][16][18][19]}

Categories

• Firewalls and NGFW (primary category)
• SASE and SSE
• SIEM
• EDR and XDR
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Headquarters

Sunnyvale, United States

Founded

2000^[4]

Ownership

Public (NASDAQ: FTNT)^{[2][9][12][13][17][20][22]}

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Website

fortinet.com

Products and services

Product names as the company writes them; what each does, in our words, from the company's own product pages. Never how well it does it.

• FortiWeb^[18]

  FortiWeb protects web applications and APIs.

  FortiWeb protects business-critical web applications and APIs from emerging web-based threats. Its features include anomaly detection, API discovery and protection, bot mitigation, and client-side security. It comes in hardware, virtual machine, and SaaS form factors and is available in public cloud marketplaces.

• FortiAP^[17]

  FortiAP provides secure wireless LAN access points.

  FortiAP integrates with the Fortinet SASE offering to support organizations securing microbranches. FortiAPs are available in models from 2x2 to 4x4, with internal or external antenna. Control can be done with FortiGate, FortiGate VM, FortiSASE, or FortiEdge Cloud.

• FortiManager^[12][19]

  FortiManager is a NOC-SOC operations tool.

  FortiManager is the NOC-SOC operations tool that was built with security perspective. It provides a single-pane-of-glass across the entire Fortinet Security Fabric.

• FortiSIEM^[12][16]

  FortiSIEM is Fortinet’s SIEM solution.

• FortiSandbox^[16]

  FortiSandbox provides AI-powered protection against zero-day threats.

• Unified SASE^[1][11]

  Fortinet Unified SASE combines networking with AI-aware controls.

• FortiAIGate^[11]

  FortiAIGate secures AI apps and agents.

Competitors and alternatives

The other companies on our record filed under the same categories, category by category: first those that lead with that category and share more of Fortinet's categories, then alphabetical. A list from the record, never a ranking.

• On firewalls and ngfw, Fortinet competes with Check Point Software Technologies, Cisco, SonicWall, Ecessa Corporation, Juniper Networks, Palo Alto Networks, WatchGuard Technologies, Huawei, Aryaka, AT&T and 7 more.

• On sase and sse, Fortinet competes with Aryaka, AT&T, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Versa Networks, Zscaler, Cato Networks, Dispersive Stealth Networking, Netskope, Skyhigh Security, Check Point Software Technologies and 8 more.

• On siem, Fortinet competes with Elastic, Alphabet, Exabeam, Graylog, Guardsix, Gurucul, Hunters, RunReveal, Securonix, Splunk and 22 more.

• On edr and xdr, Fortinet competes with Cynet, Microsoft, Sophos, Xcitium, Bitdefender, Broadcom, CrowdStrike, Fidelis, Kaspersky, Malwarebytes and 23 more.

What review platforms show

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• Gartner Peer Insights · no rating shown · 2,863 reviews^[22]seen November 3, 2026

Named customers

Organizations publicly named as customers, each linked to the page that names it. Not a complete list, and not an endorsement.

• IHG Hotels & Resorts^[5]Fortinet
• Alaska Airlines^[6]Fortinet
• IndiGo^[7]Fortinet
• University of Birmingham^[8]Fortinet

Recent news

Dated company events from the last twelve months, each in one sentence of ours with its source. Newest first.

• August 17, 2026

  Fortinet announced it has acquired Virtue AI, a company focused on AI runtime protection, automated AI validation, and security for autonomous AI systems. Fortinet, Inc.^[20]

• August 17, 2026

  Fortinet acquired Virtue AI, a company offering AI runtime protection and automated validation for autonomous AI systems. Fortinet^[9]

• July 29, 2026

  Fortinet reported second-quarter 2026 revenue of $2.05 billion, up 26% year over year. Fortinet^[2]

• June 24, 2026

  Fortinet appointed Derek Kan to its board of directors. Fortinet^[21]

• May 6, 2026

  Fortinet reported first-quarter 2026 revenue of $1.85 billion, up 20% year over year. Fortinet^[10]

References

Every fact above cites one of these by number. Tier A is the company itself, a regulator or a filing; tier B is trade or business press.

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2. [2]Fortinet reports strong second quarter 2026 financial resultsFortinet · fortinet.com · published July 29, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
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4. [4]Press kitFortinet · fortinet.com · undated page, accessed October 10, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
5. [5]IHG Hotels & Resorts | Fortinet Case StudyFortinet · undated page, accessed October 10, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
6. [6]Alaska airlinesFortinet · fortinet.com · undated page, accessed October 10, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
7. [7]Indigo airlinesFortinet · fortinet.com · undated page, accessed October 10, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
8. [8]University of birminghamFortinet · fortinet.com · undated page, accessed October 10, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
9. [9]Fortinet advances continuous ai protection with the acquisition of virtue aiFortinet · fortinet.com · published August 17, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
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14. [14]FortiGate / FortiOS | Fortinet Document LibraryFortinet Document Library · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
15. [15]Hybrid Mesh FirewallFortinet · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
16. [16]Products | Fortinet Products | Fortinet Product InformationFortinet · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
17. [17]Secure Wireless Access Points | FortinetFortinet · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
18. [18]Web Application Firewall (WAF) & API Protection | FortinetFortinet · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
19. [19]FortiManager | Fortinet Document LibraryFortinet Document Library · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
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21. [21]Fortinet Appoints Public Sector Leader and Tech Executive Derek Kan to Its Board of DirectorsFortinet · published June 24, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
22. [22]Fortinet Reviews, Ratings & Features 2026 | Gartner Peer InsightsGartner Peer Insights · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier C

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